Matthew Able, a four-star shooting guard and one of the major stockrisers in the 2025 class, has decided to decommit from the University of Miami. This comes after ‘Canes head coach Jim Larrañaga suddenly stepped down from the program the day after Christmas.

Lucas is considered the front-runner for a job with high appeal despite going through a brutal transition this season

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The Miami Hurricanes now don't have a single high school commit out of the 2025 class after Matthew Able was released from his letter of intent.

Earlier in the 2024-25 season, the Miami Hurricanes were dealt shocking news. Head coach Jim Larranaga, who led the team to the Final Four in 2023, announced he was retiring from coaching.

Now in his third year on the Duke sideline, Lucas is the Blue Devils' defensive coordinator, and the Miami scout was his. After ranking No. 16 overall on KenPom for defensive rating each of the last two years, Lucas has Duke at No. 4 this season, and Miami fans certainly got an up-close look at the suffocating defense he has designed.

With Miami focused on Jai Lucas as its next head basketball coach, the current Duke associate head coach faces a timing issue given the Blue Devils’ chances of winning the NCAA Tournament.

The Miami Hurricanes have found their next head basketball coach, reportedly agreeing to a deal with Duke associate head coach Jai Lucas pending the completion of contract negotiations.

However, this game has an added layer of intrigue thanks to the recent announcement that Miami reportedly agreed to hire Duke's current associate head coach, Jai Lucas, to replace Jim Larranaga. The deal is still pending, with one of the biggest hurdles the negotiated start date.

It is a Saturday ACC battle as we continue our College Basketball odds series with a Miami-North Carolina prediction and pick.

The University of Miami couldn’t slow down No. 2-ranked Duke in a 97-60 loss on Tuesday as their potential future coach - Blue Devils assistant Jai Lucas - watched.

Miami has just one player 6'10" or taller: starting center Lynn Kidd. If the Tar Heels want to win Saturday's game and stay on bubble watch for the NCAA Tournament, they need to crash the boards and bully the Hurricanes down low.