The No. 2-ranked Duke Blue Devils and head coach Jon Scheyer will head into postseason play without associate head coach Jai Lucas. According to ESPN's Jeff Borzello, Lucas will head to ACC rival Miami to become its head coach after Duke's regular season concludes on Saturday.

CanesInSight's Peter Ariz noted on social media that he believes "Miami's coaching search is still trending in the direction of Jai Lucas." The 36-year-old Lucas arrived in Durham in May 2022 as a Duke basketball assistant for Jon Scheyer's first year at the helm.

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

Lucas is staying in the ACC and, at 36, will be the youngest high-major coach when he takes over Miami following this weekend

Jai Lucas isn’t to blame for the situation that makes his final game on the Duke Blue Devils coaching staff Saturday instead of whenever their NCAA tournament run ends. The Miami Hurricanes, who hired Lucas as their next coach, are not to blame. Duke coach Jon Scheyer certainly isn’t to blame. The system is to blame. The situation is a mess.

Jai Lucas and Miami have finalized the contract that makes him the school’s new men’s basketball coach, nearly two weeks after they struck preliminary agreement on a deal, a person with knowledge of the talks said Wednesday.

The University of Miami hired Duke associate head coach Jai Lucas as its new head coach, the school announced Thursday.

Jon Scheyer’s team just thrashed the Miami Hurricanes with a 97-60 win. That loss dropped Miami to 2-15 in ACC play, and it added even more drama to an underwhelming season.

Lucas is staying in the ACC and at 36, will be the youngest high-major coach when he takes over Miami following this weekend