The Dallas Mavericks are finalizing a deal to hire national champion coach Dusty May from Michigan, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. May led the Wolverines to an NCAA championship with a 69-63 victory over UConn in April.
May’s Coaching Career
May began his college coaching career as an assistant at Murray State in 2005-06. He then served on staffs at UAB, Louisiana Tech, and Florida before getting his first head coaching job at Florida Atlantic. May’s record in his last four college seasons was 124-26, an .827 winning percentage that was third best in all of major college men’s basketball over that span.
May replaces Jason Kidd, who was let go two weeks after Masai Ujiri was hired as president of basketball operations and alternate governor of the Mavericks. May comes to the NBA with a chance to mold the 2025 No. 1 overall draft pick and reigning Rookie of the Year Cooper Flagg. Veteran star Kyrie Irving is also on the roster for now after missing the entire 2025-26 season following an ACL injury in March of last year.
Original reporting: KOCO Sports (Oklahoma City) — read the source article.
