Dusty May leaving Michigan for Dallas Mavericks after leading Wolverines to national championship

Michigan caput manager Dusty May is leaving the assemblage ranks and heading to the NBA.

OutKick has confirmed that May is finalizing a woody to go the adjacent caput manager of the Dallas Mavericks, ending a highly palmy two-year tally successful Ann Arbor and creating 1 of the biggest coaching shakeups of the offseason.

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Head manager Dusty May of the Michigan Wolverines cuts down the nett aft defeating the UConn Huskies 69-63 successful the National Championship of the 2026 NCAA men's hoops tourney astatine Lucas Oil Stadium successful Indianapolis, Indiana, connected April 6, 2026. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

The determination comes conscionable months aft May guided Michigan to the 2026 nationalist championship, cementing his presumption arsenic 1 of the hottest coaching names successful basketball. The 49-year-old compiled a 64-13 grounds with the Wolverines.

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May volition instrumentality implicit a Mavericks franchise looking to rebound aft a disappointing 26-56 play that led to the dismissal of erstwhile caput manager Jason Kidd. He inherits a roster built astir reigning NBA Rookie of the Year Cooper Flagg, who averaged 21.0 points per crippled past play and is viewed arsenic the cornerstone of Dallas' future.

Dallas Mavericks guardant Cooper Flagg drives against Milwaukee Bucks defender AJ Green during the 2nd fractional of an NBA crippled successful Milwaukee connected March 31, 2026. (Jeffrey Phelps/AP Photo)

May's emergence done the coaching assemblage has been 1 of the sport's astir notable occurrence stories.

After starring Florida Atlantic to a astonishment Final Four quality successful 2023, helium accepted the Michigan occupation successful 2024 and rapidly turned the Wolverines backmost into a nationalist powerhouse. Over his last 4 seasons arsenic a assemblage caput coach, May posted a singular 124-26 record.

Michigan caput manager Dusty May watches from the sideline during the archetypal fractional of an NCAA assemblage hoops crippled against Villanova successful Ann Arbor, Mich., connected Dec. 9, 2025. (Ryan Sun/AP)

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His departure leaves Michigan facing an unexpected coaching hunt during the summer. The Wolverines instrumentality a talented roster that includes Final Four Most Outstanding Player Elliot Cadeau, rising sophomore Trey McKenney and respective high-profile transfers.

Under NCAA rules, though, players volition person an accidental to reevaluate their futures erstwhile a caller caput manager is hired.