A day after the Florida Atlantic Owls were bounced from March Madness, Dusty May is reportedly taking the next step.
The 47-year-old has reportedly agreed to become the next head coach of the Michigan Wolverines.
Michigan waived Fab Five member Juwan Howard earlier this year.
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Florida Atlantic Owls head coach Dusty May reacts during the first half of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament first round game against the Northwestern Wildcats at Barclays Center in New York City on March 22, 2024. . (Sarah Steer/Getty Images)
This season was a low point for the Wolverines. The team won just eight games and lost a program-record 24 games. The Wolverines ended the season with nine straight losses.
Maye led the Owls to a surprise appearance in the Final Four in the 2022-23 season. They were 25-9 this season and 14-4 in the conference.
FAU was bounced by No. 9 Northwestern as the No. 8 seed. The Wildcats led by nine points with eight minutes remaining, but FAU fought back with a 13-2 run to take the lead. FAU’s Vlad Goldin tried for a one-and-one with 26 seconds left with a two-goal lead, but missed after making the previous six, giving the Cats one last chance. Brooks Bernhizer tied the game with a layup with nine seconds left, thwarting a potential buzzer-beater for FAU and sending the game into overtime.
Florida Atlantic head coach Dusty May directs his team during the first half of the Elite 8 college basketball game against Kansas State University in the NCAA Tournament East Finals, Saturday, March 25, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
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All overtime was won by the Wildcats, and while FAU missed the first four, the Wildcats missed all five of their shot attempts, coming too late for the Owls’ next comeback.
Maye went 126-69 in his six years at Florida Atlantic, finishing with a winning record in each season, but has seen the wins really add up over the past two years.
NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 25: Florida Atlantic Owls after defeating the Kansas State Wildcats in an Elite 8 round game of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament held at Madison Square Garden on March 25, 2023. Head Coach Dusty May celebrates with his team. New York City. (Elsa/Getty Images)
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FAU was Maye’s first stop as a head coach. He previously served as an assistant at the University of Florida, Louisiana Tech University, UAB, Murray State University, and Eastern Michigan University, and began his coaching career as an administrative assistant and video coordinator at USC. And before that, he graduated from Indiana University, where he was manager under Bob Knight. .
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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