The No. 2-ranked Duke Blue Devils and head coach Jon Scheyer will head into postseason play without associate head coach Jai Lucas. According to ESPN's Jeff Borzello, Lucas will head to ACC rival Miami to become its head coach after Duke's regular season concludes on Saturday.

CanesInSight's Peter Ariz noted on social media that he believes "Miami's coaching search is still trending in the direction of Jai Lucas." The 36-year-old Lucas arrived in Durham in May 2022 as a Duke basketball assistant for Jon Scheyer's first year at the helm.

Lucas is staying in the ACC and, at 36, will be the youngest high-major coach when he takes over Miami following this weekend

Miami has its next men's basketball coach. Duke assistant Jai Lucas has signed a contract to take over as Miami's head coach at the conclusion of the regular season, according to multiple reports. Per the reports,

Jai Lucas, a McDonald's All-American at Bellaire, was named the head coach at Miami after a quick rise in the coaching ranks.

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

Jai Lucas and Miami have finalized the contract that makes him the school’s new men’s basketball coach, nearly two weeks after they struck preliminary agreement on a deal, a person with knowledge of the talks said Wednesday.

Lucas is staying in the ACC and at 36, will be the youngest high-major coach when he takes over Miami following this weekend