 May in action forOrléans Loiret in 2015 | |
| North Carolina Tar Heels | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| League | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1984-04-04)April 4, 1984 (age 41) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 266 lb (121 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Bloomington North (Bloomington, Indiana) |
| College | North Carolina (2002–2005) |
| NBA draft | 2005: 1st round, 13th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Charlotte Bobcats |
| Playing career | 2005–2015 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Number | 42 |
| Coaching career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 2005–2009 | Charlotte Bobcats |
| 2009–2010 | Sacramento Kings |
| 2010–2011 | Fenerbahçe Ülker |
| 2011–2012 | Zagreb |
| 2012 | Sutor Montegranaro |
| 2012–2013 | Paris-Levallois |
| 2014 | SPO Rouen |
| 2014–2015 | Orléans Loiret |
Coaching | |
| 2015–2017 | North Carolina (player personnel) |
| 2017–2021 | North Carolina (DBO) |
| 2021–present | North Carolina (assistant) |
| Career highlights | |
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Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Medals | |
Sean Gregory May (born April 4, 1984) is an American former professionalbasketball player and current assistant basketball coach at theUniversity of North Carolina. May was born inChicago, Illinois, and grew up inBloomington, Indiana. He was a three-time all-state selection atBloomington High School North, and was at one time a teammate of formerNBA playerJared Jeffries. May was named to the 2002McDonald's High School All-American team, along withRaymond Felton andRashad McCants, who would later team with May to win anNCAA Championship as part of the2004–05 North Carolina Tar Heels.
When the highly recruited May chose to attend theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, it was a major surprise to most basketball recruiting observers; it had been thought that he would stay in his hometown and play for theIndiana University Hoosiers. He had strong family connections to IU; his fatherScott was a forward on the school's undefeated1975–76 NCAA championship team and won theNaismith Award the same year, and his brother Scott Jr. played for theIndiana basketball team that made the NCAA title game in 2002.
At North Carolina, May made his mark as the starting center for theTar Heels basketball team from 2003 to 2005. As a junior, he was namedMost Outstanding Player of the2005 NCAA tournament after leading North Carolina to its fourth national championship. The Tar Heels defeated theUniversity of Illinois by a score of 75–70 to win the title, with May scoring 26 points on 10–11 shooting and grabbing 10 rebounds.[1] May and his father are one of four father-son duos to each win an NCAA basketball championship.[note 1][2] May graduated from the University of North Carolina in August 2009 with a B.A. in African-American studies.[3]
In April 2005, May declared that he would forgo his senior year at UNC to enter theNBA draft. He was selected 13th overall by theCharlotte Bobcats, becoming one of a record four Tar Heels to belottery picks in the2005 NBA draft. He started his professional career strongly by being named MVP of the Rocky Mountain Revue summer league. An injury in December, however, cut his rookie season short.
On October 5, 2007, May announced that he had decided to havemicro fracture surgery on his right knee, consequently missing the entire2007–08 NBA season.[4][5] The effects of the surgery affected him the following season (2008–09), as he experienced conditioning problems,[6][7][8][9][10] tiredness[11] and tendinitis.[12]
On December 30, 2008, May was deemed physically unfit to play, making Bobcats coachLarry Brown place him on the inactive list for the foreseeable future.[5]
On June 23, 2009, ESPN News reported that the Charlotte Bobcats declined to make a qualifying offer for the fourth year of his rookie contract, making him an unrestricted free agent.[13]
On July 21, 2009, May signed a one-year contract for $884,881 with theSacramento Kings contingent upon him passing his physical.[14]
On August 9, 2010, he signed a one-year contract with theNew Jersey Nets.[15] However, he suffered a stress fracture to his left foot in preseason training and was released on September 7.[16][17]
On November 22, 2010, May signed withFenerbahçe Ülker of Turkey for the 2010–11 season.[18]
On October 1, 2011, he signed withKK Zagreb of Croatia.[19] In February 2012, he left Zagreb and moved to Italy to sign withSutor Basket Montegranaro.[20] In April 2012, he got injured and missed the rest of the season.[21]
On July 18, 2012, May signed a two-year deal withParis-Levallois Basket of France.[22] This reunited May with his former college teammateJawad Williams.[23] In the 2013–14 season, he played only one game because of injury.
On November 24, 2014, May signed withSPO Rouen Basket.[24] On December 30, 2014, he left Rouen and signed withOrléans Loiret Basket for the rest of the season.[25]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | Charlotte | 23 | 1 | 17.3 | .409 | .000 | .766 | 4.7 | 1.0 | .7 | .5 | 8.2 |
| 2006–07 | Charlotte | 35 | 8 | 23.9 | .500 | .667 | .768 | 6.7 | 1.9 | .5 | .7 | 11.9 |
| 2008–09 | Charlotte | 24 | 12 | 12.5 | .398 | 1.000 | .700 | 2.9 | .4 | .2 | .2 | 3.9 |
| 2009–10 | Sacramento | 37 | 4 | 8.9 | .459 | .000 | .656 | 1.9 | .5 | .3 | .2 | 3.3 |
| Career | 119 | 25 | 15.7 | .458 | .231 | .746 | 4.0 | 1.0 | .4 | .4 | 6.9 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | Fenerbahçe Ülker | 8 | 0 | 12.2 | .406 | .000 | .727 | 2.8 | .5 | .5 | .3 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| 2011–12 | Zagreb | 9 | 8 | 29.2 | .455 | .333 | .692 | 6.4 | 1.1 | .6 | .3 | 11.7 | 11.3 |
| Career | 17 | 8 | 21.2 | .442 | .292 | .703 | 4.7 | .8 | .5 | .3 | 8.1 | 7.9 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | North Carolina | 11 | 10 | 28.0 | .472 | .000 | .575 | 8.1 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 11.4 |
| 2003–04 | North Carolina | 29 | 29 | 28.9 | .463 | .000 | .689 | 9.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 15.2 |
| 2004–05 | North Carolina | 37 | 36 | 26.8 | .567 | .000 | .758 | 10.7 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 17.5 |
| Career | 77 | 75 | 27.8 | .513 | .000 | .717 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 15.8 | |
In fall of 2015, May was hired as the director of player development at his alma mater, theUniversity of North Carolina.[26] He served in the position for two years, and thereafter transitioned to the role of Director of Basketball Operations in fall of 2017.[27][28]
In April 2021, head coachRoy Williams retired and was replaced byHubert Davis. On April 15, May received a promotion from the Director of Basketball Operations position, moving into one of the three on-the-bench assistant spots for Davis' inaugural UNC staff.[29]
Sean May entered the NBA after three years in college, capped by an NCAA title in 2005. He graduated last summer.
