Xavier made it official Tuesday night when it announced the hiring of Richard Pitino as its next head coach.
Xavier’s offseason can start with Pitino forming his staff, and the process is already underway.
According to Geoff Grammer, who covers the Lobos for the Albuquerque Journal, Pitino’s staff at New Mexico have already accepted a move to Xavier.
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“Richard Pitino plans to take (and they’ve accepted) the entire coaching staff with him − assistant coaches Isaac Chew, Tarvish Felton, Aaron Katsuma, Davie Pilipovich − with him at Xavier,” Grammer said in a social media post Wednesday, adding that Chew would be a candidate to replace Pitino as New Mexico’s head coach.
Chew just finished his fourth season on Pitino’s staff at New Mexico and was promoted to associate head coach in April 2024. He has previous assistant coaching experience at Murray State, Missouri, Marquette, Virginia Tech, Texas A&M and Grand Canyon, according to his coaching bio.
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Felton had a 10-season run at Utah State before serving as the associate head coach at Fresno State for four years. He has been with New Mexico since 2022.
Katsuma spent five seasons at Colorado State (four as director of basketball operations) before joining New Mexico as an assistant for back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances. Katsuma was on Pitino’s staff at Minnesota for four total seasons.
Pilipovich has over 35 years of coaching experience. He was the head coach at Air Force for eight seasons from 2012-2020.
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In Austin, Sean Miller was introduced as the next head basketball coach at Texas on Tuesday afternoon. Miller said he’s planning to bring “a number” of staff members at Xavier to Texas, according to David Eckert of the Austin American-Statesman.
ALBUQUERQUE, NM – May 19, 2025 – The Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands will implement Stage 1 Fire Restrictions on all National Forest System (NFS) lands in the Magdalena Ranger District as described per order 03-03-03-25-08 and as shown on the attached map.
This Order shall be in effect from Thursday May 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM through Thursday July 31, 2025 at 2359, unless rescinded.
The purpose of this Order for Stage 1 Fire Restrictions is to reduce the risk of human-caused wildfires during periods of high fire danger and severe fire weather conditions.
The New Mexico Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at May 17, 2025, results for each game:
Powerball
07-34-40-42-52, Powerball: 15, Power Play: 2
Check Powerball payouts and previous drawings here.
Pick 3
Day: 0-7-0
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Evening: 2-9-0
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Lotto America
16-18-24-25-34, Star Ball: 02, ASB: 04
Check Lotto America payouts and previous drawings here.
Pick 4
Evening: 3-4-9-0
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Day: 0-2-4-5
Check Pick 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
Roadrunner Cash
02-10-16-17-25
Check Roadrunner Cash payouts and previous drawings here.
Powerball Double Play
14-18-31-34-37, Powerball: 17
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