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Dallas hired Dusty May as head coach hours before the draft

May left Michigan after a national title, becoming the Mavericks' 11th head coach and the first college coach to jump straight to an NBA job since John Beilein.

By Beat Coop / 2 sources / Published September 7, 2026

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  • Dallas named Dusty May the 11th head coach in franchise history on June 23, 2026, hours before the draft, replacing Jason Kidd after a 26-56 season. May, 49, had just won Michigan's first NCAA title in 37 years and went 64-13 in two Ann Arbor seasons.

    He is the first college head coach to jump straight to an NBA job since John Beilein in 2019, and the first to leave immediately after a national title since Larry Brown in 1988. Dallas introduced him on June 29. May said he will lean on Kyrie Irving early as a first-time NBA coach. The same night, Dallas drafted one of May's Michigan players.

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