Michigan Elevates 44-Year-Old Mike Boynton to Interim Coach for 2026-27 as No. 3 Wolverines Seek Stability
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Updated · CBS Sports · Jun 22
Michigan Elevates 44-Year-Old Mike Boynton to Interim Coach for 2026-27 as No. 3 Wolverines Seek Stability
3 articles · Updated · CBS Sports · Jun 22
Summary
Michigan moved assistant Mike Boynton into the interim head-coaching role for 2026-27 after Dusty May's departure, with CBS Sports reporting he could be promoted permanently within days or weeks.
Two seasons on May's staff and seven as Oklahoma State's head coach made Boynton the continuity choice, especially with a 15-day transfer-portal window set to open for players after the school formalizes the move.
No. 3 preseason Michigan returns guards Elliot Cadeau and Trey McKenney and adds the nation's No. 4 recruiting class plus No. 12 transfer class, giving Boynton a roster projected as a No. 2 NCAA seed if it stays intact.
Boynton helped drive Michigan's defense from No. 12 to No. 1 in KenPom efficiency over the past two seasons, and May endorsed him in April as fully prepared to run the program.
The appointment also offers a reset for Boynton, who won three 20-game seasons at Oklahoma State before NCAA penalties tied to an assistant's recruiting case and a 2024 firing stalled his first head-coaching run.