Beilein: Dusty May’s NBA leap caught even a coaching lifer off guard
John Beilein, who made the same move in 2019, calls May’s sudden jump from Michigan to Dallas ‘a bit shocking’—and warns the pressure on elite college coaches is only rising.
Dusty May’s abrupt jump from Michigan to the Dallas Mavericks left even John Beilein stunned. The move caught Beilein—himself a Michigan-to-NBA lifer—off guard, despite May’s recent national-title run and Big Ten turnaround. Beilein, who left the Wolverines for the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2019, said he only learned of May’s decision via a friend’s call while driving to golf.
