Michigan coach Dusty May is finalizing a deal to take the Dallas Mavericks head coaching job, sources told ESPN, an axis-shifting move that significantly alters the college and NBA landscape.
The Dallas Mavericks and Dusty May of national champion Michigan are finalizing a deal for the coach to make the jump from college to the NBA, a person with knowledge of the deal said Monday. May and the Wolverines won the NCAA championship with a 69-63 win over UConn in April to wrap up a 34-3 season. The Owls returned to the NCAA tourney in 2024 before May was hired by Michigan.
Michigan, coming off a national championship in basketball, is suddenly searching for a coach with big sneakers to fill. Dusty May and the Dallas Mavericks are finalizing a contract for him to make the jump to the NBA, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Monday. Just days later during a celebration back in Ann Arbor, athletic director Warde Manuel said he reached an agreement with May that would keep him under contract for many years to come.
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