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Dusty May saves faltering Michigan program and returns Wolverines to prominence with Sweet 16 berth

Michigan head coach Dusty May directs his team against Texas A&M during the first half in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

ASSOCIATED PRESS

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Basketball fans around the country are learning what those in Michigan and Florida already know.

Dusty May is a good basketball coach.

A year ago, the Wolverines fired Juwan Howard after going 8-24 — the most losses in school history — and finishing last in the Big Ten at 3-17. Not only were they 14 games behind conference-champion Purdue, they were four games behind 12th place Maryland and Rutgers.