Dusty May

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Dusty May
Dusty May FAU.jpg
May with the FAU Owls in 2023
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Michigan
Conference Big Ten
Record20–5 (.800)
Annual salary$3.75 million
Biographical details
Born (1976-12-30) December 30, 1976 (age 48)
Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S. [1]
Alma mater Indiana (2000)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2005–2006 Eastern Michigan (assistant)
2006–2007 Murray State (assistant)
2007–2009 UAB (assistant)
2009–2015 Louisiana Tech (assistant)
2015–2018 Florida (assistant)
2018–2024 Florida Atlantic
2024–present Michigan
Head coaching record
Overall146–74 (.664)
Tournaments4–2 (NCAA Division I)
0–1 (CBI)
0–1 (CIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
  • C-USA Coach of the Year (2023)

Dusty A. May (born December 30, 1976) is an American college basketball coach, currently the men's basketball head coach at the University of Michigan. He was the head coach for Florida Atlantic University from 2018 to 2024, leading the Owls to the NCAA Final Four in 2023. May was hired by Michigan in 2024, replacing Juwan Howard.

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Coaching career

Early years

After graduating from Eastern Greene High School in Indiana in 1995, May served as a student manager at Indiana University, from 1996 to 2000, under legendary Hoosiers head coach Bob Knight. [2] After graduating, he had video and administrative roles with Indiana as well as the University of Southern California (USC), and his first assistant coaching job at Eastern Michigan University for the 2005–06 season. [3] May had subsequent stops at Murray State University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), serving under former Indiana head coach Mike Davis. [4] After two seasons at UAB, he joined the staff at Louisiana Tech University as an assistant under Kerry Rupp and Mike White from 2009 to 2015. [5] May followed Mike White to the University of Florida, serving as an assistant from 2015 to 2018.

Florida Atlantic University

On March 22, 2018, May was hired at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) as the head coach of the Owls, replacing Michael Curry. [6] [7] [8] As the head coach at Florida Atlantic, May compiled a 126–69 record and a Final Four appearance in 2023, the first in school history. He led the Owls back to the NCAA tournament in 2024, this time losing in the opening round. May never finished a season with a losing record during his first tenure as a head coach from 2018 to 2024. [9]

University of Michigan

2024–25

On March 23, 2024, May was named the head basketball coach at the University of Michigan, agreeing to a five-year contract with an average value of $3.75 million annually. [9] [10] [11] In his first month as head coach, May garnered seven new roster commitments in a five-day span, from April 19 to April 24. [12] On April 29, he added his eighth offseason commitment, his former center at FAU, Vladislav Goldin. [13] Through November, the first month of the 2024-25 season, May led Michigan to a (6–1) record, including defeating No. 22 Xavier en route to being the Fort Myers Tip-Off champions. [14]

The next two games, Michigan opened the Big Ten Conference season winning on the road against No. 11 Wisconsin and against Iowa. It was Michigan's seventh consecutive win, the longest streak since the 2020–21 Michigan team won 11 consecutive games to start the season. It was also the eighth total win (8–1), matching the Wolverines previous season’s win total (8–24). [15] On December 9, Michigan was ranked No. 14 in the AP poll. It marked the first time the Wolverines were ranked in the AP poll since November 14, 2022, and the first time inside the top 15 since November 15, 2021. [16]

Through 22 games, May led Michigan to a 17–5 overall record, 9–2 in the Big Ten and 11–0 at home. Each marked the Wolverines' best record since the 2020–21 team. [17] [18] The next game, May returned to his alma mater with No. 24 Michigan defeating Indiana on the road. [19] No. 20 Michigan then won against No. 7 Purdue, moving into first place in the Big Ten standings and improving to 12–0 at home, 11–2 in the conference and 4–2 versus ranked opponents. It was the program's first victory against a top ten ranked team at home since defeating No. 3 Purdue on February 10, 2022. [20]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Florida Atlantic Owls (Conference USA)(2018–2023)
2018–19 Florida Atlantic 17–168–10T–9th CIT First Round
2019–20 Florida Atlantic 17–158–109th
2020–21 Florida Atlantic 13–107–54th (East)
2021–22 Florida Atlantic 19–1511–7T–2nd (East) CBI First Round
2022–23 Florida Atlantic 35–418–21st NCAA Division I Final Four
Florida Atlantic Owls (American Athletic Conference)(2023–2024)
2023–24 Florida Atlantic 25–914–42nd NCAA Division I Round of 64
Florida Atlantic:126–69 (.646)61–38 (.616)
Michigan Wolverines (Big Ten Conference)(2024–present)
2024–25 Michigan 20–512–2
Michigan:20–5 (.800)12–2 (.857)
Total:146–74 (.664)

References

  1. ↑ May, Dusty (2024-03-27). "What are the Biggest Keys for Purdue & Illinois to Win? Dusty May Stops By". B1G Today (Interview). Big Ten Network. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  2. ↑ "Eastern Greene grad Dusty May lands Florida Atlantic coaching job". gcdailyworld.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  3. ↑ "The Official Website of Eastern Michigan Athletics 2005-06 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff". www.emueagles.com.
  4. ↑ "Dusty May Joins UAB Staff As Assistant Coach". University of Alabama at Birmingham.
  5. ↑ "LATechSports.comDusty May Bio - Louisiana Tech Athletics".
  6. ↑ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff - Florida Gators". floridagators.com.
  7. ↑ "Dusty May Named FAU's Head Men's Basketball Coach".
  8. ↑ "FAU hires Dusty May to replace Michael Curry". 22 March 2018.
  9. 1 2 Hawkins, James (March 23, 2024). "Michigan agrees to hire Dusty May as new men's basketball coach". The Detroit News . Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  10. ↑ Wywrot, Tom (March 24, 2024). "Dusty May Selected to Lead Wolverine Men's Basketball Program". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive . Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  11. ↑ Wojnarowski, Adrian (March 23, 2024). "FAU's Dusty May to coach Michigan, agrees to 5-year contract". ESPN.com . Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Michigan adds 7 players in 5 days to build competitive roster from scratch". MLive.
  13. ↑ "FAU center Vladislav Goldin reuniting with Dusty May on Michigan basketball". Detroit Free Press.
  14. ↑ "Michigan basketball routs No. 22 Xavier to win Fort Myers Tip-Off title". The Detroit News.
  15. ↑ Garcia, Tony (December 7, 2024). "No. 23 Michigan basketball holds off Iowa, 85-83, for 7th straight victory: 'Not surprised'". Detroit Free Press .
  16. ↑ "Amid seven-game win streak, Michigan basketball ranked in AP poll for first time since 2022". On3.
  17. ↑ Kahn, Andrew (February 5, 2025). "Michigan basketball beats Oregon to keep pace in Big Ten title chase". Mlive.com . Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  18. ↑ Wywrot, Tom (February 5, 2025). "U-M Holds Off Late Charge to Secure Pink Game Victory Over Oregon". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  19. ↑ Black, Shira (February 8, 2025). "U-M Hangs On Late Against Indiana to Secure 10th Big Ten Victory". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  20. ↑ Mahoney, Matthew (February 11, 2025). "U-M Downs No. 7 Purdue Late to Top Big Ten Standings". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
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