Former FAU coach Dusty May reportedly headed to coach Dallas Mavericks

Dusty May could soon become one of the few college basketball coaches to make the jump to the NBA.

Multiple reports surfaced Monday linking the former Florida Atlantic men’s basketball coach with the head coaching vacancy at the Dallas Mavericks.

Advertisement

May, 49, is one of the hottest names in basketball coaching circles after leading the Michigan Wolverines to the 2026 NCAA national championship.

Should he land with the Mavericks, May will join an elite circle of college coaches making the jump to the NBA, including John Beilein (Michigan), Fred Hoiberg (Iowa State), Billy Donovan (Florida), Brad Stevens (Butler), Rick Pitino (Kentucky), John Calipari (UMass) and Larry Brown (Kansas).

MORE DUSTY MAY: Erik Spoelstra says former FAU coach is ‘the whole package’

His star was born at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. May led the Owls from 2018 to 2024 and built the program into a national contender. FAU was 126-69 under May’s leadership and reached the Final Four in 2023.

Advertisement

May took over a Michigan program which finished 8-24 the previous season and built a national champion by his second season.

The Wolverines finished 37-3 in 2026 and dominated teams in the NCAA Tournament with an oversized lineup comprised of high-profile transfers.

Florida Atlantic men’s basketball Head Coach Dusty May speaks with media at Baldwin Arena on the FAU campus on Sunday, March 26, 2023, in Boca Raton, FL. After defeating Kansas State Saturday to advance to the NCAA Tournament Final Four for the first time in school history, the men’s basketball team returned to campus and was welcomed by a crowd of supporters.

Before his time as a head coach, May was Mike White’s top assistant with the Florida Gators from 2015-18. During May’s three seasons at UF, the Gators reached the NCAA Tournament twice, including a 2016-17 season in which UF made a run to the Elite Eight before falling to South Carolina.

With the Mavericks, May would coach former Duke standout Cooper Flagg, who…

Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/former-fau-coach-dusty-may-154639950.html

Author :

Publish date : 2026-06-22 15:46:00

Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.