Michigan has made a habit of playing in tight contests down the stretch. Before the loss against Illinois, the last two games were decided by a total of five points. Seven of the last nine saw the difference be by four points or less,

Naturally, it was the first thing Michigan coach Dusty May mentioned after the game, praising Illinois for being quicker and more aggressive on the boards. “We knew they were going to send five to the glass;

In his first season at Michigan, May has the Wolverines (20-5, 12-2 Big Ten) in the hunt for a Big Ten championship and trending toward a top-four seed in the NCAA Tournament. His contract extension was announced roughly two hours before the Wolverines faced Michigan State in a battle for first place in the conference standings.

Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel explained why he gave first-year basketball coach Dusty May a new contract

Dusty May's new contract with Michigan basketball adds a year to the original five-year deal he signed last season. May is set to make $4.65 million next season, a raise of nearly $1 million from the average value of his original deal. The new deal also ...

Michigan basketball head coach Dusty May has agreed to a long-term extension with the Wolverines. May took over an eight-win team and has nearly tripled the programs wins in just a year's time. The Wolverines entered Friday in first place in the Big Ten ...

Michigan has agreed to a multiyear contract extension for Dusty May, who this season became the first basketball coach in school history to win his first 13 home games.

Michigan has seen enough from Dusty May to ensure that his tenure in Ann Arbor continues for the foreseeable future. The head coach has turned around the Michig

The Illini rolled to a 93-73 victory over the Wolverines behind an excellent rebounding performance in Ann Arbor

Dusty May is here to stay in Ann Arbor. The first-year Michigan basketball coach and athletic director Warde Manuel agreed to terms on a new multi-year contract, which presumably comes with a significant raise, with May taking No. 12 U-M (20-5, 12-2 Big ...