Assistant Duke Jai Lucas agrees to take power as the next male basketball coach in Miami

Duke The associated main coach Jai Lucas agreed to become the next main coach in Miami, waiting for the contract to end the contract, said the person who knows about it on Saturday night.

Lucas and Hurricanes will work at the completion of that contract in the coming weeks, she said that the person who spoke with the Associated Presso was provided for anonymity because neither side had publicly confirmed any details.

Part of these negotiations would include when Lucas left Blue devils And start with hurricanes, whose regular season ends on March 8th. The postseason-cat and tournament in the Atlantic Coast-Tournament is probably for Miami, which fell to 2-14 at ACC, and a total of 6-21 with 6-21 loss from Virginia Tech on Saturday night.

In the meantime, the Duke has been locked up a candidate for player of the year Cooper flagg. This means that blue devils could play until early April; The transfer portal opens on March 24, and probably Miami would want a new coach by then starting the list of the list.

In a little ironic time, Duke plays in Miami on Tuesday night – although it is not believed that Lucas and Hurricanes will complete the contract negotiations by then. In Miami would Lucas take over Jim Larrañaga, who suddenly stepped down in December and was temporarily replaced by longtime main coach Miami Bill Courtney.

Two seasons ago, the hurricanes went to Final Four and started last season with 11 wins in their first 13 games. But from the beginning of January 2024, Miami went 10-36-najgora record of any school of the Conference on the Power of Division in that range of 6-29 against ACC opponents.

36-year-old Lucas-Sin former NBA coach John Lucas-last three years was in coach Jon Scheyer in Duke, the latest two as an auxiliary main coach.

Lucas is considered the best recruit and was primarily responsible for the Duke that he had won the race to sign the Twin Cameron and Cayden Boozer brothers last fall. The twins Boozer, the sons of the former Duke and NBA players of Carlos Boozer, live in Miami – and were the main target of Hurricane.

Lucas is also Duke’s defense coordinator, Blue Devils said. He worked in Kentucky for two seasons as a recruitment coordinator and ancillary coach, joined Wildcats after seven years in Texas – his Alma Mater – where he started as a special assistant, then director of basketball operations and eventually became an auxiliary coach.

Associated press reporting.

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