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Jay Bilas will be front and center during ESPN's NBA draft coverage in the next couple of days and has talked about prospects at length for the last couple of months.
He spoke more about the star-studded class of 2026 with Front Office Sports, but he also discussed the Dusty May situation. He reiterated that coaches, just as much as players, have the opportunity to jump ship for different opportunities.
"I certainly saw some of the reports that Dallas was considering and maybe even talking to Dusty and John Scheyer, among others, and you know the possibilities there when there’s an opening like that. But It just kind of goes to what I’ve been saying for a long time now—there’s a lot of energy being wasted on talking about player transfers, and the coaches’ portal is always open," Bilas said.
The ESPN analyst also spoke about the chilling ripple effect May's decision will have at this point of the calendar.
"Think about the ramifications of this. So Dusty May leaves and goes. I don’t fault him. I mean, it’s just the way the business works. But he leaves, and now Michigan—I know they’ve hired Mike Boynton as interim, but it’s just interim—so, in all likelihood, they’re going to take somebody else’s coach. Let’s say they take somebody from a Big 12 school, then that program has to go get somebody else’s coach, unless they’re going to hire an assistant. So how many players and programs are going to be impacted by this one decision? That’s one of the reasons I think college basketball needs a collective bargaining agreement for the players."
A practicing attorney himself, Bilas spoke about the lack of respect for contracts, which allows moves like this to happen.
"And then they need rules with regard to the enforcement of contracts, because you’ve got these coaches that are signed to long-term contracts. Other member institutions talk about tampering with players, but how is that not tampering when you’ve got a member, a fellow member institution with a coach under contract, and you’ve got an opening and you go take that coach oftentimes without any permission from the fellow member school? That’s something I think needs to be addressed if we’re going to lose our minds over players transferring."
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He spoke more about the star-studded class of 2026 with Front Office Sports, but he also discussed the Dusty May situation. He reiterated that coaches, just as much as players, have the opportunity to jump ship for different opportunities.
"I certainly saw some of the reports that Dallas was considering and maybe even talking to Dusty and John Scheyer, among others, and you know the possibilities there when there’s an opening like that. But It just kind of goes to what I’ve been saying for a long time now—there’s a lot of energy being wasted on talking about player transfers, and the coaches’ portal is always open," Bilas said.
The ESPN analyst also spoke about the chilling ripple effect May's decision will have at this point of the calendar.
"Think about the ramifications of this. So Dusty May leaves and goes. I don’t fault him. I mean, it’s just the way the business works. But he leaves, and now Michigan—I know they’ve hired Mike Boynton as interim, but it’s just interim—so, in all likelihood, they’re going to take somebody else’s coach. Let’s say they take somebody from a Big 12 school, then that program has to go get somebody else’s coach, unless they’re going to hire an assistant. So how many players and programs are going to be impacted by this one decision? That’s one of the reasons I think college basketball needs a collective bargaining agreement for the players."
A practicing attorney himself, Bilas spoke about the lack of respect for contracts, which allows moves like this to happen.
"And then they need rules with regard to the enforcement of contracts, because you’ve got these coaches that are signed to long-term contracts. Other member institutions talk about tampering with players, but how is that not tampering when you’ve got a member, a fellow member institution with a coach under contract, and you’ve got an opening and you go take that coach oftentimes without any permission from the fellow member school? That’s something I think needs to be addressed if we’re going to lose our minds over players transferring."
Contact/Follow @College_Wire on X and @College_Wires on Threads. Like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of college sports news, notes, and opinions.
This article originally appeared on College Sports Wire: Jay Bilas says Dusty May leaving could cause negative ripple effects
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