ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. --- Vice President for Athletics Paul Krebs has announced that Paul Weir, previously the head coach at New Mexico State, has been named as the 21st head men's basketball coach at The University of New Mexico. Weir will be formally introduced on Tuesday in a press conference at 2 p.m. in the U.S. Bank Club and Suite Level of WisePies Arena.
The hire is pending H.R. approval and associated paperwork.
"I'm very excited to name Paul Weir as our 21st head men's basketball coach," said Krebs. "In conducting this search, his was a name that was on our radar from the beginning.