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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 previously the head coach for Florida Atlantic University from 2018 to 2024, leading the Owls to a NCAA Final Four appearance in 2023.
Mar 24, 2024 · May was announced as the new coach at Michigan on Sunday, agreeing to a five-year contract worth almost $19 million, the school said. He leaves Florida Atlantic after six seasons, highlighted by a Final Four run a year ago and more wins in the last two years than almost anyone nationally.
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Dusty May led Florida Atlantic to the Final Four in 2023, the best season in school history. He is the Owls' all-time winningest coach and has been named several awards, including CBS Sports National Coach of the Year.
Florida Atlantic's Dusty May has been hired as the next men's basketball coach at Michigan, agreeing to a five-year contract that averages $3.75 million annually.
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Dusty May was born and raised in Indiana and attended Eastern Greene High School. He then went to college at Indiana University, where he served as a student manager for the Hoosiersmen's basketball team from 1996-2000 under legendary coach Bob Knight.
After graduating from IU, May had video and administrative roles at USC as well as at his alma mater. He got his first assistant coaching job at Eastern Michigan, where he stayed from 2005-2006. He then held the same position at Murray State for a year before becoming an assistant coach at UAB. In 2009, May became an assistant coach at Louisiana Te...
May was hired in March 2018by Florida Atlantic's new athletic director — Brian White, the brother of then-Florida head coach and May's boss Mike White. May replaced former NBA player and Detroit Pistons head coach Michael Curry, who had been fired after four seasons with the Owls. May is the ninth head coach in FAU men's basketball history. His ini...
Since taking over the program, May has lead the Owls to winning seasons every year. During this 2022-23 season, his team has broken school records for number of wins in a season, most conference wins and longest winning streak. This season's remarkable run has pushed May's record as Florida Atlantic head coach to 88-58 over five seasons so far. His...
Dusty May's oldest son Jack is currently on the Gators' men's basketball team. The 6'4" walk-on guard has appeared in a handful of games this season. Jack May scored two points in his season debut against Stony Brookback in early November. In addition to Jack, May and his wife, Anna, two more sons — Charlie and Eli.
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Mar 22, 2024 · NEW YORK (AP) — If this was Dusty May’s finale at Florida Atlantic, he was nothing but grateful. After coaching FAU to an unexpected Final Four appearance last year, May and his eighth-seeded Owls were knocked out in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday with a 77-65 overtime loss to No. 9 seed Northwestern.
Mar 24, 2024 · Former Florida Atlantic coach Dusty May replaces Juwan Howard as the new head coach of the Wolverines. May led FAU to a Final Four last season and signed a five-year deal with Michigan.
