Jai Lucas set to become next men’s basketball coach

DMoney

Feb 22, 2025 1 min read

Duke associate head coach Jai Lucas is set to become the next men’s basketball coach at Miami, sources tell Peter Ariz of CanesInSight.

Lucas, 36, is considered of the nation’s top assistant coaches and recruiters. He joined head coach Jon Scheyer’s staff in May 2022 as assistant coach and was promoted to associate head coach in June 2023.

Prior to Duke, Lucas served as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Kentucky.

The son of NBA veteran John Lucas II, Jai played PG for the Texas Longhorns and the Florida Gators. He is credited as lead recruiter for five stars Cooper Flagg, the Boozer twins, Cason Wallace, Shaedon Sharpe, Kon Knueppel, TyTy Washington, Daimion Collins, Khaman Maluach, and Shelton Henderson.

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Fart Keyhole

Apr 21, 2025

mike804 said:
Lol Miami insider even said he was staying at Duke we let yall get him

Boo this man!

mike804

Apr 21, 2025

Fart Keyhole said:
Boo this man!

Lol yall act like im mad .. im cool yall got him

W
Warrior808

Apr 21, 2025

mike804 said:
Lol yeah we had to drop him we trying to be a older team .. he was all Duke .. good get for yall tho

Duke.... The only college team in the world that is so amazing they drop 5 star players to "get older". They haven't won a championship in a decade but still... lets not get lost in the details.

mike804

Apr 21, 2025

Warrior808 said:
Duke.... The only college team in the world that is so amazing they drop 5 star players to "get older". They haven't won a championship in a decade but still... lets not get lost in the details.

Lol Kentucky just did the same thing drop a 5 start PG…. Ain’t win a championship in a decade but still one of the biggest brand in college sports

Fart Keyhole

Apr 21, 2025

mike804 said:
Lol yeah we had to drop him we trying to be a older team .. he was all Duke .. good get for yall tho

Such a bizarre way to frame the situation.

Henderson probably wanted a better shot to get starter minutes as a frosh. And he doesn't come cheap, so he was likely commanding a decent chunk of the NIL budget.

But unless Duke's done recruiting this cycle, they're not "dropping" a top-30 national recruit without external motivating factors.

mike804

Apr 22, 2025

Fart Keyhole said:
Such a bizarre way to frame the situation.

Henderson probably wanted a better shot to get starter minutes as a frosh. And he doesn't come cheap, so he was likely commanding a decent chunk of the NIL budget.

But unless Duke's done recruiting this cycle, they're not "dropping" a top-30 national recruit without external motivating factors.

They looking at some ppl in the portal and they probably bring someone in from the 26 class