BREAKING: Dusty May Hired As Dallas Mavericks Head Coach

The Dallas Mavericks are finalizing a deal to hire University of Michigan coach Dusty May as the team's next head coach, according to multiple reports.

May won a national championship with the Wolverines last April, and now jumps to the professional ranks to take over a roster led by reigning Rookie of the Year Cooper Flagg.

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Dallas had reportedly targeted May and Duke coach Jon Scheyer in its search for college leaders to succeed Jason Kidd, who mutually parted ways with the franchise after five seasons.

Last week, reports claimed Dallas had extended its search to this point in the offseason because it was giving Scheyer as much time as necessary to decide on whether he'd leave the Blue Devils. That connection was obvious after he coached Flagg for one season in Durham.

It now appears that the Mavs' urgency has risen as the NBA Draft approaches on June 23.

Dallas gets its man one day before it selects No. 9 in the first round, though a trade could still be in order involving that pick.

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May, 49, is the first college coach to take an NBA job since Michigan's John Beilein was hired by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2019.

Michigan went 64-13 over the last two seasons with May on the sideline. The program has produced several NBA Draft prospects in this year's class, including first-round probables Yaxel Lendeborg, Aday Mara, and Morez Johnson Jr.

The hire now opens up the opportunity for the Mavericks to target either of those players due to their previous experience under May.

Says ESPN, "Michigan appeared well positioned to repeat, as ESPN's Jeff Borzello ranked Michigan No. 3 in his early Top 25 rankings."

Earlier this year, the Michigan athletic director announced that May had agreed to a contract extension, though no official documents were signed at that time, and no further announcement was made.

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"May's reputation blossomed, both a tactical coach in games and a coach who understands roster construction and what pieces work together on the floor," said ESPN reporters about the coach's rise in Ann Arbor.

"That includes oversized line-ups, as Michigan became the antidote for small ball revolution in college basketball by effectively playing multiple big men."