Michigan, men's basketball coach Dusty May agree to contract extension, according to athletic director Warde Manuel
Fresh off winning the NCAA men’s basketball national championship on Monday, Michigan head coach Dusty May is receiving a contract extension.
Athletic director Warde Manuel announced the agreement on stage to fans attending the Wolverines’ championship celebration on Saturday afternoon at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor.
“We have already reached an agreement,” Manuel said at the podium, prompting cheers from the crowd and players on stage. “He will be the leader of this basketball team for many years to come.”
Michigan AD Warde Manuel announces that he and Dusty May have agreed to a deal on a new contract. pic.twitter.com/mItjExCo8E
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Terms of the new contract have yet to be revealed.
The extension is the second that May has agreed to with Michigan in the two years that he’s been the Wolverines’ head coach. Originally, he signed a five-year contract averaging $3.75 million in average annual salary after being hired away from Florida Atlantic following two consecutive NCAA tournament appearances and a Final Four berth.
In his first season, Michigan finished 27-10 overall and won the Big Ten conference tournament before losing in the NCAA tournament Sweet 16 to Auburn. May subsequently agreed to an extension that added a year to his initial contract and boosted his annual salary to $5.1 million.