For the second time in the past four years, and at the second different program, Dusty May is in the Final Four of the NCAA tournament.
This time around, the end of the path to college basketball’s preeminent event came with a little extra personal meaning.
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With May’s Michigan team leading Tennessee 92-62 late in their Elite Eight matchup on Sunday, March 29 in Chicago, his son, Charlie, swished a 3-pointer from the corner with 1:02 to cap off a 95-62 victory.
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A 6-foot-5 senior, the younger May is in his second season with the Wolverines after transferring over from UCF in 2024 after his father was hired at Michigan. Prior to Sunday’s win, he had scored just four career points and made one career field goal. This season, he has appeared in 18 minutes across seven games.
May’s trey sent the Michigan bench into hysteria, with the team’s biggest stars like Yaxel Lendeborg and Aday Mara celebrating passionately.
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“Mayday in Chicago!” CBS play-by-play broadcaster Andrew Catalon said after May splashed the shot.
The win against the Volunteers continued a dominant postseason run for the Wolverines, who have won their four NCAA tournament games by a combined 90 points. Only one of those victories came by fewer than 21 points.
It’s the second career Final Four trip for May, who led Florida Atlantic on an improbable run to the national semifinals in the 2023 NCAA Tournament, where the Owls lost on a buzzer-beater to eventual national runner-up San Diego State.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Dusty May’s son swished a 3 to cap off Michigan’s Elite 8 win over Tennessee
