Michigan men’s basketball coach Dusty May isn’t running from the questions swirling around the athletic department, but he’s not pretending to have all the answers, either.
During his Monday afternoon press conference, May was asked directly about the Sherrone Moore fallout and the broader turmoil surrounding Michigan Athletics. His Wolverines are 10-0 and ranked No. 2 in the country, yet the cloud of Moore’s firing, arrest, and the ongoing investigations has naturally hovered over campus.
May didn’t deflect, but he approached the topic with empathy and perspective.
“The football stuff, there were, obviously, some poor decisions made across the board. It is what it is,” May said. “Everyone involved is a human being, and every decision impacts other human beings. And so, I pray for families that are impacted and their lives, and their children are impacted. I don’t really have anything other than to say that.”
May’s comments come as the Sherrone Moore situation continues to unfold. Moore was fired after a university investigation found credible evidence of an inappropriate relationship with a staff member. Hours later, he was arrested in connection with a separate incident involving allegations of stalking, home invasion, and threats of self-harm. The details, including dispatch audio and arraignment reports, have continued to paint a troubling picture of the days leading up to and following Moore’s dismissal.
But May made it clear that his primary responsibility remains guiding his players, not policing every issue within the department.
“I don’t have the solutions for the world’s problems,” May continued. “But man, if we just all just tried to be better human beings and better world civilians and whatnot, I think we’d all have a much greater impact. That’s really about it.”
It was a grounded response from a coach who has quickly built trust inside the Michigan program. Even amid chaos elsewhere on campus, May continues to center his team on humility, empathy, and accountability, values that resonate even more during turbulent times in Ann Arbor.
If Michigan keeps winning and the Dusty May era continues trending upward, his steady voice may become one of the most important in the athletic department moving forward.
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Like Coach May’s Take on this Scandal and the fact he has the team focused and on the right path, nice breath of fresh air and luv what he has done with this team, especially after watching the football team that just two years previous winning a National Championship turn into a average team, sad too watch, I wish the best to all involved and hope and pray all works out!
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