Dusty May’s move to Michigan brought his wife, Anna May, back into the spotlight on April 4, when the couple was at the Final Four as Michigan played Arizona. For a pair that has spent almost two decades keeping a low profile, the moment put their family front and center.
Anna May and Dusty May are high school sweethearts from Bloomfield, Indiana, who married in 2000 and raised three sons — Jack, Charlie and Eli. She works as an occupational therapist, and over the years she has followed him through coaching stops in Louisiana, California, Florida and Michigan, a trail that says as much about the family as it does about the career.
That backdrop mattered when Florida Atlantic officials marked his departure after six years in Boca Raton. Brian White said he was happy for Dusty, his wife Anna and their children Jack, Charlie and Eli, calling them important to the Boca Raton community over their six years there and saying they would forever be FAU family. Stacy Volnick said Dusty’s success on the court and his personality off it reflected Florida Atlantic’s values, and that what he and the team did to lift both the basketball program and the university’s profile could not be understated. She added that while she was sad to see him leave, she sincerely wished him well.
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May, in his own farewell, said he was proud of what the program accomplished with fans, alumni, players and staff, and called the players family who made him a better coach. The message fit the way the Mays have lived this career: public when the job demands it, private when they can be. That changed again with Michigan’s run, because his family’s story is now tied to the scrutiny that comes with a program on the rise.
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Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel said May had a proven record as a winner, pointing to Florida Atlantic’s magical 2023 Final Four run and saying the university was delighted to welcome Dusty and his family. He said May embodied high integrity and outstanding character, had a deep understanding of the community, recruiting landscape and basketball tradition, and showed a demonstrated ability to develop talent and build successful programs. For a coach whose life has been shaped by one marriage, one family and a long string of moves, the next chapter is less about where he has been than how far that foundation can carry him.
