After a Sweet 16 run that ended to Auburn, Michigan men's basketball is only going up under Dusty May. The former FAU coach has shown his willingness to bring in elite players from both the high school ranks and the transfer portal.
Coach Dusty May revamped the Michigan Wolverines' roster following his team's loss to the Auburn Tigers in the 2025 NCAA Tournament, adding four transfer players including three big men and a point guard.
The Michigan Wolverines basketball program has reloaded this offseason under the guidance of head coach Dusty May, who led the Wolverines to a Sweet 16 appearance in his first season in Ann Arbor.
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After landing four transfers from the portal, Dusty May has built the top-ranked transfer portal class. May has swung and landed some elite talent, including UAB's Yaxel Lendeborg.
Michigan's prized recruit in the 2025 class put together another impressive performance on the court this weekend, this time with Team USA at the Nike Hoops Summit.
Dusty May and the Michigan basketball program were flying high after securing the commitment of UAB power forward Yaxel Lendeborg. The elite talent was the top-rated portal player for the 2025 cycle and rated as the number two portal transfer of all-time.
Michigan men's head basketball coach Dusty May has now landed the top transfer portal class this cycle. On Friday, the Wolverines added UCLA transfer Aday Mara, a 7-footer with a ton of upside.
Two weeks after the end of Michigan’s 2024-2025 season, Dusty May lands his fourth commitment from the college basketball transfer portal. After making bigger splashes earlier in the process, May landed his literal biggest commitment in 7-foot-3 center Aday Mara, who entered the portal from UCLA, according to ESPN and On3 Sports.
After winning eight games in 2023-24 under Juwan Howard, Dusty May was hired and did as good of a job as any Michigan basketball fan could have hoped. May led the Wolverines to the Sweet 16 and Michigan won the Big Ten Tournament under his leadership.
Nothing has been official, but Michigan men's basketball is preparing for life after 7-foot forward, Danny Wolf. The Wolverines' best playmaker, Wolf averaged 13.2 points, 9.7 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game for the maize and blue.
After a Sweet 16 run, Dusty May is left searching to bring in more talent to Ann Arbor. Michigan men's basketball has lost five players to the transfer portal, but the Wolverines have added three players from the portal.
The Michigan Wolverines and head coach Dusty May had an impressive run in the NCAA Tournament. After turning the program around in just one year, the future is bright for May and his team.
When Dusty May was hired to replace Juwan Howard, he recruited a three-man 2024 recruiting class. Justin Pippen, the highest-ranked of the three, hit the transfer portal during Michigan's NCAA Tournament run.
One year ago, the Michigan Wolverines went into the offseason reeling from an 8-24 season. Michigan would lose over 70% of their offensive production through transfers or players declaring early for the draft, and it seemed like everything was in shambles in Ann Arbor.
Michigan fans have learned quite a few things about head coach Dusty May over the last year. In addition to being one of the best coaches in the country, May has exhibited the ability to get the most out of the transfer portal.
Given how impressive Dusty May's first year was in Ann Arbor, it doesn't come as much of a surprise that analysts believe Michigan will continue to improve next season.
One of Dusty May's newest transfer portal targets recently started following May on Instagram, and the Michigan head coach promptly followed him back. May's newest IG follow is none other than 7-3, 260-pound UCLA transfer center Aday Mara.
Michigan head coach Dusty May has been on fire in the portal. He's secured commitments from three of the top six rated players available, to including the top-rated player in Yaxel Lendeborg.
Michigan head coach Dusty May has picked up a massive transfer-portal addition who could help the Wolverines compete in March Madness next season.
The Wolverines made a run to the Sweet 16 thanks in large part to their duo of seven-footers, junior Danny Wolf and senior Vladislav Goldin.
The Michigan Wolverines entered the Big Ten basketball tournament on a three-game losing streak. They went on to win three in a row over ranked Purdue, Maryland and Wisconsin to win the Big Ten Tournament.
Scottie Pippen’s son Justin has made a significant decision about his future, even though his team is still in the NCAA Tournament. Justin Pippen, a freshman guard for Michigan, has decided to enter the transfer portal, according to Travis Branham of 247 Sports.
Dusty May replacing Mike Woodson as head coach of the Indiana Hoosier appeared like a given, but as they say, expectations can be deceiving.
Less than a year after hiring him, Michigan awarded coach Dusty May with a multi-year contract extension to stave off any chance that his alma mater might pursue him this offseason.
Michigan head coach Dusty May will now have an opportunity to experience the rivalry with Michigan State in person.
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