A major shockwave was sent through the college basketball world on Monday morning.
According to Shams Charania, Michigan head coach Dusty May has agreed to become the next head coach of the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA.
BREAKING: University of Michigan coach Dusty May has agreed to become the new head coach of the Dallas Mavericks, sources tell me, @AdamSchefter, @PeteThamel. Major college-to-pro jump for the 2026 NCAA championship coach and swing for the Mavericks and Masai Ujiri. pic.twitter.com/rwlwhRtNfo
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 22, 2026
May leaves Ann Arbor after a wildly successful two seasons. He quickly turned around a Wolverine program that had fallen on tough times before his arrival, and accumulated an impressive overall record of 64-13 (.699) to go along with a stellar 33-7 (.825) mark in Big Ten conference play. The Wolverines were the best team in the entire country for most of this past season, and won the National Championship back on April 6.
May's success at Michigan led to him becoming the biggest name in coaching, and his departure is about as much of a bombshell as it gets. Thus, Michigan's worst nightmare has handed Darian DeVries and the Indiana Hoosiers a major favor.
Dusty May leaving for the NBA is a gift to Indiana
Now that May is off to the NBA, Indiana catches a bit of a break. Michigan players now have 15 days to enter the transfer portal, and it will be interesting to see how their roster changes during that time. May had Michigan well-positioned to compete for another National Championship in 2026-27, but if the roster is completely gutted, the Wolverines' outlook for next season may not be as bright.
Following an underwhelming first season in Bloomington, the DeVries is in desperate of a better season in Year 2. Indiana has missed the NCAA Tournament in eight of the last 10 years, and Hoosier basketball fans are hungrier than ever for another March Madness run. May leaving Michigan eases that task just a little bit.
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May's tenure at Michigan created plenty of problems for the Hoosiers. As Indiana fans know, May is a fellow Hoosier. He hails from Indiana and was born in Terre Haute and graduated from Eastern Green High School in Bloomfield. He then attended IU, and was a team manager under legendary head coach Bob Knight from 1996-2000. For IU grads all over the world, seeing May turn Michigan into a National Championship team only poured salt in the wound for Indiana hoops fans.
May also controlled his head-to-head matchups against Indiana during his time in Ann Arbor. Over the last two seasons, May went 2-0 against his alma mater. In last year's matchup, Michigan defeated Indiana 70-67 in Bloomington. This past season, May and the Wolverines beat the Hoosiers 86-72 in Ann Arbor back in January.
The Hoosiers and Wolverines are set to meet at Assembly Hall next season. An exact date is not yet known, but winning that matchup now becomes a bit more manageable for Indiana with May out of the picture.
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