College basketball coaching changes tracker 2024: Dusty May waiting game begins after FAU’s season ends

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NEW YORK — Northwestern’s 77-65 overtime win over Florida Atlantic on Friday afternoon here at Barclays Center in Brooklyn officially triggered the buzziest candidate on this year’s carousel. Congrats to the Wildcats on going 3-0 in three NCAA Tournament appearances, but the bigger story is the future of FAU coach Dusty May. The Owls have a 126-69 record the past six seasons under May, and in the coming days, he’s expected to have serious conversations about his future. 

Sources told CBS Sports that Louisville and Michigan have signaled significant interest. So have West Virginia and Vanderbilt, but at this point it’s a three-school debate. Will May stay at FAU, or will he wind up being offered/accepting a job in the ACC (Louisville) or Big Ten (Michigan)?

After Friday’s loss, I asked May on CBS Sports HQ about a timeline and what he is planning next. In short: He focused on the loss, being with his team, and didn’t lay out what he is planning in the days ahead. 

Here was May’s response at the postgame presser when asked about his future:

“One day at a time,” May said. “We signed a very good high school class at FAU, and all of those decisions are for a later date. I think this time of year, in our profession, whether you’ve been at a place one year or two years or three years, you’re either on the hot seat or you’re rumored for another job or your guys are in the portal. It is what it is. It’s never not going to be fluid. We’ll see what’s next. We’ll get everybody back and do our individual meetings and figure out what’s next. But right now, I can’t speak for anyone in our locker room. We just poured our heart and soul into this team, into this run, and unfortunately for us, we didn’t get where we wanted to get to, but life goes on.”

FAU’s roster is set to undergo massive turnover, due to graduation and/or some transfers. With FAU’s season over, Louisville’s and Michigan’s searches will…

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Author : Matt Norlander

Publish date : 2024-03-22 21:23:43

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