(Ann Arbor) — Just two months after guiding Michigan to the NCAA men’s basketball national championship, Dusty May is leaving the program.

ESPN reports the 49-year-old May is finalizing a deal to become the head coach of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks.

May led Michigan to a 64-13 record over two seasons in Ann Arbor. In his previous job, he led Florida Atlantic to back-to-back NCAA tournaments, including the 2023 Final Four. He had ruled out other college jobs this offseason, but the NBA has always been intriguing to May.

He’s the first college head coach to take an NBA job since former Michigan coach John Beilein took the Cleveland job in 2019. The last to leave college immediately after winning a national title was Larry Brown at Kansas in 1988. Billy Donovan was the most recent NCAA title-winning coach to leave for the NBA, departing Florida for Oklahoma City in 2015.

Michigan’s players can now explore their options, as  a 15-day transfer window will open five days after a new head coach is hired or publicly announced.

Michigan could promote assistant coach Mike Boynton, who brings head coaching experience from his time at Oklahoma State, or bring in a new coach.  The challenge for May’s replacement is keeping a talented roster in place.

That roster includes Final Four Most Outstanding Player Elliot Cadeau, talented rising sophomore Trey McKenney and a new group of transfers.