Dusty May: Title for 'all the former Michigan players' who waited 37 years
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Michigan basketball coach Dusty May brought the Wolverines their second national championship despite being in just his second season as coach, and taking over a program-worst 8-24 team in 2024.
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No matter. May built a completely new team and made the Sweet 16 in 2024-25, then rebuilt it again for the March Madness crown, defeating the UConn Huskies, 69-63, in the NCAA Tournament national championship game Monday, April 6 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
How did May react to the epic 37-3 season and the program's first title since 1989?
"I want to shout-out all the former Michigan players, this was for them," he said to conclude his on-court TV interview immediately after the victory.
Here's what else May, an Indiana native, said on the court at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Dusty May. YOU are a National Champion 🏆 pic.twitter.com/jQVtRXgogU
— TNT Sports U.S. (@TNTSportsUS) April 7, 2026
YOUR 2026 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS.
— TNT Sports U.S. (@TNTSportsUS) April 7, 2026
THE MICHIGAN WOLVERINES 〽️ pic.twitter.com/m77Vua5PW1
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Dusty May: Championship for all the former Michigan players who waited