After rising the ranks as an assistant, Houston native Jai Lucas will have his first chance to be a college basketball head ...

Jai Lucas is set to take the next big step in ... His early coaching career at Texas under Shaka Smart provided him with valuable experience, which he then carried over to Kentucky and Duke.

On Wednesday, it was announced that Jai Lucas would become the head coach ... Lucas then became an assistant coach under Barnes' successor, Shaka Smart, staying with the Longhorns from 2016 ...