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Dusty May reiterates happiness at Michigan amid UNC speculation
By David Wasson
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Michigan basketball coach Dusty May is very happy in Ann Arbor and would like North Carolina to know it – even if he won’t specifically reference the Tar Heels and their opening.
May was asked about the UNC job opening during Friday’s media availability in Indianapolis prior to the 2026 Final Four, at which his Michigan team is set to take on Illinois in the national semifinals.
“I think it’s well-documented how happy I am at Michigan,” May said. “Obviously, my private life, my personal life, my family, their happiness is very important. So, yeah, I love it at Michigan, but you’ll never hear me comment on any other job, unless Michigan lets me go, and I’ll comment on every job.”
May is in his second season at Michigan after a stellar six-year campaign at Florida Atlantic. The Wolverines are 35-3 this season and in the program’s ninth Final Four – and first since 2018 – after going 27-10 in his first season in Ann Arbor.
May guided Florida Atlantic to a stunning 35-4 record and a Final Four berth as a No. 9 seed in the 2023 NCAA Tournament. May’s Owls were 126-69 overall and 66-38 in Conference USA/American play during his tenure in Boca Raton.
North Carolina fired former player Hubert Davis earlier in March after five seasons, including a 24-9 campaign in 2025-26 that culminated in a first-round March Madness exit.
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An APSE national award-winning writer and page designer, David Wasson has almost four decades of experience in the print journalism business in Florida and Alabama. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and several national magazines and websites. His Twitter handle: @JustDWasson.