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This Big Ten coach just got crossed off Indiana’s list of potential head coach options

ByJoey Loose|
Indiana Head Coach Mike Woodson checks the scoreboard during the Indiana versus UCLA men's basketball game at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025.
Indiana Head Coach Mike Woodson checks the scoreboard during the Indiana versus UCLA men's basketball game at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. | Rich Janzaruk/Herald-Times / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

A few weeks ago, Mike Woodson announced he was stepping away at the end of the season, leaving Indiana hunting for their next head coach. The Hoosiers haven’t had enormous success in recent years, especially over the last decade, but this is a program with 5 national titles, a history of prominence, and a hungry fanbase ready to be nationally relevant again.

A nationwide search has already begun in Bloomington and there’s no question that the Hoosiers will consider every one of their options. Things have changed drastically in the climate of this sport, but recent hires have included a Big East coach (Tom Crean), a mid-major star (Archie Miller at Dayton), and a former Hoosier player with extensive NBA coaching experience (Woodson).

However, one of their potential options seemed to take himself out of the running on Friday afternoon. Former Indiana student manager Dusty May, who rose to prominence in recent years leading Florida Atlantic, just agreed to a multi-year contract extension at Michigan. The Wolverines hired May last offseason and he’s already won 20 games in his debut, a massive improvement over last season.

Whether or not the Hoosiers were going to negotiate or try to swipe a fellow Big Ten coach, the extension and buyout makes negotiating with May virtually impossible, meaning it’s another name off Indiana’s list. It remains to be seen how interested they’d actually be in May’s services, though the former Hoosier student has been sensational just seven years into his head coaching career and could’ve done wonders in Bloomington.

Regardless, the brass must move forward and likely were already considering a dozen other names to lead the Hoosiers into the future. With the advent of NIL and the Transfer Portal, coaching in college basketball has become a trickier process than ever and the next coach has their work cut out for them at Indiana. Fortunately, there are still many brilliant coaches out there, it just won’t be May standing on that sideline come next November.

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