Duke associate head coach Jai Lucas is set to become the next men’s basketball coach at Miami, sources tell Peter Ariz of CanesInSight.
Lucas, 36, is considered of the nation’s top assistant coaches and recruiters. He joined head coach Jon Scheyer’s staff in May 2022 as assistant coach and was promoted to associate head coach in June 2023.
Prior to Duke, Lucas served as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Kentucky.
The son of NBA veteran John Lucas II, Jai played PG for the Texas Longhorns and the Florida Gators. He is credited as lead recruiter for five stars Cooper Flagg, the Boozer twins, Cason Wallace, Shaedon Sharpe, Kon Knueppel, TyTy Washington, Daimion Collins, Khaman Maluach, and Shelton Henderson.
