What gives a team its identity? Is it the coach, the players, or the fans? Sure, they play a part, but really, it is the mascot. Whether a live mascot or a student in a costume, the mascot's job is to inspire fans to cheer their team to victory.

Triton fever is spreading across UC San Diego as the campus community is ready to see Michigan go down during Thursday‘s NCAA tournament matchup against the home team.

Eric Olen took over as UC San Diego’s head basketball coach in 2013. A few years later the Tritons began their transition from Division II to Division I. At the time UCSD Athletics Director Earl Edwards said he believed he had the right coaches in place to make his teams compete quickly.

New Mexico hired UC San Diego's Eric Olen on Sunday as its next basketball coach. Olen will replace Richard Pitino, who left to become Xavier's coach on Tuesday. “Eric is a proven winner with an incredible track record,

New Mexico hired UC San Diego's Eric Olen on Sunday as its next basketball coach. Olen will replace Richard Pitino, who left to become Xavier's coach on Tuesday. “Eric is a proven winner with an incredible track record,

Eric Olen will be the next coach of the University of New Mexico Lobo basketball team, the Journal has learned. The 44-year-old coach who led UC San Diego to 30 wins and an NCAA Tournament berth in it's first season of eligibility as a Division I member this past season will take over the position vacated Tuesday night when Richard Pitino left to accept to coach at Xavier University after four seasons in Albuquerque.