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Michigan coach Dusty May is finalizing a deal to take the Dallas Mavericks head coaching job, sources told ESPN, an axis-shifting move that significantly alters the college and NBA landscape.

May, 49, led Michigan basketball to the national title in 2026. He'll coach a franchise with Cooper Flagg as a linchpin piece. The Mavericks fired Jason Kidd after a 26-56 season last year.

May led Michigan to a 64-13 record over two seasons in Ann Arbor. In his previous job, he led Florida Atlantic to back-to-back NCAA tournaments, including the 2023 Final Four. He'd ruled out other college jobs this off-season, but the NBA has always been intriguing to May.

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Dallas Mavericks name Dusty May next head coach

Former Michigan coach Dusty May was named the Mavericks' head coach on Tuesday, an axis-shifting move that significantly alters the college and NBA landscapes.
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Go Gophers!!
 

BleedGopher said:
Michigan coach Dusty May is finalizing a deal to take the Dallas Mavericks head coaching job, sources told ESPN, an axis-shifting move that significantly alters the college and NBA landscape.

May, 49, led Michigan basketball to the national title in 2026. He'll coach a franchise with Cooper Flagg as a linchpin piece. The Mavericks fired Jason Kidd after a 26-56 season last year.

May led Michigan to a 64-13 record over two seasons in Ann Arbor. In his previous job, he led Florida Atlantic to back-to-back NCAA tournaments, including the 2023 Final Four. He'd ruled out other college jobs this off-season, but the NBA has always been intriguing to May.

www.espn.com

Dallas Mavericks name Dusty May next head coach

Former Michigan coach Dusty May was named the Mavericks' head coach on Tuesday, an axis-shifting move that significantly alters the college and NBA landscapes.
www.espn.com www.espn.com

Go Gophers!!
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He’ll be back.
 

GoodasGold said:
He’ll be back.
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I thought that about Donovan and he's stuck around along time. I think the NIL/booster/transfer world is far more annoying than anyone knows. I'd expect guys like Scheyer and Lloyd to go eventually too. The lifers like Sampson, Self, Few are too ingrained already but its more pay and id guess an "easier" job day to day.
 

I guess NIL contracts are signed and rosters everywhere are established, so players can’t leave.
 

SplitDecision said:
I guess NIL contracts are signed and rosters everywhere are established, so players can’t leave.
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The players get 15 days to explore their options. I doubt we have any money left but we do have two Wolverines on our roster....
 


leib0039 said:
I thought that about Donovan and he's stuck around along time. I think the NIL/booster/transfer world is far more annoying than anyone knows. I'd expect guys like Scheyer and Lloyd to go eventually too. The lifers like Sampson, Self, Few are too ingrained already but its more pay and id guess an "easier" job day to day.
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I have to think Donovan will be a strong candidate for the Michigan job.
 


I do wonder if they'll go the interim route because it's already June, evaluate how the season goes and do a full on search next year?
 





BleedGopher said:
Michigan coach Dusty May is finalizing a deal to take the Dallas Mavericks head coaching job, sources told ESPN, an axis-shifting move that significantly alters the college and NBA landscape.

May, 49, led Michigan basketball to the national title in 2026. He'll coach a franchise with Cooper Flagg as a linchpin piece. The Mavericks fired Jason Kidd after a 26-56 season last year.

May led Michigan to a 64-13 record over two seasons in Ann Arbor. In his previous job, he led Florida Atlantic to back-to-back NCAA tournaments, including the 2023 Final Four. He'd ruled out other college jobs this off-season, but the NBA has always been intriguing to May.

www.espn.com

Dallas Mavericks name Dusty May next head coach

Former Michigan coach Dusty May was named the Mavericks' head coach on Tuesday, an axis-shifting move that significantly alters the college and NBA landscapes.
www.espn.com www.espn.com

Go Gophers!!
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Thank you Jesus. He was building a dynasty.
 

Terrific coach—glad to see him go. I imagine he has learned winning the national championship only increased NIL demands and made him more beholden to Michigan donors and the obnoxious Wolverine fan base.
 

Excellent coach, even if the college landscape is a mess, I’m surprised he’s going. The Michigan administration has proven it will never do anything that gets in the way of winning…. Hey, is that Will Wade’s walkup music?
 







Bad Gopher said:
Rumors flying that the precipitating factor is transfer tampering allegations. If so, May getting out ahead of the law, just like Harbaugh.
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Call me shocked that any transfer tampering would ever happen in the virtue driven enterprise of educating young athletes while they get a college degree.

Call me even more shocked that anyone in the institution really cares about such matters as long as the historical powers benefit.
 

SelectionSunday said:
Goodman's source conveniently forgot to mention that reason.

Worst kept secret in the Big Ten that May has been tampering.
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Sort of too bad. I kind of liked the guy. Calm demeanor. Success in lower level and the stuff that makes you want to believe it can be done the right way.
 





Bad Gopher said:
Rumors flying that the precipitating factor is transfer tampering allegations. If so, May getting out ahead of the law, just like Harbaugh.
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I almost wrote something similar to expect something to come out just after leaving. Micheatagain.
 

Holy Man said:
Sort of too bad. I kind of liked the guy. Calm demeanor. Success in lower level and the stuff that makes you want to believe it can be done the right way.
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We have to ask ourselves if there really is any right or wrong in today's college athletics. And if something is deemed as "wrong", who are the arbiters of justice to pass judgement and enforce correctable measures.

Politics and greed have destroyed amateurism and I can't be convinced that it will ever return to respectability.
 

SplitDecision said:
I guess NIL contracts are signed and rosters everywhere are established, so players can’t leave.
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Per The Athletic -

Michigan’s players will have an opportunity to consider their future; current transfer rules state that five days after a new coach is announced, players will have a 15-day period to enter the transfer portal.
 

Gopher_In_NYC said:
Per The Athletic -

Michigan’s players will have an opportunity to consider their future; current transfer rules state that five days after a new coach is announced, players will have a 15-day period to enter the transfer portal.
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Yes, but what I meant was that the players wouldn't have options due to every other team filling their budgets and rosters already. The standard windows for players to leave are way more relevant as teams are roster-building.
Not shocking that May and Michigan would put his players in a corner with limited options this late. If there was transfer tampering I don't feel bad for the players, after allowing themselves to be tampered.
 

SplitDecision said:
Yes, but what I meant was that the players wouldn't have options due to every other team filling their budgets and rosters already. The standard windows for players to leave are way more relevant as teams are roster-building.
Not shocking that May and Michigan would put his players in a corner with limited options this late. If there was transfer tampering I don't feel bad for the players, after allowing themselves to be tampered.
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Hopefully with them going with an interim, Michigan's roster stays stable, and then next year, Niko and our two former Michigan players cherry-pick a few transfers.
 


Slim Tubby said:
We have to ask ourselves if there really is any right or wrong in today's college athletics. And if something is deemed as "wrong", who are the arbiters of justice to pass judgement and enforce correctable measures.

Politics and greed have destroyed amateurism and I can't be convinced that it will ever return to respectability.
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It used to be that you couldn't succeed in Division 1 without some kind of cheating or corner cutting. And it's still true.
 

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