5 months ago
- Wolverines
- Updated: Dec. 30, 2025, 6:52 a.m.
- Published: Dec. 30, 2025, 6:52 a.m.
ANN ARBOR — Dusty May recovered contiguous occurrence astatine Michigan, starring nan Wolverines to a Big Ten Tournament title and Sweet 16 quality past season. Early successful his 2nd season, Michigan is nan champion squad successful assemblage basketball.
Even so, May doesn’t consciousness he’s successful position to connection immoderate proposal to caller Michigan shot coach Kyle Whittingham.
“He doesn’t request immoderate connection from me,” May said aft Michigan’s triumph complete McNeese astatine Crisler Center connected Monday night. “He’s been doing it for a agelong clip and I’ve heard only awesome things astir him.”
Whittingham, 66, was introduced Sunday arsenic nan 22nd coach successful programme history. He replaced Sherrone Moore, who was fired amid a ungraded earlier this period and ended nan time successful jail.
Whittingham spent nan past 21 seasons arsenic Utah’s caput coach. Only 2 existent coaches person much wins than his 177. His tenure includes a 13-0 play successful 2008 and an 11-6 grounds successful vessel games.
May said he has a mates of friends who played hoops astatine Utah and stay connected to nan school. “Immediately aft (Whittingham) getting nan (Michigan) job, they were sending maine messages astir really overmuch we’re going to bask moving pinch him and cheering for his teams,” May said.
May, who grew up successful basketball-crazed Indiana, was not overmuch of a shot instrumentality earlier joining nan hoops unit astatine USC successful 2000. He was an adjunct astatine Florida, different big-time shot school, for 3 years arsenic well. He regularly attends Michigan shot location games, often pinch recruits.
He said astir Moore’s unfortunate downfall earlier this month, saying he hoped his squad could beryllium a “distraction” for Michigan fans.
Whittingham arrives successful Ann Arbor pinch a batch of wins and a cleanable grounds disconnected nan field.
“I deliberation his expertise to coach shot is evidently astatine nan highest level,” May said. “He seems for illustration a really balanced family guy. I’m judge he’s personification that I’ll thin connected for immoderate proposal and bask learning from because he’s done this astatine a precocious level for a agelong time. He’s very, very good respected successful assemblage athletics.”
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Andrew Kahn covers University of Michigan athletics for MLive. His superior thumps are Michigan football, men's hoops and women's basketball. He joined MLive successful 2017 aft antecedently freelancing for The Wall...
