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Dusty May hired as Dallas Mavericks coach after leading Michigan to national title
May agreed to leave Michigan after a 64-13 run and two Big Ten titles, giving Dallas a coach with a national championship pedigree.
- On Monday, the Dallas Mavericks finalized a deal to hire University of Michigan head coach Dusty May as their next head coach, sources told ESPN, just one day ahead of the 2026 NBA Draft.
- Mavericks team president Masai Ujiri initiated the coaching search following the May 19 dismissal of Jason Kidd, whose tenure concluded after the team bottomed out with a 26-56 record last season.
- May, 49, arrives in Dallas after leading the Wolverines to an NCAA national championship in April, capping a dominant two-year stint in Ann Arbor with a 34-3 season record.
- The incoming coach inherits a roster featuring Rookie of the Year Cooper Flagg, as Dallas holds the 9th, 30th, and 48th picks in this week's draft to strengthen the team.
- This appointment represents a rare jump from college to the NBA, as May prepares for his first professional opportunity after previously leading Florida Atlantic University to its only Final Four appearance.
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Michigan's Dusty May and the Mavericks finalizing head coaching deal
DALLAS, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Michigan head coach Dusty May and the Dallas Mavericks are finalizing a deal to make him the next head coach. May is coming off a national championship victory with Michigan after defeating UConn. May replaces Jason Kidd, who led the Mavs for five seasons. Kidd took the Mavericks to the postseason [...]
Bob Wojnowski: Dusty May built a beast at Michigan, but never really got to enjoy it
DETROIT — Dusty May knew the game, embraced the game and played it brilliantly. In two stirring seasons at Michigan, he balanced the transactional aspects of a rapidly changing sport and became a coaching star. A coveted star.
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