Men's Basketball
Dusty May
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Phone:
- 4200
Dusty May coached three seasons with the Gators from 2015-18, coming from LA Tech along with head coach Mike White, helping the Gators to a 69-37 record over three seasons.
During the 2017-18 campaign, the Gators put together one of the nation’s top collections of victories and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. UF’s six wins vs. top-25 teams during the regular season tied for most in the country, and its 10 RPI Quadrant 1 victories ranked second nationally. Florida posted a third-place SEC finish in a season that was widely regarded as one of the strongest, if not the strongest, in the conference’s history as eight SEC teams earned NCAA bids.
The Gators’ 34 regular season SEC wins over the past three seasons rank second-most in the league.
Florida led the SEC in turnover margin (+4.0) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.3) in 2017-18, and All-SEC point guard Chris Chiozza led the conference with 6.2 assists per game and a 3.4 assist-to-turnover ratio. Chiozza set the Florida career record with 571 assists and became the second player in Florida history to dish 200+ assists in a season.
Florida’s offensive firepower was undeniable, as five different players combined for 22 individual 20-point performances. The Gators twice hit 17 3-pointers in a game (vs. Gonzaga, at Texas A&M), which tied for the third-most in a game in Florida history. Overall, five of the top 11 single-game 3-point performances in UF history came during May’s time on the bench.
The Gators put on a memorable show at the PK80 Tournament over Thanksgiving, averaging 101 points over three games, including an epic double-overtime win vs. Gonzaga in which Jalen Hudson scored 35 points and Chiozza became the first Gator in more than 20 years to record a 25-point, 10-assist performance. Over the three games in Portland, UF shot .486 from the floor and .513 from 3-point range. The Gators climbed to No. 5 in the AP poll following the event, the team’s highest rank since Florida finished the 2013-14 regular season at No. 1.
UF opened the season scoring 100+ points in four of the first five games, marking the first time UF ever reached the century mark four times in a five-game span. The Gators also set season-opener school records for most points (116) and most 3-pointers made (15).
In 2016-17, Florida earned a 27-9 record and reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. The Gators finished second in the SEC with a 14-4 record, matching the second-most conference wins in team history. Florida climbed as high as 12th nationally in both the AP and coaches polls and hit No. 3 in RPI and KenPom rankings.
The Gators boasted an All-SEC first-teamer in KeVaughn Allen, as well as SEC Sixth Man of the Year Canyon Barry and second-team All-SEC and All-Defensive Team honoree Kasey Hill. During the 2016-17 season, the Gators posted a top-10 season in school history in nine different categories including points and blocked shots.
The Gators went 21-15 in May’s first season with the team, reaching the quarterfinals of the NIT. UF posted the first top-10 win in nearly five years, defeating ninth-ranked West Virginia. Dorian Finney-Smith earned All-SEC honors and posted an SEC All-Freshman season.
At Florida, May has coached a pair of eventual NBA players in Finney-Smith, who appeared in 81 games and started 35 games with the Dallas Mavericks as a rookie free agent, and Devin Robinson, who signed a two-way contract with the Washington Wizards, eventually earning his way to the NBA club.
May joined White’s first coaching staff at Florida, coming to Gainesville after six seasons with the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs as assistant coach and associate head coach. May brought 10 seasons of full-time coaching experience.
As a full-time assistant coach, his teams have posted a 253-153 record (.623), in addition to several seasons in support roles at USC and Indiana before May landed his first assistant coaching job.
May was retained as an assistant at Louisiana Tech when White took over the program entering the 2011-12 season, and the Bulldogs won three straight conference championships in 2013, ’14 and ’15 with May on the bench, his main on-court responsibilities being wings and guards.
The 2014-15 season’s 27-9 effort also produced a 15-3 conference record as the Bulldogs won the regular season C-USA championship by a two-game margin. LA Tech also sported a perfect 17-0 record on its home court. In conference play, the Bulldogs’ 158 steals were 31 more than the second-ranked team’s total. The Bulldogs were well-honored for their efforts with three players – Kenneth Smith, Raheem Appleby and Alex Hamilton – earning all-conference recognition, the most Bulldogs to receive the honor since the 1991-92 season.
With his assistance, LA Tech featured a trio of guards in 2013-14 who earned postseason honors – Smith was selected first team All-Conference USA and C-USA Defensive Player of the Year, Hamilton was selected third-team All-Conference USA and Kenyon McNeail was named the C-USA Sixth Man of the Year.
May was an integral part in the Bulldogs impressive 2013-14 season that saw the team post an overall record of 29-8, tying for the most victories ever in a single season in program history. With the 29 wins came a share of the Conference USA regular season title in the school's first year in the league and a runner-up finish in the C-USA Tournament.
LA Tech also registered wins over Big 12 second-place finisher Oklahoma and SEC second-place finisher Georgia and reached the NIT quarterfinals. The team also won the inaugural Gulf Coast Showcase tournament and finished in the top 20 nationally in scoring offense, scoring margin, assists per game, steals per game and turnover margin.
The prior season was just as historic as the backcourt tandem of Smith and Appleby were selected first-team All-WAC and Hamilton was named to the All-Newcomer team.
The 2012-13 season concluded with a 27-7 overall record and a 16-2 mark in conference that earned the 'Dogs their first WAC regular season championship.
The year featured a program record 18-game winning streak, the school's first AP Top 25 ranking in 28 years and a berth into the NIT where the Bulldogs advanced to the second round.
This solid foundation was laid a year earlier by May and the coaching staff when the team finished the regular season with wins in five of their last six games and reached the program's first WAC Tournament final after upsetting Utah State and Nevada in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively. The Bulldogs ended with an overall record of 18-16, a six-win improvement from the year before.
While on Kerry Rupp's staff at LA Tech, the Bulldogs went 24-11 during the 2009-10 season, their best record since 1985 at the time. The Bulldogs made an appearance in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament and recorded a win in the postseason for the fist time in eight years.
Before LA Tech, May spent two years as an assistant coach on Mike Davis's staff at UAB. During that time, the Blazers made the NIT both years and finished in the top half of Conference USA both seasons. UAB saw a drastic improvement in the two years May was on board with a total record of 45-23 in those two years.
Prior to his stint at UAB, May was at Murray State for the 2006-07 season and led the Racers to a second-place finish in the Ohio Valley Conference. May helped guide freshman Bruce Carter to Ohio Valley All-Conference Second Team and Newcomer Team in 2007.
Before Murray State, May was on staff at Eastern Michigan from 2005-06. At EMU, May was responsible for scouting, recruiting, compliance, academics, summer camps and scheduling. May worked with the post players during his only season at EMU, and helped guide John Bowler to a first-team All-Mid-American selection after averaging 20.1 points and 10.8 rebounds per contest.
May spent three seasons at Indiana, prior to becoming a full-time assistant coach. He was the administrative assistant for the Hoosiers in 2004-05 and was the video coordinator in 2002-03 and 2003-04.
After graduating from Indiana in 2000, May left Bloomington to become an administrative assistant/video coordinator for the men's basketball program at the University of Southern California. While at USC, May was responsible for the video breakdown of opponent's film, served as director of summer camps and helped coordinate the day-to-day operations of the men's basketball office. He also helped supervise support staff, managers and office workers.
May spent four years as a student manager for the Indiana men's basketball team. During his undergraduate days, May assisted with the program's video coordination and also helped with summer camps.
May and his wife Anna have three sons, Jack, Charlie and Eli.
During the 2017-18 campaign, the Gators put together one of the nation’s top collections of victories and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. UF’s six wins vs. top-25 teams during the regular season tied for most in the country, and its 10 RPI Quadrant 1 victories ranked second nationally. Florida posted a third-place SEC finish in a season that was widely regarded as one of the strongest, if not the strongest, in the conference’s history as eight SEC teams earned NCAA bids.
The Gators’ 34 regular season SEC wins over the past three seasons rank second-most in the league.
Florida led the SEC in turnover margin (+4.0) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.3) in 2017-18, and All-SEC point guard Chris Chiozza led the conference with 6.2 assists per game and a 3.4 assist-to-turnover ratio. Chiozza set the Florida career record with 571 assists and became the second player in Florida history to dish 200+ assists in a season.
Florida’s offensive firepower was undeniable, as five different players combined for 22 individual 20-point performances. The Gators twice hit 17 3-pointers in a game (vs. Gonzaga, at Texas A&M), which tied for the third-most in a game in Florida history. Overall, five of the top 11 single-game 3-point performances in UF history came during May’s time on the bench.
The Gators put on a memorable show at the PK80 Tournament over Thanksgiving, averaging 101 points over three games, including an epic double-overtime win vs. Gonzaga in which Jalen Hudson scored 35 points and Chiozza became the first Gator in more than 20 years to record a 25-point, 10-assist performance. Over the three games in Portland, UF shot .486 from the floor and .513 from 3-point range. The Gators climbed to No. 5 in the AP poll following the event, the team’s highest rank since Florida finished the 2013-14 regular season at No. 1.
UF opened the season scoring 100+ points in four of the first five games, marking the first time UF ever reached the century mark four times in a five-game span. The Gators also set season-opener school records for most points (116) and most 3-pointers made (15).
In 2016-17, Florida earned a 27-9 record and reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. The Gators finished second in the SEC with a 14-4 record, matching the second-most conference wins in team history. Florida climbed as high as 12th nationally in both the AP and coaches polls and hit No. 3 in RPI and KenPom rankings.
The Gators boasted an All-SEC first-teamer in KeVaughn Allen, as well as SEC Sixth Man of the Year Canyon Barry and second-team All-SEC and All-Defensive Team honoree Kasey Hill. During the 2016-17 season, the Gators posted a top-10 season in school history in nine different categories including points and blocked shots.
The Gators went 21-15 in May’s first season with the team, reaching the quarterfinals of the NIT. UF posted the first top-10 win in nearly five years, defeating ninth-ranked West Virginia. Dorian Finney-Smith earned All-SEC honors and posted an SEC All-Freshman season.
At Florida, May has coached a pair of eventual NBA players in Finney-Smith, who appeared in 81 games and started 35 games with the Dallas Mavericks as a rookie free agent, and Devin Robinson, who signed a two-way contract with the Washington Wizards, eventually earning his way to the NBA club.
May joined White’s first coaching staff at Florida, coming to Gainesville after six seasons with the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs as assistant coach and associate head coach. May brought 10 seasons of full-time coaching experience.
As a full-time assistant coach, his teams have posted a 253-153 record (.623), in addition to several seasons in support roles at USC and Indiana before May landed his first assistant coaching job.
May was retained as an assistant at Louisiana Tech when White took over the program entering the 2011-12 season, and the Bulldogs won three straight conference championships in 2013, ’14 and ’15 with May on the bench, his main on-court responsibilities being wings and guards.
The 2014-15 season’s 27-9 effort also produced a 15-3 conference record as the Bulldogs won the regular season C-USA championship by a two-game margin. LA Tech also sported a perfect 17-0 record on its home court. In conference play, the Bulldogs’ 158 steals were 31 more than the second-ranked team’s total. The Bulldogs were well-honored for their efforts with three players – Kenneth Smith, Raheem Appleby and Alex Hamilton – earning all-conference recognition, the most Bulldogs to receive the honor since the 1991-92 season.
With his assistance, LA Tech featured a trio of guards in 2013-14 who earned postseason honors – Smith was selected first team All-Conference USA and C-USA Defensive Player of the Year, Hamilton was selected third-team All-Conference USA and Kenyon McNeail was named the C-USA Sixth Man of the Year.
May was an integral part in the Bulldogs impressive 2013-14 season that saw the team post an overall record of 29-8, tying for the most victories ever in a single season in program history. With the 29 wins came a share of the Conference USA regular season title in the school's first year in the league and a runner-up finish in the C-USA Tournament.
LA Tech also registered wins over Big 12 second-place finisher Oklahoma and SEC second-place finisher Georgia and reached the NIT quarterfinals. The team also won the inaugural Gulf Coast Showcase tournament and finished in the top 20 nationally in scoring offense, scoring margin, assists per game, steals per game and turnover margin.
The prior season was just as historic as the backcourt tandem of Smith and Appleby were selected first-team All-WAC and Hamilton was named to the All-Newcomer team.
The 2012-13 season concluded with a 27-7 overall record and a 16-2 mark in conference that earned the 'Dogs their first WAC regular season championship.
The year featured a program record 18-game winning streak, the school's first AP Top 25 ranking in 28 years and a berth into the NIT where the Bulldogs advanced to the second round.
This solid foundation was laid a year earlier by May and the coaching staff when the team finished the regular season with wins in five of their last six games and reached the program's first WAC Tournament final after upsetting Utah State and Nevada in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively. The Bulldogs ended with an overall record of 18-16, a six-win improvement from the year before.
While on Kerry Rupp's staff at LA Tech, the Bulldogs went 24-11 during the 2009-10 season, their best record since 1985 at the time. The Bulldogs made an appearance in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament and recorded a win in the postseason for the fist time in eight years.
Before LA Tech, May spent two years as an assistant coach on Mike Davis's staff at UAB. During that time, the Blazers made the NIT both years and finished in the top half of Conference USA both seasons. UAB saw a drastic improvement in the two years May was on board with a total record of 45-23 in those two years.
Prior to his stint at UAB, May was at Murray State for the 2006-07 season and led the Racers to a second-place finish in the Ohio Valley Conference. May helped guide freshman Bruce Carter to Ohio Valley All-Conference Second Team and Newcomer Team in 2007.
Before Murray State, May was on staff at Eastern Michigan from 2005-06. At EMU, May was responsible for scouting, recruiting, compliance, academics, summer camps and scheduling. May worked with the post players during his only season at EMU, and helped guide John Bowler to a first-team All-Mid-American selection after averaging 20.1 points and 10.8 rebounds per contest.
May spent three seasons at Indiana, prior to becoming a full-time assistant coach. He was the administrative assistant for the Hoosiers in 2004-05 and was the video coordinator in 2002-03 and 2003-04.
After graduating from Indiana in 2000, May left Bloomington to become an administrative assistant/video coordinator for the men's basketball program at the University of Southern California. While at USC, May was responsible for the video breakdown of opponent's film, served as director of summer camps and helped coordinate the day-to-day operations of the men's basketball office. He also helped supervise support staff, managers and office workers.
May spent four years as a student manager for the Indiana men's basketball team. During his undergraduate days, May assisted with the program's video coordination and also helped with summer camps.
May and his wife Anna have three sons, Jack, Charlie and Eli.
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