by Malcolm Butler
Former Louisiana Tech men’s basketball assistant coach Dusty May, the current head coach at Michigan, will lead the Wolverines into tonight’s NCAA Division I national title game tonight against Connecticut.
Tip-off is set for 7:50 p.m. at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
May was a part of both Kerry Rupp and Mike White’s coaching staff at Louisiana Tech from 2009 through 2015.
The Terre Haute, Indiana, native was an integral part in the Bulldogs impressive 2013-14 season that saw the team post an overall record of 29-8, tying for the most victories ever in a single season in program history. With the 29 wins came a share of the Conference USA regular season title in the school’s first year in the league and a runner-up finish in the C-USA Tournament.
LA Tech also registered wins over Big 12 second place finisher Oklahoma and SEC second place finisher Georgia and was one win shy of reaching the National Invitation Tournament Final Four.
The prior season was just as historic as the backcourt tandem of Kenneth Smith and Raheem Appleby were selected first team All-WAC as well as having Alex Hamilton named to the All-Newcomer team. The 2012-13 season concluded with a 27-7 overall record and a 16-2 mark in conference that earned the ‘Dogs their first ever WAC regular season championship.
May followed White to the University of Florida where he spent three seasons before taking the head coaching job at Florida Atlantic (2018-24). He led the Owls to an appearance in the 2023 NCAA Final Four as No. 9 seed Florida Atlantic won 35 games and posted wins over No. 8 Memphis, No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson, No. 4 Tennessee and No. 3 Kansas State, before losing to No. 5 San Diego State in the final seconds.
The 49-year old was hired at Michigan in 2025, replacing Juwan Howard, and has led the Wolverines to a 36-3 record. He was named the 2026 USBWA National Coach of the Year. He has a career head coaching record of 189-82.
He served as a student manager for legendary Hall of Fame coach Bobby Knight while at Indiana University (1996-2000).
May’s son, Charlie, currently plays for the Wolverines, and his youngest son, Eli, is a team manager.
