Florida Atlantic's Dusty May recalls thinking he 'just committed career suicide' taking head coaching job

29.03.2023 - 10:45 foxnews.com

Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Dusty May has already taken Florida Atlantic to new heights with a Final Four appearance in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.

However, the fifth-year head coach admitted Tuesday he thought he made a bad move when he initially took the Owls job. He told CBS Sports he signed a deal to become the head coach without looking at anything at the Boca Raton school.

He made a gut decision. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Florida Atlantic head coach Dusty May holds up the championship trophy after Florida Atlantic defeated Kansas State 79-86 in an Elite 8 college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament's East Region final, Saturday, March 25, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) "I walk in the room and I started crying and said, 'I just committed career suicide.

I'm not good enough. I can't do this,’ May said he told his wife after signing the deal. "I'm not a big crier, but I burst into tears like a baby." May said the facilities were out of date when he finally got to tour them.

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