May on open IU task: ‘I like being at Michigan’

• Jeff BorzelloFeb 8, 2025, 04:42 PM ET

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  • Graduate of University of Delaware.It didn’t take long

for public speculation over Mike Woodson’s replacement at Indiana to commence.Given that Dusty May’s Bloomington homecoming was Saturday, it was unavoidable. The Michigan head coach was a student manager at Indiana under Bob Knight from 1996 to 2000 and is expected to be among the Hoosiers’top targets for the job, which officially opened Friday when the school announced that Woodson was stepping down at the end of the season.May left an impression on the Indiana faithful at Assembly Hall on Saturday, directing No. 24 Michigan to a 70-67 win

over the Hoosiers.Afterward, he was inquired about the vacancy.Editor’s Picks 2 Related “I love being at Michigan. I enjoy our team. We’re battling like insane.

That’s it, “May stated.”This location is my structure, however I’m extremely, very pleased at the University of Michigan. Came here to win a game, and objective achieved.” May was then asked if he had anything to state to decrease the concerns of Michigan fans.”There’s absolutely nothing I can say that’s going to make this one way or the other. I

enjoy being at Michigan,” he stated.”That hasn’t crossed my mind besides just what loved ones have actually stated, and to be sincere, I’ve removed all that. “May became a national name in 2023, when he led Florida Atlantic to the Final 4 as a 9-seed, winning 35 games. The Owls followed that up with another NCAA competition appearance, before Might left last spring to change Juwan Howard at Michigan.His buyout is$ 5 million, but he would likewise need to repay his signing bonus of around$1.5 million if he were to leave Michigan before April 1, 2025. After a couple of days of speculation,

Indiana revealed Friday afternoon that Woodson was stepping down after the season. The Indiana alum had been in charge of the Hoosiers for four seasons, replacing Archie Miller in 2021. He led them to the NCAA tournament in his very first two seasons, but they missed the postseason a year back and Saturday’s loss dropped them to 14-10 total and 5-8 in the Big Ten. They’ve lost 5 games in a row and seven of their previous 8.