Bloomington, Ind. — Roughly 21 hours before Michigan coach Dusty May was set to make his return to Assembly Hall and face his alma mater Indiana, the news came out. Hoosiers coach Mike Woodson will step down from his position at the end of the season after four years on the job.

May is likely at or near the top of the coaching wish list for IU fans and its athletic director after Mike Woodson steps down.

Former IU student manager Dusty May returned to Assembly Hall to lead Michigan against Indiana. With fans wanting him to coach the Hoosiers, here's what he said about the job.

Michigan coach Dusty May, an Indiana graduate, said Saturday he is "very, very happy at the University of Michigan" and downplayed any potential of him taking the IU job, which is now set to open at the end of the season with Mike Woodson's impending resignation.

Indiana basketball has a head coach opening coming soon. Is Michigan's Dusty May their guy? Hoosiers fans aren't sold yet.

Michigan recovered from letting an 18-point lead slip away and made enough plays in crunch time to pull out a 70-67 win over Indiana.

May, a student basketball manager at Indiana in the late 1990s, will return to Bloomington on Saturday as Michigan's head coach.

Michigan's Tre Donaldson, center, drives to the basket as Indiana's Oumar Ballo, left, and Indiana's Trey Galloway, right, defend during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, in Bloomington, Ind. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar) AP

As Michigan visits Assembly Hall on Saturday, Dusty May returns to a place he once was a student-manager. Here's May's journey from Greene County to Indiana to Michigan.

Dusty May will return to his alma mater Indiana, where he spent four years as a student manager under Bob Knight, on Saturday with the Wolverines.