US EditionMichigan's Rebuild Keyed by Dusty May's New-School Approach
Dusty May rebuilt Michigan basketball with transfer portal and NIL fundraising, leading to a 31-win season and Big Ten title in just two years.
- On Thursday, Dusty May led Michigan to a 19-1 Big Ten regular-season championship and entered the NCAA Tournament as a top seed with 31 victories.
- After a school-record 24-loss season two years ago, Athletic Director Warde Manuel fired Juwan Howard and hired Dusty May from Florida Atlantic, who adopted NIL, revenue sharing, and booster fundraising strategies.
- May hit the transfer portal aggressively, bringing in Vladislav Goldin and former Yale star Danny Wolf with NBA-like negotiations delaying terms until next year.
- The program now has a shot at a second national title and returned to the AP Top 25 , marking Michigan program resurgence.
- May says he must keep key players by targeting both transfer portal and high school recruiting, while delaying offseason contract negotiations until the season ends.
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Michigan's rebuild keyed by Dusty May's new-school approach and search for players who like to pass
Michigan’s basketball program has a shot to win its first national title since 1989 thanks to a rebuild under Dusty May.
Michigan's rebuild keyed by May's new-school approach and search for players who like to pass
Michigan’s basketball program has a shot to win its first national title since 1989 thanks to a rebuild under Dusty May. Just two years ago, the Wolverines lost a school-record 24 games with former Fab Five star Juwan Howard in…
Video & Quotes: Michigan Press Conference before Howard
Dusty May, Yaxel Lendeborg, Aday Mara and Morez Johnson Jr. were on the podium to preview Michigan’s NCAA Tournament opener. Q. Going into a game like this, and not kind of the coach’s answer of what you’re prepped to say, but when you’re huge favorites, how difficult is it to stay mentally prepared? Everybody is a threat at this point, right? Everybody is in the tournament and everybody is hungry, especially teams that might not have the experi…
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