Dusty May has taken the ninth-seeded Florida Atlantic Owls to their first Final Four - but he almost quit the job before it even started.
May was close with FAU athletic director Brian White, so he agreed to become the head coach almost instantly.
Florida Atlantic Owls head coach Dusty May holds the Eastern Regional Championship trophy after defeating the Kansas State Wildcats in the game during the Elite Eight round of the 2023 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament held at Madison Square Garden on March 25, 2023 in New York City. "When I feel something in my stomach I go with it. At that point, I still haven’t been to our gym, our weight room, our locker room," he admitted."When I get to the gym, there’s a pickup game going on. The facilities weren’t up to par. And I had already accepted the job. I knew we just had a lot of work even to fill a competitive roster."
May admitted he"would’ve left and went back to Gainesville after signing the contract if it wasn’t for my relationship with Mike and his family."Florida Atlantic Owls head coach Dusty May is interviewed after defeating the Kansas State Wildcats during the Elite Eight round of the 2023 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament held at Madison Square Garden on March 25, 2023 in New York City.
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