Michigan's Dusty May to become next head coach of the Dallas Mavericks

Michigan head coach Dusty May celebrates by cutting down the net after defeating UConn in the NCAA college basketball tournament national championship game at the Final Four, April 6, 2026, in Indianapolis. The Dallas Mavericks have their new coach. Just ahead of the 2026 NBA draft, former Michigan head coach Dusty May has agreed to become the next coach in Dallas, a person with knowledge of the move confirmed to The Dallas Morning News. May, who won a national championship at Michigan, will become Dallas' 11th coach in franchise history, and will inherit a team with a promising young centerpiece in Cooper Flagg and savvy veteran Kyrie Irving, a duo that Mavericks team president Masai Ujiri has voiced his desire to see on the court together next season. More to come on this story.