Michigan Hiring Florida Atlantic's Dusty May, Per Reports

Florida Atlantic's Dusty May has agreed to become the next head coach at Michigan, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports. Multiple outlets have confirmed and are reporting he will receive a five-year deal. May replaces Juwan Howard, who was dismissed on March 15 after a disappointing 8-24 season.

May has gone 126-69 in six years at FAU, including a 60-13 mark over the past two seasons. He became a top candidate for any open coaching job after he took the Owls to the Final Four and a 35-4 record in 2023. Florida Atlantic earned a No. 8 seed this year and was eliminated in the First Round by Northwestern on Thursday. May's team finished the season 25-9 but hadn't lost a game by double figures until their 77-65 overtime loss to the Wildcats.

The 47-year-old coach came to FAU after serving as an assistant at Florida and Louisiana Tech. An Indiana alum, May was a student manager for Bobby Knight from 1996-2000, so he has Big Ten roots.

Michigan has missed the NCAA Tournament in back-to-back years after reaching the Sweet 16 in five of the previous six seasons.

Kyle Koster is an editor at The Big Lead.