Now in his third year on the Duke sideline, Lucas is the Blue Devils' defensive coordinator, and the Miami scout was his. After ranking No. 16 overall on KenPom for defensive rating each of the last two years, Lucas has Duke at No. 4 this season, and Miami fans certainly got an up-close look at the suffocating defense he has designed.

Jai Lucas came up with a plan to beat Miami. Going forward, the Hurricanes want him to keep that from happening.

Who is Jai Lucas? The Duke associate head coach is reportedly the focus of Miami's coaching search following Jim Larranaga's retirement:

There was a lot of tension in the postgame aftermath at the Watsco Center Tuesday night after Duke’s blowout victory over Miami. Nobody was denying that Duke assistant Jai Lucas was in serious talks to become Miami’s next basketball coach.

With Miami focused on Jai Lucas as its next head basketball coach, the current Duke associate head coach faces a timing issue given the Blue Devils’ chances of winning the NCAA Tournament.

Duke associate head coach Jai Lucas has agreed to become the next head coach at Miami, pending the completion of contract negotiations, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

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.

Jon Scheyer speaks about associate head coach Jai Lucas who is reportedly in talks to be the new head coach at Miami.

Jai Lucas had no issue beating what is very likely to be his new program on Tuesday night. The Duke associate head coach helped lead the Blue Devils to a dominant 97-60 win over Miami in Coral Gables on Tuesday.

“Jai and I, look, he’s one of my best friends ... especially they both attend Columbus High School in Miami. Lucas played his freshman season at Florida in 2007-08 before transferring to ...

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Jai Lucas came up with a plan to beat Miami. Going forward, the Hurricanes want him to keep that from happening. Lucas, in his role as Duke's associate head coach ...