New-look Lobos get started in Saturday exhibition

The “noise” starts now.

At least that’s the hope for the Lobo basketball team – both in terms of regrowing the fan base and in regaining some ground on the national stage for a program that hasn’t won 20 games or had a postseason invitation in nine seasons.

And while the whole playbook won’t exactly be unveiled in Saturday’s exhibition game in the Pit against Division II CSU-Pueblo, and all Lobos will likely get some playing time, second-year coach Richard Pitino says by and large, there won’t be much easing into the 2022-23 season, which starts in earnest Nov. 7.

There can’t be.

“If we want to make some noise, we got to be ready right away,” said Pitino. “I’m excited to play an exhibition game…