Immediately after Xavier basketball lost to Illinois in the Round of 64 of the NCAA Tournament, head coach Sean Miller left to be the new head coach at Texas. Now, Xavier has its new man at the head of the program. The Musketeers are hiring New Mexico’s Richard Pitino to be their new head coach, according to college basketball insider Jon Rothstein.
“Sources: Xavier will hire New Mexico’s Richard Pitino as its next head basketball coach,” Rothstein reported on X, formerly Twitter.
Pitino had a lot of success at New Mexico over the last few seasons, reaching the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year in 2025. The Lobos won the Mountain West Conference Tournament Championship in 2024 and took home the regular season conference title in 2025.
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