Sean May, the Most Outstanding Player of the 2005 NCAA Final Four, is in his fourth season as assistant coach and 10th on the basketball staff at his alma mater. In his first three seasons on the bench, May helped lead UNC to the 2022 Final Four and a berth in the national championship game, a regular-season ACC championship and No. 1 NCAA Tournament seed in 2024.
 
May mentored Armando Bacot, who set UNC career records for rebounds and double-doubles, finished second in UNC scoring and was top 10 in the ACC in all three categories. Bacot was the MVP of the 2022 NCAA East Regional, became the first player in NCAA history with double-doubles in six NCAA Tournament games in one season and compiled the most rebounds by any college basketball player in 60 seasons.
 
May was director of basketball operations for four seasons under Hall of Fame head coach Roy Williams. While working for Williams, he helped the Tar Heels advance to consecutive national championship games and the 2017 NCAA title.
 
May played three seasons at Carolina from 2002-05, becoming the first Tar Heel in more than 30 years to average a double-double for his career. The Bloomington, Ind., native averaged 15.8 points and 10.0 rebounds in 77 games (he missed 24 games as a freshman due to a broken bone in his foot).
 
May scored 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the 2005 national championship game victory over Illinois, a game played on his 21st birthday. He was sensational throughout Carolina’s six-game march to the national title, averaging 22.3 points and 10.7 rebounds. He made 52 of 78 shots from the floor in the NCAA Tournament, an astonishing 66.7 percent.
 
He scored 19, 24, 14, 29 (in the regional final vs. Wisconsin), 22 (in the national semifinal vs. Michigan State) and 26 points.
 
May’s 48 points in the 2005 Final Four remain the most by any Most Outstanding Player since Carmelo Anthony scored 53 in 2003. He is the first Tar Heel to win Most Outstanding Player honors to become an assistant coach for Carolina.
 
He was selected Sports Illustrated’s National Player of the Year as a junior after averaging 17.5 points and 10.5 rebounds, shooting 56.7 percent from the floor and posting 18 double-doubles, including eight in a row and 13 in UNC’s final 16 games. He set UNC’s single-season record with 397 rebounds and scored a career-best 32 points against Florida State.
 
In 2005, he was also named the ACC’s Top Male Athlete, a first-team All-America (Rupp, ESPN.com), second-team All-America (USBWA), first-team All-ACC and MVP of the NCAA East Regional.
 
In his final home game at the Dean E. Smith Center, May had 26 points and 24 rebounds against Duke, a 75-73 win that clinched the ACC regular-season title. The 24 rebounds are still the most by any player in a game in Smith Center history. Over his sophomore and junior seasons, May averaged 19.5 points and 19.5 rebounds in four games against the Blue Devils.
 
In addition to the 24 rebounds vs. Duke, as a junior May had 19 vs. Kentucky, 18 at Duke and 17 in the NCAA Tournament vs. Iowa State. He also had a pair of 21-rebound games as a sophomore against Akron and Duke.
 
In 2004, May became the first sophomore to lead the ACC in rebounding since Tim Duncan in 1995 and earned second-team All-ACC and second-team All-America honors (ESPN.com).
 
May shared USA Basketball’s co-Male Athlete of the Year award in 2004 with Chris Paul.
 
His three-year, 77-game totals at Carolina included 1,213 points, 771 rebounds, 94 blocks and 100 steals. He shot 51.3 percent from the floor.
 
May entered the NBA Draft after his junior season and earned his degree in 2009. Due to injuries, he was limited to 119 NBA games over four seasons. He scored a career-high 32 points against Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic and averaged a career-high 11.9 points and 6.7 rebounds for Charlotte in 2006-07. He also played professionally overseas.
 
May is one of four father-son combinations to win NCAA titles. His dad, Scott, was the 1976 National Player of the Year and led Indiana to a perfect 32-0 season and NCAA title.
 
May played at Bloomington North High School, where he won Mr. Basketball honors in the state of Indiana in 2001 and was a three-time all-state selection.
 
He and his wife, Grace, have four daughters – Layla, Lilianna, London and Luna.