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

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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.

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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May said the facilities were out of date when he finally got to tour them. He was coming over from Florida as an assistant under Mike White. Brian White, Mike’s brother, is the athletic director at Florida Atlantic.

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Florida Atlantic head coach Dusty May cuts the net after Florida Atlantic defeated Kansas State 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)

"At that point, I still haven't been to our gym, our weight room, our locker room," May added. "The facilities weren't up to par. And I had already