When Michigan hired Dusty May two years ago, there were a few questions on whether or not he would be able to do it at a higher level of a power conference. Coming from FAU, May proved he could do a lot with less money and lower-ranked players. Now at Michigan, he has really shown his level of coaching with all the resources he could want.
While in his first season, Michigan made it to the Sweet Sixteen after missing the NCAA Tournament two seasons in a row. The Wolverines also won the Big Ten Tournament in 2025, and now, in 2026, they are regular-season Big Ten Champions.
All of this in just two seasons under May, which puts him in the history books as the first head coach to win a Big Ten title in the regular season or the tournament in each of his first two seasons after taking on a team that missed the NCAA Tournament the season before…