Jai Lucas came up with a plan to beat Miami. Going forward, the Hurricanes want him to keep that from happening. Lucas, in his role as Duke's associate head coach, drew the task of coming up with the scouting report for the Blue Devils' game at Miami on Tuesday night.
Miami has found its replacement for Jim Larrañaga. Per ESPN's Jeff Borzello, Duke associate head coach Jai Lucas has agreed to a deal to become the Hurricanes' next head men's basketball coach. According to Borzello,
Miami is expected to officially announce Duke associate head coach Jai Lucas as its next men's basketball head coach Thursday, sources told CBS Sports. Lucas was identified as the
Duke associate head coach Jai Lucas has signed a deal to become the head men's basketball coach at Miami, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.
Multiple reports—including one from CBS Sports—were published Saturday stating that Miami was targeting Jon Scheyer's top assistant, Jai Lucas, for its coaching vacancy. All of a sudden, a forgettable late-February blowout had some meaning behind it.
For years, college football uniquely owned the ability to screw up its own postseason with job changes and transfer activity. Now it’s time to make room on Dysfunction Island for men’s basketball. Jai Lucas isn’t to blame for the situation that makes his final game on the Duke Blue Devils coaching staff Saturday instead of whenever their NCAA tournament run ends.
Miami announced its hiring of Jai Lucas as its new head men’s basketball coach Thursday, which means Duke will be down a top assistant as it enters tournament play.
Watch NBA players, including LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, congratulate new Miami basketball coach Jai Lucas on his new job with the Hurricanes:
Lucas takes over a Miami program that lost longtime head coach Jim Larrañaga, who retired in December midway through the season. Former assistant Bill Courtney has worked as Miami's interim head coach since Larrañaga stepped down. Miami is in the midst of a 6-24 campaign, with a 2-17 record in ACC play that's good for last place in the conference.