Duke associate head coach Jai Lucas has emerged as the focus of the Miami basketball search, sources tell ESPN.
A deal is not completed, and the plan for the search is for it to come together on a traditional timeline close to the end of the regular season.
Multiple sources told ESPN on Saturday night that the job has not been formally offered, and the expected timeline of a deal coming together isn't imminent. Miami plays Duke on Tuesday in Coral Gables.
Lucas, 36, is considered one of the country's top assistant coaches, as he's worked at Texas (2016-20) and Kentucky (2020-22) as an assistant coach prior to landing at Duke in 2022.