Last month, Dusty May made a massive transition in his coaching career. After almost 20 years of coaching at the collegiate level, he will now be taking up this role in the NBA.
On June 23, the Dallas Mavericks hired May as the team’s new head coach. He replaced Jason Kidd, who spent five seasons with the Mavericks and put up an overall regular-season record of 205-205.
However, Dusty May’s exit has resulted in some impact on his former team, the Michigan Wolverines. On Monday, On3’s Joe Tipton reported that guard LJ Cason is planning on entering the transfer portal. This decision comes after the change at the head coaching position.
“News: Michigan guard LJ Cason plans to enter the @TransferPortal following Dusty May’s departure for the Dallas Mavericks, he told @On3,” Tipton tweeted.
Social media started flooding with various reactions to Cason’s decision.
As a former three-star prospect, LJ Cason had initially committed to the Florida Atlantic Owls. However, he later flipped his decision and signed with the Michigan Wolverines. During his freshman campaign in 2024, Dusty May had taken over as the team’s head coach. Cason played in 30 games and averaged 4.3 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game.
However, last season, LJ Cason tore his ACL during the Big Ten regular season championship showdown against Illinois. He missed the remainder of the campaign and averaged 8.4 ppg, 1.9 rpg and 2.4 apg in 28 games. Back in March, reports surfaced that Cason would be redshirting the 2026-27 campaign.
Taking a look at Dusty May’s record with Michigan
In 2024, Dusty May was hired as the 18th head coach of the Michigan Wolverines. During his debut campaign, he led the program to a 27-10 (14-6 Big Ten) record. They emerged as the conference tournament champions after defeating Wisconsin 59-53.
Michigan also qualified for March Madness following this victory. They made it to the Sweet Sixteen, where they unfortunately were eliminated by Auburn. Last season, Dusty May improved on this performance with the team.
The Wolverines once again qualified for the NCAA Tournament as the Big Ten regular season champions. This time, they made it all the way to the finale. May and his team secured a 69-63 victory over UConn to be crowned the 2025-26 champions. It was the program’s first national championship since 1989.
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