Michigan coach Dusty May was thoroughly impressed by the environment at Purdue's Mackey Arena on Friday night, calling it, 'more impressive' than he thought.
“We’ve got to fix some things,” May said. “We’ve got to find some solutions to the problems that we face.”
There's still plenty of basketball left to be played, but it looks like head coach Dusty May has completely turned around the Michigan program from where it was
Michigan coach Dusty May said his team failed to match Purdue's level of physicality in the blowout loss at Mackey Arena.
Michigan basketball's Dusty May doesn't want any fines, but he was absolutely perplexed by the refereeing in Sunday's win vs. Northwestern.
Dusty May met with the media for his weekly Monday press conference to discuss Michigan’s 5-0 start in Big Ten play and preview this week’s trip to Minnesota.
"We don’t really care where the Spartans are," Michigan basketball coach Dusty May said. "But I think it adds more interest to the game."
Michigan State (14-2) has won nine in a row under Tom Izzo, now in his 30th year on the job. The Spartans, ranked No. 16, clobbered Washington at home and won at Northwestern on Sunday (78-68) since the last poll came out.
Braden Smith, Trey Kaufman-Renn and Fletcher Loyer get a bulk of the credit, but Michigan coach Dusty May brought up some other names for why Purdue wins.
As that downward movement occurs, some of the Big Ten’s contenders are rising to the top. No. 20 Purdue, which lost several games against top nonconference opponents, is right back in a strong position after another dominant 2-0 week. Wisconsin took a similar step toward the top of the standings after decisive victories over Rutgers and Minnesota.
The No. 20 Michigan Wolverines have silenced skeptics with their remarkable turnaround this season, staking their claim as one of the Big Ten’s premier programs. At 13-3 overall and an unblemished 5-0 in conference play for the first time since the 2020-21 season,
Purdue forward Trey Kaufman-Renn (4) reaches for the ball between the legs of Michigan center Vladislav Goldin (50) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in West Lafayette, Ind., Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) AP