Spartans head coach Tom Izzo netted his 356th conference win, taking the No. 1 in the Big Ten from first-year Michigan coach Dusty May in a 75-62 contest that saw Michigan State surge ahead in the second half.
The Michigan basketball team is now tied with Michigan State for first place in the Big Ten after an ugly win on the road against Nebraska. The Wolverines and Cornhuskers combined to shoot 28% from the floor on Monday night and 20% from deep.
I t wasn't a great week for Michigan men's basketball -- at least not on the court. The Wolverines inked head coach Dusty May to an extension which will keep him in Ann Arbor for
Michigan basketball woke up as the Big Ten Conference's leading team on Friday morning, hours prior to tip-off against coach Tom Izzo's second place Michigan State Spartans. The Wolverines have used a strength-in-numbers approach to reel off 12 wins in 14 games heading into Friday night's highly anticipated game against their rivals from East Lansing.
The Spartans took the lead in the Big Ten, but Michigan made sure coach Dusty May won't be leaving anytime soon
ANN ARBOR — Dusty May is only 25 games into his Michigan tenure, but he’s already received a contract extension. Michigan announced the news on Friday evening, a little more than two hours before Michigan will host Michigan State in a battle for first place in the Big Ten.
Dusty May was named the CBS Sports National Coach of the Year two seasons ago after guiding Florida Atlantic to the 2023 Final Four. Now, in just his first season at Michigan, the 48 year-old Indiana graduate is in position to maybe add another COY award with his Wolverines sitting at 20-5 overall,
Dusty May was a student-manager under Bob Knight at Indiana and a popular candidate to be the Hoosiers next coach