May has previously only observed the rivalry from afar. He worked for the basketball team at fellow Big Ten school Indiana as a student and during his coaching career. The “intensity and passion” of Michigan-Michigan State was evident to him even through a TV screen.

Dusty May knows what’s next for Michigan on the schedule and that’s rival Michigan State. That might mean just a little bit more on the basketball court than Ohio State, a natural football rival. It’s just May’s first season in Ann Arbor,

Big Ten basketball is a lot of fun when both Michigan and Michigan State are good, and they are currently the top two teams in the Big Ten. The Wolverines and Spartans will meet up on Friday for a huge clash in Ann Arbor, and Dusty May knows that transition defense will be a major key to the contest.