Dusty May shares his excitement for Mavericks job after jumping from college to pros

Dusty May took the Dallas Mavericks head-coaching occupation successful 1 of the biggest shockers of the NBA offseason truthful far.

May volition permission the Michigan Wolverines to instrumentality the Mavericks occupation aft Jason Kidd was fired. He volition get to assistance make a roster astir Cooper Flagg and Kyrie Irving.

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Michigan caput manager Dusty May talks with the media pursuing a triumph implicit Michigan State aft an NCAA assemblage hoops crippled successful Ann Arbor, Mich., connected March 8, 2026. (Lon Horwedel/AP)

"The alignment with the beforehand bureau and ownership group," May told Fox News Digital/OutKick erstwhile asked what excited him astir the job. "In addition, a young superstar successful Cooper with 1 of the champion constituent guards successful the past of our game!"

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.

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

Dallas Mavericks guardant Cooper Flagg watches from the seat during the 2nd 4th against the Orlando Magic astatine the American Airlines Center successful Dallas, Texas, connected April 3, 2026. (Jerome Miron/Imagn Images)

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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.

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.

Michigan caput manager Dusty May celebrates aft defeating UConn successful the NCAA assemblage hoops tourney nationalist title crippled astatine the Final Four successful Indianapolis connected April 7, 2026. (Michael Conroy/AP)

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Dallas finished 26-56 past season. The Mavericks person the Nos. 9 and 30 picks successful the archetypal circular of the 2026 NBA Draft.