{"id":578514,"date":"2026-04-11T20:26:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T20:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/578514\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T20:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T20:26:09","slug":"michigan-ad-warde-manuel-announces-dusty-may-extension-during-championship-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/578514\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan AD Warde Manuel announces Dusty May extension during championship parade"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michigan<\/a> athletic director Warde Manuel announced that head coach Dusty May has received a contract extension. Manuel announced the news during the Wolverines\u2019 championship parade on Saturday, less than a week after winning the national championship.<\/p>\n

The details of the extension were not immediately made available. However, there was talk during Michigan\u2019s Final Four run that May was considered to be a top candidate for the North Carolina job. <\/p>\n

Now, Manuel is ensuring his national championship-winning head coach isn\u2019t going anywhere anytime soon. Though, even he didn\u2019t expect such heights so quickly under May\u2019s regime.<\/p>\n

Michigan AD Warde Manuel reveals he and Dusty May have already reached an agreement on a contract extension \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n

The crowd (and the team) goes crazy \ud83d\udc4fpic.twitter.com\/Qx3VP0GVSt<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Field of 68 (@TheFieldOf68) April 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

May has cemented Michigan as a major player in college basketball for years to come under his guidance. With a title coming in just the second year of his tenure \u2014 the expectation for more is already there.<\/p>\n

His Wolverines went 37-3, ending the year with an undefeated record on the road as 13-2 overall against ranked opponents. In turn, they earned a No. 1 seed heading into March Madness. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you bring a group this talented together and they decide from the beginning that they\u2019re going to do it this way and they never waver and they never change, that\u2019s probably the most uncommon thing in athletics now,\u201d May said earlier in the week after winning the title. \u201cIt\u2019s a tribute to their character but also those in their circles around them, their coaches, their parents, their mentors. <\/p>\n

\u201cThey allowed these guys to give themselves up for the group, and it\u2019s never guaranteed, but for these guys to cut down the nets after all they\u2019ve sacrificed is pretty special.\u201d<\/p>\n

Michigan will have to reload quickly, as the NCAA transfer portal opened the day following their national championship win. He\u2019s already done that, signing JP Estrella<\/a> from Tennessee \u2014 the No. 59 player in the portal this cycle. However, Michigan has lost both Winters Grady<\/a> and Malick Kordel<\/a> to the portal all the same. <\/p>\n

A major retention piece May has already been able to secure is that of guard Elliot Cadeau<\/a>, the Final Four\u2019s Most Outstanding Player. Cadeau, who will be a junior next season, scored 19 points to lead the Wolverines in the championship win vs. UConn.<\/p>\n

In turn, Michigan is expected to be right back in the mix next season. Now, May has a contract to match. <\/p>\n