"You don't need to worry about me staying one more year - you need to worry about some of the other guys staying one more year," he told the more than 11,000 fans at the Smith Center Tuesday afternoon.
May recorded 26 points and 10 rebounds in Monday night's title game. He was the tournament scoring leader, and set the UNC season record for rebounds with 397, topping Antawn Jamison (389 in 1997-98).
"We're going to try and come back and do it next year. Along with that, I'm going to try and get some of these other guys to come back with me," May said as the crowd roared in response.