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Lore & Background

Dusty Allan May was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, and graduated from Eastern Greene High School in Bloomfield, Indiana, in 1995. He served as a student manager at Indiana University from 1996 to 2000 under Bob Knight and coached the Bloomington Red AAU team, which featured Sean May. After graduating, he held video and administrative roles at USC from 2000 to 2002 and at Indiana University from 2002 to 2005. His first assistant coaching job was at Eastern Michigan University in 2005. May had subsequent stops at Murray State University and UAB under former Indiana head coach Mike Davis. After two seasons at UAB, he joined Louisiana Tech as an assistant under Kerry Rupp and Mike White from 2009 to 2015. May followed Mike White to the University of Florida, serving as an assistant from 2015 to 2018. He compiled a 274–166 record in 13 seasons as an assistant coach.

In Their Own Story

On March 22, 2018, May was hired at Florida Atlantic University as head coach. In his first NCAA tournament in 2023, he led the No. 9 seed Owls to the school's first Final Four, with victories over No. 8 Memphis, No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson, No. 4 Tennessee, and No. 3 Kansas State, before losing to No. 5 San Diego State on a buzzer beater. The team finished with an NCAA Division I leading and program record 35 wins. Their 18 wins in Conference USA were also a league record. The next season, he led the program back to the NCAA tournament in 2024 as a No. 8 seed, losing to No. 9 Northwestern in the first round. In his first tenure as a head coach (2018 to 2024), May compiled a 126–69 record and never had a season with a losing record. He is the all-time wins leader for the program.

Reader's Guide

On March 23, 2024, May was named the 18th head basketball coach at the University of Michigan, agreeing to a five-year contract with an average value of $3.75 million annually. In his first month, he garnered seven new roster commitments in a five-day span from April 19 to 24, and added his eighth commitment, former FAU center Vladislav Goldin, on April 29. In the 2024-25 season, May led Michigan to a 27–10 record, a Big Ten tournament championship, and a No. 5 seed in the NCAA tournament, where they reached the Sweet Sixteen. He became the winningest first-year head coach in program history with 27 wins. In the 2025-26 season, May led Michigan to a 29–2 regular season record and a 19–1 conference record, winning the Big Ten regular season championship outright. He was awarded the Big Ten Coach of the Year and the USBWA National Coach of the Year, and won the NCAA Division I National Championship in 2026.

Did You Know?

• Dusty Allan May was born on December 30, 1976, in Terre Haute, Indiana.
• He served as a student manager at Indiana University from 1996 to 2000 under Bob Knight.
• In 2023, May led No. 9 seed Florida Atlantic to the school's first Final Four, with wins over four higher-seeded teams.
• In the 2025-26 season, Michigan became the first Big Ten team to win all ten conference road games.
• May won the NCAA Division I National Championship and the USBWA National Coach of the Year in 2026.

Early Coaching Foundations and Rise

Dusty Allan May was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, and graduated from Eastern Greene High School in Bloomfield, Indiana, in 1995. He served as a student manager at Indiana University from 1996 to 2000 under Bob Knight and coached the Bloomington Red AAU team, which featured Sean May. After graduating, he held video and administrative roles at USC from 2000 to 2002 and at Indiana University from 2002 to 2005. His first assistant coaching job was at Eastern Michigan University in 2005. May had subsequent stops at Murray State University and UAB under former Indiana head coach Mike Davis. After two seasons at UAB, he joined Louisiana Tech as an assistant under Kerry Rupp and Mike White from 2009 to 2015. May followed Mike White to the University of Florida, serving as an assistant from 2015 to 2018. He compiled a 274–166 record in 13 seasons as an assistant coach.

Transformative Tenure at Florida Atlantic

On March 22, 2018, May was hired at Florida Atlantic University as head coach. In his first NCAA tournament in 2023, he led the No. 9 seed Owls to the school's first Final Four, with victories over No. 8 Memphis, No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson, No. 4 Tennessee, and No. 3 Kansas State, before losing to No. 5 San Diego State on a buzzer beater. The team finished with an NCAA Division I leading and program record 35 wins. Their 18 wins in Conference USA were also a league record. The next season, he led the program back to the NCAA tournament in 2024 as a No. 8 seed, losing to No. 9 Northwestern in the first round. In his first tenure as a head coach (2018 to 2024), May compiled a 126–69 record and never had a season with a losing record. He is the all-time wins leader for the program.

Immediate Impact at University of Michigan

On March 23, 2024, May was named the 18th head basketball coach at the University of Michigan. In his first month, he garnered seven new roster commitments in a five-day span from April 19 to 24, and added his eighth commitment, former FAU center Vladislav Goldin, on April 29. In the 2024-25 season, May led Michigan to a 27–10 record, a Big Ten tournament championship, and a No. 5 seed in the NCAA tournament, where they reached the Sweet Sixteen. He became the winningest first-year head coach in program history with 27 wins.

National Championship and Coaching Legacy

In the 2025-26 season, May led Michigan to a 29–2 regular season record and a 19–1 conference record, winning the Big Ten regular season championship outright. He was awarded the Big Ten Coach of the Year and the USBWA National Coach of the Year, and won the NCAA Division I National Championship in 2026.