Lobos add depth with versatile, veteran guard Luke Haupt

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26Former UC San Diego coach Eric Olen seems to be bringing a lot of Southern California with him to Albuquerque as the new UNM Lobos basketball coach.Luke Haupt, a 6-foot-6 point guard from Division II Point Loma Nazarene in San Diego has committed to play his final season of college basketball for UNM adding depth, and a versatile ballhandler with size to the Lobos' ever-growing roster.Haupt was one of multiple players to make a recruiting visit to Albuquerque earlier in the week.This past season, Haupt averaged 13.2 points while shooting 37.9% from 3-point range for the Sea Lions and also led the team in rebounds (5.9 per game), assists (3.3) and steals (1.5).

He was named to the All-Pac West First team and to the NABC's First Team All West District team and also helped lead Point Loma Nazarene to the Division II Sweet 16 in two of the past three seasonsHaupt's passing and floor vision in particular drew the praise of his coach this past season."That kid of sets the table for the rest of his game," Point Loma coach Justin Downer told the San Diego Union-Tribune in November.

"Everyone is so worried about him as a passer (that) it helps him as a scorer.

He can pass with both hands.

He can finish with both hands, so you can't shade him to one side.

And then his size, he has the ability to pass over defenses.

We're letting him bring the ball up the court.

He's 6-6 and can pass with either hand to the corners, so that puts a lot of pressure on defenses."Haupt has already earned an undergraduate and a master's degree and has been in college for five seasons with the 2021 season not counting against his eligibility due to COVID and the 2024 season not counting as he missed it with a knee injury.

He has one season of eligibility remaining to play at UNM.At St.

Augustine High in San Diego, Haupt was a two time All-CIF selection and won 92 games over his four seasons on varsity while playing for his dad, Mike Haupt, who is one of the winningest coaches in California high school basketball.Luke Haupt is a former AAU and high school teammate of Chibuzo Agbo, who started his college career at Texas Tech before becoming a thorn in the Lobos' side for two seasons at Boise State (2023 and 2024) and finished his college career this past season at USC.The new-look Lobos have several Southern California, and mostly San Diego-area, connections on the roster.Two UC San Diego players senior guard Chris Howell and senior forward Milos Vicentic have announced their transfer to UNM, as have brothers Keven Patton Jr.

and Kallai Patton from USC (both played high school basketball in Murrietta, California, and Kevin played his freshman season at the University of San Diego) and Carlsbad, California, guard Jake Hall has committed to the Lobos.Also, three of Olen's assistants at UC San Diego came with him to Albuquerque.Where the roster standsThe Lobos had a complete flip of their roster and coaching staff and now have a head coach, all five assistant coaches and nine players committed or already signed to scholarships for the coming 2025-26 season:Antonio Chol, 6-9 forward, junior college transfer from Garden City Community College in Kansas (two years of eligibility)Jake Hall, 6-4 guard, Carlsbad (California) High School (four years of eligibility)Luke Haupt, 6-6 guard, transfer from Division II Point Loma Nazarene in San Diego (one year of eligibility)Chris Howell, 6-6 guard, transfer from UC San Diego (one year of eligibility)Kallai Patton, 6-4 guard, transfer from USC (four years of eligibility)Kevin Patton, 6-8 forward, transfer from USC (two years of eligibility)J.T.

Rock, 7-1 center, transfer from Iowa State (three years of eligibility)Uriah Tenette, 5-10, Prescott (Arizona) High School (four years of eligibility)Milos Vicentic, 6-7 forward, graduate transfer from UC San Diego (one year of eligibility).

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