After parting ways with head basketball coach Juwan Howard last week following a brutal 8-24 season and missing the NCAA Tournament for the season straight year, Michigan has his replacement.
The school announced Sunday morning former Florida Atlantic coach Dusty May will be the school's next head coach.
May agreed to a five-year deal, with an average annual value of $3.75 million, school officials said.
The 47-year-old May rose to prominence last year after leading the Owls to a 35-4 record and a trip to the Final Four, which ended in heartbreak as San Diego State won on a buzzer beater.
Florida Atlantic’s season ended with more heartbreak on Friday as the Owls lost to Northwestern in overtime in the first round. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Saturday night that Michigan officials “moved quickly to secure May as the school’s next coach” following that loss.
May “ultimately became swept away with Michigan's alumni network and its fierce loyalty to the university and athletics, sources said, and he believes that will help transcend some of the inherently transactional nature of the modern NIL/transfer portal era in recruiting and player retention,” Wojnarowski reported.
May went 126-69 without a losing season across six years at FAU. Last year’s Final Four run was just the second tournament appearance in school history and first since 2002.
The Wolverines weren’t the only suitors for May, as Louisville was rumored to be in the hunt after firing Kenny Payne, who had just 12 wins in two seasons, a real low-point for the historic program.
Things haven’t been much better at Michigan the last two years, as Howard’s team finished dead last in the Big Ten in 2023-24 and won just two of its last 20 games.