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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPN
Florida Atlantic's Dusty May has agreed to a deal to become the University of Michigan's next men's basketball coach, sources told ESPN.
May's agent, Andy Miller, of Klutch Sports, was finalizing the details of a long-term deal with University of Michigan officials late Saturday night, sources said.
Maye, 47, leaves Florida Atlantic University with an unlikely record of reaching the Final Four in 2023 and making it to the NCAA Tournament in 2024, winning 60 games over the past two seasons. UW and the University of Houston.
Although FAU lost in overtime to Northwestern in the NCAA Tournament opener on Friday, officials said Michigan officials moved quickly to secure Maye as the school's next coach. .
Several major programs pursued Maye as a coaching candidate, including Louisville in the ACC and Vanderbilt in the SEC. Sources say Maye eventually became swept up in the University of Michigan's alumni network and fierce loyalty to the university and athletics, which is the essence of the modern NIL/transfer portal era in player recruiting and player retention. He says he believes this will help transcend some of the transactional nature of the industry.
Maye replaces Juwan Howard, who was fired after five seasons and finished last in the Big Ten for the first time since the 1966-67 season.
May's professional climbing has been a lesson in perseverance and perseverance. He landed his first head coaching job six years ago at a downtrodden FAU program that went 126-69 in an undefeated season.
Over the past two years, Florida Atlantic's winning percentage of .822 was the fifth best in Division I, according to ESPN Stats and Information Research.
FAU's top 25 rankings over the past two seasons are the only ones in school history. The Owls will reach the Final Four as a No. 9 seed in 2024, becoming the ninth team seeded No. 9 or lower to reach the Final Four since seeding began in 1979, according to data from ESPN Stats & Info.
May is an Indiana University graduate who has worked as an assistant coach at his alma mater as well as at USC, Eastern Michigan, Murray State, UAB, Louisiana Tech and Florida.
