Miami announced its hiring of Jai Lucas as its new head men’s basketball coach Thursday, which means Duke will be down a top assistant as it enters tournament play.

For years, college football uniquely owned the ability to screw up its own postseason with job changes and transfer activity. Now it’s time to make room on Dysfunction Island for men’s basketball.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.

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.