Duke men’s basketball associate head coach Jai Lucas recently left the program after being announced as Miami’s new head coach. The Blue Zone discusses the potential impact of losing Lucas on the Blue Devils’ quest for a sixth national championship.

Duke associate head coach Jai Lucas has agreed to become Miami’s new head basketball coach, a source familiar with the negotiations told The Athletic. The 36-year-old Lucas will replace Jim Larrañaga,

Lucas takes over a Miami program that lost longtime head coach Jim Larrañaga, who retired in December midway through the season. Former assistant Bill Courtney has worked as Miami's interim head coach since Larrañaga stepped down. Miami is in the midst of a 6-24 campaign, with a 2-17 record in ACC play that's good for last place in the conference.

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

Miami has officially hired Duke's Jai Lucas as its next head coach. Jon Scheyer explained what it means for the Blue Devils moving into March Madness.

“NEWS: Duke associate head coach Jai Lucas has signed a deal to become the next head men’s basketball coach at Miami, sources told ESPN,” Jeff Borzello said in a post. “Expected to be announced on Thursday. Lucas will leave Duke and join Miami after the conclusion of the regular season, sources told ESPN.”

Former Duke associate head coach Jai Lucas, 36, replaces Jim Larranaga as head coach at the University of Miami.

Miami is officially entering its next chapter of college basketball, which comes in the form of Jai Lucas. Lucas is taking over coaching duties after the legendary Jim Larranaga retired in December. While it’s certainly not going to be easy,

Jai Lucas is now the head coach of the Miami Hurricanes and expects to completely overhaul the entire roster is players are not aligned with his message.