The 36-year-old Lucas was introduced as the men’s basketball coach at Miami on Monday. Lucas replaces Jim Larrañaga, who retired Dec. 26 after guiding the Hurricanes for 14 seasons. Larrañaga attended the introductory press conference as well as Lucas’ father, former NBA player and coach John Lucas.

The man who built the Miami program into a Final Four contender was on hand for his successor’s press conference today. And Jim Larranaga was all smiles as new coach Jai Lucas spoke about his vision for the program

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