On Saturday evening, multiple reports indicated that the Miami Hurricanes will hire Duke Associate Head Coach Jai Lucas as the next men’s basketball coach.
The initial report was made by Peter Ariz of CanesInSight, and confirmed by Adam Zagoria, a longtime basketball writer with the New York Times, Forbes, and other outlets.
Miami has their next Men’s Basketball Coach. https://t.co/UxLbLJU71J
— Peter Ariz (@PeterAriz) February 22, 2025
Duke’s Jai Lucas will be the next head coach at Miami, source confirms.
— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) February 22, 2025
Tim Reynolds of the Associate Press reports that Lucas has agreed to be Miami’s next head coach, but a contract has not been finalized.