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The Dallas Mavericks have found their new head coach shortly after firing Jason Kidd.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Michigan’s Dusty May has agreed to become the Mavericks’ next head coach following a successful stint with the Wolverines.
“NEWS: Michigan coach Dusty May is finalizing a deal to take the Dallas Mavericks head coaching job,” Schefter reported on X/twitter Monday. “May led Michigan basketball to the national ***** le in April. The allure of coaching Cooper Flagg as a linchpin piece helped draw him.”
Dallas’ hiring is a bit surprising, and it has nothing to do with May’s pedigree. Toward the end of the 2025-26 college basketball season, May was asked about the possibility of him leaving Michigan for greener pastures elsewhere.
The Dallas Mavericks have found their new head coach shortly after firing Jason Kidd.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Michigan’s Dusty May has agreed to become the Mavericks’ next head coach following a successful stint with the Wolverines.
“NEWS: Michigan coach Dusty May is finalizing a deal to take the Dallas Mavericks head coaching job,” Schefter reported on X/twitter Monday. “May led Michigan basketball to the national ***** le in April. The allure of coaching Cooper Flagg as a linchpin piece helped draw him.”
Dallas’ hiring is a bit surprising, and it has nothing to do with May’s pedigree. Toward the end of the 2025-26 college basketball season, May was asked about the possibility of him leaving Michigan for greener pastures elsewhere.
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