Sources — Florida Atlantic’s Dusty Might to be Michigan’s coach

Florida Atlantic’s Dusty Might has agreed on a deal to grow to be the following males’s basketball coach at Michigan, sources advised ESPN.

Andy Miller, Might’s consultant with Klutch Sports activities, was finalizing particulars on a long-term cope with College of Michigan officers late into Saturday night, sources mentioned.

Might, 47, leaves Florida Atlantic College after an unbelievable 2023 Last 4 run and a 2024 NCAA match look, profitable 60 video games over the previous two seasons — which solely UConn and Houston have performed.

FAU misplaced to Northwestern in time beyond regulation on Friday within the opening spherical of the NCAA tourney, and sources mentioned that Michigan officers moved rapidly to safe Might as the varsity’s subsequent coach.

A number of high-major applications — together with Louisville of the ACC and Vanderbilt of the SEC — pursued Might as a training candidate. Might in the end turned swept away with Michigan’s alumni community and its fierce loyalty to the college and athletics, sources mentioned, and he believes that may assist transcend a few of the inherently transactional nature of the fashionable NIL/switch portal period in recruiting and participant retention.

Might will change Juwan Howard, who was dismissed after 5 seasons and this system’s first last-place end within the Huge 10 because the 1966-67 season.

Might’s skilled climb has been a examine in perseverance and endurance. He landed at a downtrodden FAU program six years in the past for his first head-coaching job and went 126-69 and not using a shedding season.

Florida Atlantic’s .822 profitable proportion prior to now two years was the fifth finest in Division I, in accordance with ESPN Stats & Info analysis.

FAU’s Prime 25 rankings prior to now two seasons are the one ones at school historical past. The Owls reached the Last 4 as a No. 9 seed in 2024, turning into the ninth group seeded No. 9 or decrease to succeed in the Last 4 since seeding started in 1979, per ESPN Stats & Data information.

Might is an Indiana College graduate who has had assistant teaching stops at his alma mater in addition to at USC, Murray State, Japanese Michigan, UAB, Louisiana Tech and Florida.