Jai Lucas has agreed to become the next head coach for the University of Miami. Lucas is currently associate head coach of Duke. Lucas is replacing Jim Larrañaga, 75, who stepped down in December in the midst of his 14th season with the Hurricanes.
Lucas has played a key role recruiting the likes of Cooper Flagg, Cameron Boozer and Cayden Boozer, and also helped orchestrate Duek’s defense.
“Absolutely he’s a head coach, no question about it,” Jon Scheyer said of Lucas last month. “It’s part of why I hired him. The job he’s done for us has been incredible … I can tell you, 100%, Jai is an amazing coach. He’s been great for these guys. We’ll continue to move forward together and figure all that out. But he’s terrific, man. All across the board, he’s great.”
