Dusty May Hired as Head Coach at University of Michigan

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Dusty May, who has served as the head men’s basketball coach at Florida Atlantic University since the 2018-19 season, has been hired by the University of Michigan to fill its men’s basketball head-coaching vacancy.

The announcement was made Sunday by Michigan. He will be officially introduced during a press conference this week in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

May guided the Owls to consecutive NCAA Tournament berths in each of the last two seasons, including a Final Four appearance during the Owls’ historic 2023-23 campaign. Florida Atlantic was 126-69 in May’s tenure, including a 60-13 record over the past two years – the third most wins nationally in that span.

Hired by Vice President and Director of Athletics Brian White on March 22, 2018 – White’s first hire at FAU – May has posted a winning record in each of his six seasons in Boca Raton and reached the postseason four times.

The program’s historic 2022-23 campaign saw the Owls win a school-record 35 games, claim both a regular-season and tournament championship in Conference USA and reach the Final Four in Houston. May earned a number of coaching accolades, highlighted by being named the CBS Sports National Coach of the Year.

Agreeing to a 10-year contract from White following the season, May welcomed back nearly the entire roster in 2023-24 as Florida Atlantic moved from C-USA to the American Athletic Conference. The team spent much of the season in the AP Top 25 poll and finished 25-9 overall, 14-4 in the AAC and received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.

May spent three years as an assistant coach at the University of Florida before accepting the FAU position, following then-UF head coach Mike White – Brian’s brother – from Louisiana Tech to Gainesville. He was an assistant coach at Louisiana Tech for six seasons prior.

A native of Peoria, Illinois, May was a student manager for the Indiana University men’s basketball team and after graduating, began his professional career as an administrative assistant/video coordinator at USC from 2000-02. He returned to Indiana in an administrative role for three seasons before taking his first step as an assistant coach with Eastern Michigan (2005-06). He has also served as an assistant at Murray State (2006-07) and UAB (2007-09).

May and his wife, Anna, have three sons, Jack (guard on the Florida men’s basketball team), Charlie (guard on the UCF men’s basketball team) and Eli.

Statement from President Stacy Volnick:
“Dusty’s successes on the court and his wonderful personality off the court exemplified Florida Atlantic’s values. Furthermore, what his and the team’s performances have done to elevate, not only the basketball program, but the entire university’s profile, cannot be understated. While I am sad to see Dusty leave, I sincerely wish him well.”