List of New Mexico Lobos men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of New Mexico Lobos men's basketball head coaches. There have been 22 head coaches of the Lobos in their 120-season history.^[1]

New Mexico's current head coach is Richard Pitino. He was hired as the Lobos' head coach in March 2021,^[2] replacing Paul Weir, who resigned after the 2020–21 season.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
–	1899–1900 1901–1903 1904–1910	No coach	9	15–10	.600
1	1910–1917	Ralph Hutchinson	7	32–8	.800
2	1918–1919	John F. McGough	1	2–4	.333
3	1919–1931^[a] 1933–1940	Roy W. Johnson	18	165–146	.531
4	1931–1933	Tom Churchill	2	23–12	.657
5	1940–1941	Benjamin Sacks	1	5–18	.217
6	1941–1943	Willis Barnes	2	12–30	.286
7	1943–1944	George White	1	11–2	.846
8	1944–1951 1952–1955	Woody Clements	10	113–119	.487
9	1951–1952	Berl Huffman	1	6–19	.240
10	1955–1958	Bill Stockton	3	14–57	.197
11	1958–1962	Bob Sweeney	4	21–75	.219
12	1962–1972	Bob King	10	175–89	.663
13	1972–1979	Norm Ellenberger	7	134–62	.684
14	1979–1980	Charlie Harrison	1	6–22	.214
15	1980–1988	Gary Colson	8	146–106	.579
16	1988–1999	Dave Bliss	11	246–108	.695
17	1999–2002	Fran Fraschilla	3	55–41	.573
18	2002–2007	Ritchie McKay	5	82–69	.543
19	2007–2013	Steve Alford	6	155–52	.749
20	2013–2017	Craig Neal	4	76–52	.594
21	2017–2021	Paul Weir	4	58–63	.479
22	2021–present	Richard Pitino	3	61–41	.598
Totals		22 coaches	121 seasons	1,613–1,205	.572
Records updated through end of 2023–24 season Source^[1]

^ New Mexico did not field a team for the 1920–21 season.

References

^ ^a ^b "Lobo Men's Basketball 22-23 Media Guide" (PDF). University of New Mexico Athletics. p. 53-54, 59. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
^ Smith, Erick (March 16, 2021). "New Mexico hires Richard Pitino as men's basketball coach". USA Today. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
^ Grammer, Geoff (March 2, 2021). "Paul Weir releases statement on stepping down as Lobos coach". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved March 26, 2023.

New Mexico Lobos men's basketball head coaches

No coach (1899–1900)
No team (1900–1901)
No coach (1901–1903)
No team (1903–1904)
No coach (1904–1910)
Ralph Hutchinson (1910–1917)
No team (1917–1918)
John F. McGough (1918–1919)
Roy W. Johnson (1919–1920)
No team (1920–1921)
Roy W. Johnson (1921–1931)
Tom Churchill (1931–1933)
Roy W. Johnson (1933–1940)
Benjamin Sacks (1940–1941)
Willis Barnes (1941–1943)
George White (1943–1944)
Woody Clements (1944–1951)
Berl Huffman (1951–1952)
Woody Clements (1952–1955)
Bill Stockton (1955–1958)
Bob Sweeney (1958–1962)
Bob King (1962–1972)
Norm Ellenberger (1972–1979)
Charlie Harrison (1979–1980)
Gary Colson (1980–1988)
Dave Bliss (1988–1999)
Fran Fraschilla (1999–2002)
Ritchie McKay (2002–2007)
Steve Alford (2007–2013)
Craig Neal (2013–2017)
Paul Weir (2017–2021)
Richard Pitino (2021– )

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