{"id":346763,"date":"2026-06-23T08:06:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T08:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/346763\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T08:06:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T08:06:36","slug":"dave-portnoy-on-dusty-may-leaving-michigan-for-dallas-mavericks-not-the-news-i-want-to-hear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/346763\/","title":{"rendered":"Dave Portnoy on Dusty May leaving Michigan for Dallas Mavericks: ‘Not the news I want to hear’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy, a devout Michigan supporter and alum, definitely didn\u2019t want to hear that Dusty May<\/a> was leaving the program. May, who just led the Wolverines to an NCAA title this basketball season, is leaving to take the head coaching gig of the Dallas Mavericks<\/a>, per ESPN.<\/p>\n

Michigan had a large investment in May and the roster building in Ann Arbor to dominate right away. In fact, May went 64-13 in two seasons after coming over from Florida Atlantic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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But now, the race is on to get his replacement. For May, he goes to the NBA to chase more success while Portnoy and Michigan fans might be scratching their heads for a bit.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo Dusty May is leaving Michigan to go to the Dallas Mavs,\u201d Portnoy said on Twitter\/X.<\/a> \u201cI can\u2019t ever get mad when the college coach goes to the pros to give it a shot. I was going to name a horse Dusty Gray. I will no longer be doing that. Best of luck. Dusty brought us a championship. Sucks for Michigan, not the Monday news I want to hear.\u201d<\/p>\n

May replaces\u00a0Jason Kidd,\u00a0who parted ways with the organization in May after coaching the team since 2021. Kidd and the Mavs missed the playoffs the last two seasons after making the NBA Finals in 2024.<\/p>\n

Interestingly enough, May had some telling comments earlier this spring regarding what was next for him and Michigan. Despite climbing the college basketball mountain, the upcoming 2026-27 season seemed like a brand-new slate, and perhaps not in the best way.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere have been times like that when it\u2019s been just a really cool moment to take a step back, but overall, I don\u2019t really feel any different,\u201d May said at the Big Ten spring meetings. \u201cI don\u2019t feel like we\u2019re national champions.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou finish that and you immediately turn to what\u2019s next. We chose to start the next day because we wanted to have an opportunity to be as good as we could possibly be the next year, and timing is incredibly important. The urgency in the portal was paramount. We were mentally fatigued, but it\u2019s part of our job.\u201d<\/p>\n

As far as May\u2019s replacement, Michigan should be able to swing for the fences. Whether it\u2019s another big-name college coach or someone who took a path to the NBA, the Wolverines will work fast.<\/p>\n

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