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Michigan caput coach Dusty May is leaving nan assemblage ranks and heading to nan NBA.
OutKick has confirmed that May is finalizing a woody to go nan adjacent caput coach of nan Dallas Mavericks, ending a highly successful two-year tally successful Ann Arbor and creating 1 of nan biggest coaching shakeups of nan offseason.
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Head coach Dusty May of nan Michigan Wolverines cuts down nan nett aft defeating nan UConn Huskies 69-63 successful nan National Championship of nan 2026 NCAA men's hoops tourney astatine Lucas Oil Stadium successful Indianapolis, Indiana, connected April 6, 2026. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
The move comes conscionable months aft May guided Michigan to nan 2026 nationalist championship, cementing his position arsenic 1 of nan hottest coaching names successful basketball. The 49-year-old compiled a 64-13 grounds pinch nan Wolverines.
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May will return complete a Mavericks franchise looking to rebound aft a disappointing 26-56 play that led to nan dismissal of erstwhile caput coach Jason Kidd. He inherits a roster built astir reigning NBA Rookie of nan Year Cooper Flagg, who averaged 21.0 points per crippled past play and is viewed arsenic nan cornerstone of Dallas' future.
Dallas Mavericks guardant Cooper Flagg drives against Milwaukee Bucks defender AJ Green during nan 2nd half of an NBA crippled successful Milwaukee connected March 31, 2026. (Jeffrey Phelps/AP Photo)
May's emergence done nan coaching occupation has been 1 of nan sport's astir notable occurrence stories.
After starring Florida Atlantic to a astonishment Final Four quality successful 2023, he accepted nan Michigan occupation successful 2024 and quickly turned nan Wolverines backmost into a nationalist powerhouse. Over his last 4 seasons arsenic a assemblage caput coach, May posted a singular 124-26 record.
Michigan caput coach Dusty May watches from nan sideline during nan first half of an NCAA assemblage hoops crippled against Villanova successful Ann Arbor, Mich., connected Dec. 9, 2025. (Ryan Sun/AP)
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His departure leaves Michigan facing an unexpected coaching hunt during nan summer. The Wolverines return a talented roster that includes Final Four Most Outstanding Player Elliot Cadeau, rising sophomore Trey McKenney and respective high-profile transfers.
Under NCAA rules, though, players will person an opportunity to reevaluate their futures erstwhile a caller caput coach is hired.
Amber Harding is simply a writer for OutKick.
