Dusty May was hired the last low season to be Michigan’s male basketball coach after spending six seasons with Florida Atlantic.
May was asked, 48 years old, about what he learned in his first season at Big Ten during a recent appearance in “No with Dakich” by Outkick.
“It was even more physically and physically demanding than we anticipated. All summer, every time one of our players complained about a lack, our answer would be: ‘We played in the big ten, you have to play through it,'” May.
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The chief coach of Michigan, Dusty May, observes during the first half against Michigan State on March 9, 2025. (IMAGN)
Michigan’s coach said the coaching staff did not prepare players well enough for physical game.
“I do not think we were intentional enough to create an environment of physicality every day. It was already pillows, everything we did should have had: there is no freedom of movement. Only giving bodies at all times at all times, we do not prepare our boys well enough,” May.
While May regretted the preparation of the team, he noticed that they were not built to play a physical game.
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Michigan’s chief coach Dusty May speaks with a referee with respect to a call during the second half against Michigan State on March 9, 2025. (IMAGN)
“But also, we are not built that way. We have many types that are very skilled, and they are delicacies by nature. It is not as if we recruit it, we just try to get the best players we could in a small window,” he explained.
The Michigan Wolverines have 22-9 this season in the Big Ten tournament, and May seemed satisfied with the team’s foundation in its first year.
“We sat a really strong base, we learned a lot, I learned an incredible amount, but those are the things that really jump.”
The chief coach of Michigan, Dusty May, observes a play against Maryland during the first half at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor on March 5, 2025. (IMAGN)
May will seek to build more on that basis in the Big Ten tournament.
The wolverines are the seed number 3 in the Big Ten tournament and will play their first game on Friday at 9 pm et. They will play the winner of USC and Purdue.
