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Just like that, we have a major college basketball job opening in June.
The entire college basketball world was thrown into flux on Monday as reigning national champion Michigan basketball coach Dusty May accepted the Dallas Mavericks head coaching job. Now, the Wolverines have to make a replacement hire fairly late in the offseason.
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As Michigan looks for May’s replacement, it does have some factors working in its favor. Namely, because May is leaving of his own accord, the Wolverines do not owe a buyout and can instead use that money to hire a coach with a potentially sizeable buyout to their current employer.
With a coaching search now underway at a premier college basketball program, here are five candidates to replace May.
Mike Boynton, Michigan assistant
Boynton is currently serving as Michigan’s interim head coach, and it seems very possible that the Wolverines could ultimately opt to remove that tag, given the timing of May’s departure. Boynton already has power conference experience, turning in a solid-if-underwhelming seven-year tenure at Oklahoma State, where he finished 119-109 with one NCAA tournament appearance.
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In a perfect world, Michigan would probably go with an outside hire. But given the fact that it’s June and the Wolverines have a roster to maintain, this move could make a lot of sense.
Billy Donovan, Former NBA and college head coach
Now that Donovan is officially out of a job in Chicago, his name is sure to come up for this opening. It would be a bit surprising given that Donovan could likely have been the hire at North Carolina if he wanted to, but timing was an issue with that opening as Donovan wanted to wrap up the NBA season. Now, the former two-time national championship head coach has no such obligations.
This would make a lot of sense if Donovan wants to get back into college, but he could also probably find another NBA head coaching job, which may be his preference.
Josh Schertz, Saint Louis head coach
It’s a bit surprising…
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