Eric Olen

Last updated
Eric Olen
Current position
Title Head coach
Team UC San Diego
Conference Big West
Record210–114 (.648)
Biographical details
Born (1980-10-15) October 15, 1980 (age 43)
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Playing career
1999–2004 Spring Hill
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2004–2013 UC San Diego (assistant)
2013–presentUC San Diego
Head coaching record
Overall210–114 (.648)
Tournaments5–4 (NCAA DII)
0–1 (CBI)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 CCAA regular season (2017, 2019, 2020)
4 CCAA tournament (2017–2020)
Awards
Big West Coach of the Year (2024)
2× CCAA Coach of the Year (2017, 2020)

Eric Olen (born October 15, 1980) [1] is an American college basketball coach who is the current head coach of the UC San Diego Tritons. [2]

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Playing career

Olen played at Spring Hill College, where he was part of three-straight Badgers' NAIA national tournament appearances, including an Elite Eight appearance in 2000. [2]

Coaching career

Olen would join his former college coach Bill Carr as an assistant at UC San Diego in 2004, and would stay in the role until 2013 before being promoted to head coach after then head coach Chris Carlson left for an administrative role with the West Coast Conference. [3] [4] Olen has since led the Tritons to three CCAA regular season titles and four consecutive conference tournament titles in addition to four NCAA Division II tournament appearances. [2] He will guide the Tritons into Division I as members of the Big West Conference starting in 2020. [5]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
UC San Diego Tritons (California Collegiate Athletic Association)(2013–2020)
2013–14UC San Diego 15–1111–117th
2014–15UC San Diego 16–1114–8T-4th
2015–16UC San Diego 24–815–52nd NCAA Division II West Region Final
2016–17UC San Diego 27–617–31st NCAA Division II West Region Final
2017–18UC San Diego 21–1115–7T-3rd NCAA Division II West Region Quarterfinal
2018–19UC San Diego 26–817–5T-1st NCAA Division II West Region Semifinal
2019–20UC San Diego 30–121–11st
UC San Diego Tritons (Big West Conference)(2020–present)
2020–21 UC San Diego 7–104–8
2021–22 UC San Diego 13–167–118th
2022–23 UC San Diego 10–205–139th
2023–24 UC San Diego 21–1215–52nd CBI First Round
UC San Diego:210–114 (.648)141–77 (.647)
Total:210–114 (.648)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

  1. ↑ Heidi VanDerveer [@Hoops4Heidi] (October 15, 2020). "Wishing a Happy Birthday to @CoachEricOlen this cute little boy turned into a hooper, evolved into an excellent coach and an even better person. I am lucky to work with him and more fortunate to call him my friend! @UCSDtritons @UCSDmbb @UCSDwbb" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. 1 2 3 "Eric Olen - Head Coach - Men's Basketball Coaches". University of California, San Diego.
  3. ↑ "Eric Olen Takes Over as UC San Diego Head Men's Basketball Coach". goccaa.org.
  4. ↑ Guardian Staff (October 21, 2013). "UCSD Names New Head Coach".
  5. ↑ "UC San Diego makes it official: It's joining Div. I, Big West". San Diego Union-Tribune. November 27, 2017.
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