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It was a dire situation in Ann Arbor last season, with Juwan Howard's Michigan basketball program cratering, going 8-24 and finishing in last place in the yet-to-expand conference. When Howard was replaced by former FAU coach Dusty May, there were questions about how quickly he could turn things around, and many expected a meager improvement. However, it ended up being a quick turnaround, with the Wolverines winning the Big Ten Tournament and making it to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament.
After losing to Auburn in the Sweet 16, guard Nimari Burnett -- one of the few players who has been a part of both regimes -- waxed poetic about the job that May and the new staff were able to do in just one year.
"Coming off of last year, Coach Dusty came in, like the guys said, with a plan to win and to get a group of guys together that were fit to win and eventually become brothers, and that's exactly what we did," Burnett said. "Coming off a tough year last year, especially the returners, me, Will, Jace, et cetera, the plan was to write the story and represent the Block M in the right way. This season was amazing. Not only did we build brothers and brotherhood, but we're going to talk about this for the rest of our lives. It's something we're all going to remember.
"I'm grateful to be a part of this group, and I'm grateful to be a part of the University of Michigan as a whole."
According to multiple reports on X (formerly Twitter), Will Tschetter and Roddy Gayle Jr. both intend to return next year. Burnett does have another year of eligibility remaining, but it's unclear whether or not he'll do another year.
Regardless of what happens, he's confident in the future of the program, speaking like someone who very well may come back for another year in maize and blue.
"This is an absolutely beautiful future ahead of us, especially the type of guys that Dusty recruits, the type of guy that Dusty is, and the type of coach that he is, his schemes, his game plans, offensively, defensively," Burnett said. "He keeps really, really good people around him as well, and I think that's just a brand for a beautiful future ahead and representing Michigan the right way going forward."
This article originally appeared on Wolverines Wire: Why Michigan has a 'beautiful future' under head coach Dusty May
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After losing to Auburn in the Sweet 16, guard Nimari Burnett -- one of the few players who has been a part of both regimes -- waxed poetic about the job that May and the new staff were able to do in just one year.
"Coming off of last year, Coach Dusty came in, like the guys said, with a plan to win and to get a group of guys together that were fit to win and eventually become brothers, and that's exactly what we did," Burnett said. "Coming off a tough year last year, especially the returners, me, Will, Jace, et cetera, the plan was to write the story and represent the Block M in the right way. This season was amazing. Not only did we build brothers and brotherhood, but we're going to talk about this for the rest of our lives. It's something we're all going to remember.
"I'm grateful to be a part of this group, and I'm grateful to be a part of the University of Michigan as a whole."
According to multiple reports on X (formerly Twitter), Will Tschetter and Roddy Gayle Jr. both intend to return next year. Burnett does have another year of eligibility remaining, but it's unclear whether or not he'll do another year.
Regardless of what happens, he's confident in the future of the program, speaking like someone who very well may come back for another year in maize and blue.
"This is an absolutely beautiful future ahead of us, especially the type of guys that Dusty recruits, the type of guy that Dusty is, and the type of coach that he is, his schemes, his game plans, offensively, defensively," Burnett said. "He keeps really, really good people around him as well, and I think that's just a brand for a beautiful future ahead and representing Michigan the right way going forward."
This article originally appeared on Wolverines Wire: Why Michigan has a 'beautiful future' under head coach Dusty May
Continue reading...
