The 36-year-old has been announced as the new head coach of the Miami Hurricanes, replacing longtime coach Jim Larrañaga. Lucas, who has built a strong reputation as one of the best recruiters in college basketball,

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

After rising the ranks as an assistant, Houston native Jai Lucas will have his first chance to be a college basketball head coach. The University of Miami announced Thursday that Lucas will be taking over the program,