Dusty May Leaves Michigan to Become Dallas Mavericks Head Coach

Dusty May has agreed to become head coach of the Dallas Mavericks. The 49-year-old coach led the University of Michigan to the 2026 NCAA national championship after completing his second season with the program. May replaces Jason Kidd as head coach, USA Today reported.

May posted a 64-13 record at Michigan. He began his coaching career as a student manager at Indiana without college playing experience and took his first head coaching job in 2018 at Florida Atlantic, where he led the team to the Final Four in 2023. On May 18, May told USA TODAY Sports that his new contract with Michigan had not yet been signed and that he remained committed to the program.

Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel later announced that he and May had agreed on a new contract to keep May with the Wolverines for many years. The Mavericks recently hired former Raptors executive Masai Ujiri as team president, USA Today reported. The announcement comes a day before the first round of the NBA Draft on June 23.

May is the first college head coach since 2019 to move directly to an NBA head coaching position, according to reports.