The defending national champions need a new head coach.
On Monday, Michigan coach Dusty May agreed to become the head coach of the Mavericks, according to multiple reports, leaving the Wolverines two months after leading them to their first national title since 1989.
Coincidentally, the last college head coach to take an NBA job was former Michigan coach John Beilein with the Cavaliers in 2019. Beilein didn’t even survive a full regular season in the pros, resigning after amassing a 14-40 record in Cleveland. May went 64–13 in two seasons at Michigan.
May has been on NBA radars for months, as Front Office Sports previously reported he was interested in coaching in the league and was on the Magic’s radar, among other teams. Orlando ultimately hired Spurs assistant Sean Sweeney for its head coaching vacancy.
The 49-year-old is the first major hire for team president Masai Ujiri and general manager Mike Schmitz, who were hired in May to move the organization past the highly criticized Luka Dončić trade and build the team around Rookie of the Year Cooper Flagg. The Mavericks also explored hiring Duke coach Jon Scheyer, who coached Flagg and forward Derrick Lively II in college.
