FAUs Dusty May enters March Madness eyeing return to Final Four as speculation swirls about future | KLRT [Video]

NEW YORK (AP) — The chatter starts even before the first coach is fired, and by the time college basketball coaching jobs actually open up, the speculation is rampant about who is going where.

Yes, Florida Atlantic coach Dusty May said, the constant rumors about his future are a distraction and he is often forced to address them.

“I think a lot of coaches face this. It’s not out of the ordinary. It’s just happening over a long period now because jobs come open during the season,” May said Thursday.

May, the 47-year-old former student manager for Bob Knight at Indiana, might be the hottest name on the coaching market. He is 126-68 in six seasons at FAU, which is making its second straight March Madness appearance after a surprising run to the Final Four last year.

The eighth-seeded Owls begin this year’s NCAA Tournament Friday against ninth-seeded Northwestern in …