He's also the architect of Duke's top-10 defense this season. Ultimately, he feels he has what it takes to get it done in Miami. “I am incredibly grateful and honored to be the

Miami has officially hired Duke's Jai Lucas as its next head coach. Jon Scheyer explained what it means for the Blue Devils moving into March Madness.

Duke associate head coach Jai Lucas has agreed to become Miami’s new head basketball coach, a source familiar with the negotiations told The Athletic. The 36-year-old Lucas will replace Jim Larrañaga,

Miami officially announced on Thursday that it has hired Duke basketball associate coach Jai Lucas as the Hurricanes' next head coach. Here's more:

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.

Jai Lucas, who has emerged as the focus of Miami's search for a new head basketball coach, was on the Duke sideline on Tuesday and helped the Blue Devils rout the Hurricanes 97-60.

Former Duke associate head coach Jai Lucas, 36, replaces Jim Larranaga as head coach at the University of Miami.

Miami is officially entering its next chapter of college basketball, which comes in the form of Jai Lucas. Lucas is taking over coaching duties after the legendary Jim Larranaga retired in December. While it’s certainly not going to be easy,

Jai Lucas is now the head coach of the Miami Hurricanes and expects to completely overhaul the entire roster is players are not aligned with his message.