Several head coaches this yr used the NCAA Tournament as a launch pad for a brand new job, however Florida Atlantic’s Dusty May will not be certainly one of them.
Per Matt Norlander of CBS Sports, May is anticipated to signal a contract extension that can pay him greater than $1 million yearly. His 2022 wage was $451,473.75, per Boardroom.TV.
The Owls received the East Region as a 9-seed after defeating Kansas State, 79-76, within the Elite Eight and can face 5-seed San Diego State for a spot within the nationwide title recreation.
Norlander’s report states May “was contacted by multiple search firms reaching out on behalf of many power-conference schools in February and March,” however that the Florida Atlantic head coach “passed on interviewing with all of them.”
The CBS Sports article goes on to notice the lads’s basketball program was the benefactor of a $7.5 million reward nonetheless ready for use and that “in total … more than $15 million is available to be spent in the months and years to come.”
May and the Owls may simply be getting began, however the identical cannot be stated for different NCAA Tournament darlings.
Ed Cooley left Providence for Georgetown after a first-round exit in opposition to 6-seed Kentucky, whereas Kennesaw State’s Amir Abdur-Rahim is headed to South Florida after his group almost pulled off an opening-round upset over 3-seed Xavier. Mike Rhoades led VCU to a 12-seed however was poached by Penn State, whereas Ryan Odom was at Utah State as a 10-seed and is now at VCU.
Rick Pitino agreed to grow to be the brand new head coach at St. John’s, and Iona stuffed the opening his transfer created by touchdown Fairleigh Dickinson’s Tobin Anderson. He led FDU to the second win by a 16-seed over a 1-seed in event historical past before falling within the second spherical to Florida Atlantic.
The Owls are nonetheless dancing, and May’s announcement means they are going to be lengthy after this season ends.
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