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Jeff Borzello
It did not take lengthy for public hypothesis over Mike Woodson’s alternative at Indiana to start.
Provided that Dusty Might’s Bloomington homecoming was Saturday, it was inevitable. The Michigan head coach was a scholar supervisor at Indiana beneath Bob Knight from 1996 to 2000 and is anticipated to be one of many Hoosiers’ high targets for the job, which formally opened Friday when the college introduced that Woodson was stepping down on the finish of the season.
Might left an impression on the Indiana trustworthy at Meeting Corridor on Saturday, guiding No. 24 Michigan to a 70-67 win over the Hoosiers.
Afterward, he was requested concerning the emptiness.
“I really like being at Michigan. I really like our group. We’re preventing like loopy. That is it,” Might mentioned. “This place is my basis, however I am very, very comfortable on the College of Michigan. Got here right here to win a sport, and mission completed.”
Might was then requested if he had something to say to attenuate the considerations of Michigan followers.
“There’s nothing I can say that is going to make this come what may. I really like being at Michigan,” he mentioned. “That hasn’t crossed my thoughts different than simply what family and friends have mentioned, and to be trustworthy, I’ve eradicated all that.”
Might grew to become a nationwide title in 2023, when he led Florida Atlantic to the Last 4 as a 9-seed, profitable 35 video games. The Owls adopted that up with one other NCAA event look, earlier than Might left final spring to exchange Juwan Howard at Michigan.
His buyout is $5 million, however he would additionally need to repay his signing bonus of round $1.5 million if he have been to go away Michigan earlier than April 1, 2025.
After a few days of hypothesis, Indiana introduced Friday afternoon that Woodson was stepping down after the season. The Indiana alum had been accountable for the Hoosiers for 4 seasons, changing Archie Miller in 2021. He led them to the NCAA event in his first two seasons, however they missed the postseason a yr in the past and Saturday’s loss dropped them to 14-10 total and 5-8 within the Large Ten. They’ve misplaced 5 video games in a row and 7 of their previous eight.
