University of Michigan Men's Basketball

With nearly 20 years of collegiate basketball coaching experience, Dusty May was named the David and Meredith Kaplan Men’s Basketball Head Coach in March 202...

Pronunciation: Last name: "mis-cuh-deen" In April of 2024, Akeem Miskdeen joined the University of Michigan basketball program as an assistant coach, reuniting with U-M coach Dusty May. Miskdeen and May had previously worked together at Florida Atlantic University for three years between 2018 and 2021. Miskdeen has nearly two decades of coaching experience and is known for his player development as well as his successes on the court. He has captured two regular-season titles, and three conference tournament championships, and has led his team to seven postseason trips, including four to the NCAA Tournament (3 Division I, 1 Division II) during his 17 seasons on the sidelines. ****** In his first year at Michigan, Miskdeen helped U-M more than triple its win total from the previous season. The Wolverines posted a 27-10 overall record and finished tied for second in the Big Ten with a 14-6 record, earning the three seed in the Big Ten Tournament. After a dominant 86-68 win over Purdue in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals, U-M defeated Maryland on a last second coast-to-coast layup from Tre Donaldson, sending Michigan to the championship game. Michigan came away with the Big Ten Tournament title after a gritty 59-53 win over Maryland, earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Michigan was selected as the No. 5 seed in the south region and earned a narrow 68-65 victory over UC San Diego in the first round. Michigan advanced to its sixth Sweet 16 in its last six tournamen

With nearly a decade and a half of coaching experience, including the last three under Dusty May at Florida Atlantic, Drew Williamson joins the University of Michigan basketball team as an assistant coach and the Director of Player Development. After a successful collegiate playing career at Old Dominion (2003-07) as well as a professional career in Germany, Williamson entered the coaching ranks and brings 14 years of experience including stops at his alma mater ODU for two seasons, eight seasons with Division II's Virginia State and three with Florida Atlantic. ****** In his first year at U-M, Williamson helped Michigan more than triple its win total from the previous season. The Wolverines posted a 27-10 overall record and finished tied for second in the Big Ten with a 14-6 record, earning the three seed in the Big Ten Tournament. After a dominant 86-68 win over Purdue in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals, U-M defeated Maryland on a last second coast-to-coast layup from Tre Donaldson, sending Michigan to the championship game. Michigan came away with the Big Ten Tournament title after a gritty 59-53 win over Maryland, earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Michigan was selected as the No. 5 seed in the south region and earned a narrow 68-65 victory over UC San Diego in the first round. Michigan advanced to its sixth Sweet 16 in its last six tournament appearances after defeating No. 4 Texas A&M, 91-79, in the second round. Michigan ultimately fell to No. 1 seed

Kyle Church, a collegiate coach with 14 years of experience, has joined the University of Michigan basketball program as an assistant coach and the program's general manager. Church has worked alongside U-M coach Dusty May for 12 of his 14 seasons, having first met him at Louisiana Tech (2013-15) under Mike White. Joining White at Florida (2015-18), they worked together for three more years. Church then followed May to Florida Atlantic, where he served as an assistant coach for the last six seasons. ****** In his first year at Michigan, Church helped U-M more than triple its win total from the previous season. The Wolverines posted a 27-10 overall record and finished tied for second in the Big Ten with a 14-6 record, earning the three seed in the Big Ten Tournament. After a dominant 86-68 win over Purdue in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals, U-M defeated Maryland on a last second coast-to-coast layup from Tre Donaldson, sending Michigan to the championship game. Michigan came away with the Big Ten Tournament title after a gritty 59-53 win over Maryland, earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Michigan was selected as the No. 5 seed in the south region and earned a narrow 68-65 victory over UC San Diego in the first round.. Michigan advanced to its sixth Sweet 16 in its last six tournament appearances after defeating No. 4 Texas A&M, 91-79, in the second round. Michigan ultimately fell to No. 1 seed Auburn in the Sweet 16. ****** Church served as an assistant coach

With two decades of collegiate coaching experience, including seven years as the head coach of Oklahoma State, Mike Boynton Jr. joined Dusty May's staff in 2024 as an assistant coach and the program's defensive coordinator. ****** In his first season at Michigan, Boynton helped U-M more than triple its win total from the previous season, posting a 27-10 record. After finishing tied for second in the Big Ten with a 14-6 record, the Wolverines earned the three seed in the Big Ten Tournament. After a dominant 86-68 win over Purdue in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals, U-M defeated Maryland on a last second coast-to-coast layup from Tre Donaldson, sending Michigan to the championship game. Michigan came away with the Big Ten Tournament title after a gritty 59-53 win over Maryland. Earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, Michigan was given the No. 5 seed in the south region and escaped the Round of 64 with a narrow 68-65 win over UC San Diego. Michigan advanced to its sixth Sweet 16 in its last six tournament appearances after defeating No. 4 Texas A&M, 91-79, in the second round. Michigan ultimately fell to No. 1 seed Auburn in the Sweet 16. ****** Before coming to Ann Arbor, Boynton spent eight years at Oklahoma State (2017-24), with the final seven as the Cowboys' head coach. After serving as an assistant under Brad Underwood at Stephen F. Austin for three seasons, Boynton followed him to Oklahoma State in 2016-17. After the season, Underwood moved on to Illinois an