Dusty May, players preview National Championship vs UConn

Apr 5, 2026; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Michigan Wolverines head coach Dusty May during a press conference ahead of the Final Four of the men's 2026 NCAA Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images | Bob Donnan-Imagn Images Michigan head coach Dusty May, Nimari Burnett and Will Tschetter met with reporters in Indianapolis on Easter Sunday, one day before the National Championship vs UConn. Here’s everything they had to say, courtesy of ASAP Sports .

DUSTY MAY: I heard the topic of conversation was my hair and my age, Coach Hurley — Q. I think it was how well you’re aging. A credit to you skin and hair care routine.

DUSTY MAY: Well, when God gives you the raspy voice and height and lack of vertical jump he’s got to bless you with something. Obviously still, it’s an honor to be one of the two teams still standing, playing in the last Monday of an amazing college basketball season. Q.

I know neither you nor your colleagues designed the system that college sports is operating under right now, but there are a lot of people who look at a team like the one you have and say, this is not what college sports should be; you should not be able to go compile a team like this the way you did. The question I have is as a coach, how would you describe the value of taking guys who maybe were not the best versions of themselves previously and making them the best versions of themselves with your program? DUSTY MAY: Look, I know this is going to set off a Twitter firestorm, but I think we all are better in certain situations than others.