Former Dallas Mavericks majority owner Mark Cuban endorsed the team's decision to hire Dusty May as the new head coach on Monday.
Cuban shared his support following May's move from college basketball to the NBA.
Cuban revealed a long-standing familiarity with May, dating back to the coach's early career at Indiana University.
He detailed his interactions in an email to The Dallas Morning News' Mike Curtis.
"He is an Indiana grad. I met him way back when he worked as a student manager and video coach," Cuban wrote.
He expressed confidence in May's ability to lead the professional roster. "I'm sure he will do a great job," Cuban added.
May's professional background includes serving as an Indiana student manager from 1996 to 2000.
He later returned to the university as a video coordinator and assistant coach from 2002 to 2005.
May also held assistant coaching roles at Eastern Michigan, Murray State, UAB, Louisiana Tech, and Florida before becoming head coach at Florida Atlantic in 2018.
