According to ESPN, the Miami Hurricanes are focusing their search on Duke assistant Jai Lucas in their head coaching search.

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However, this game has an added layer of intrigue thanks to the recent announcement that Miami reportedly agreed to hire Duke's current associate head coach, Jai Lucas, to replace Jim Larranaga. The ...

Lucas is considered the front-runner for a job with high appeal despite going through a brutal transition this season ...

The Miami Hurricanes have found their next head basketball coach, reportedly agreeing to a deal with Duke associate head ...

Duke head basketball coach Jon Scheyer expressed frustration with Jai Lucas news leak following reports of the Duke assistant ...

CORAL GABLES — Duke associate head coach Jai Lucas has agreed to become the next head coach at Miami, pending the completion ...

Lucas joined Scheyer at Duke when the latter ascended to the helm in 2022. After one year on the job, he earned a promotion to associate head coach. It is in that role that Lucas helped Scheyer build ...

The Miami basketball team made a run to the Final Four just a couple of seasons ago, but head coach Jim Larranaga stepped down earlier this season amid the team’s struggles. A lot has changed ...

Miami has failed to turn around a season that is far from expected of a program that made the Final Four just two seasons ago. After losing head coach Jim Larrañaga in December, the Hurricanes ...

Miami will likely want its new head coach in place before Duke finishes what could be a long NCAA tournament run.

At Miami, Lucas would take over for Jim Larrañaga, who stepped down suddenly in December and was replaced on an interim basis by longtime Miami associate head coach Bill Courtney. Duke beat ...