Sports radio host TJ Walker offers insight on new Duke assistant Jai Lucas
TJ Walker, a sports radio host focusing on Kentucky sports, spoke with Bull City Hoops about Duke's newest assistant coach, Jai Lucas.
Duke basketball has a different look today than it did just over a month ago.
Two prominent faces are gone from the bench in Mike Krzyzewski and Nolan Smith. Jon Scheyer moved over one seat, and Chris Carrawell took on sole responsibilities as the associate head coach. Amile Jefferson was promoted and Mike Schrage, a familiar name at Duke, returned to the program.
Those are all changes that will take time for Duke fans to get used to, most notably Krzyzewski’s absence.
That’s clearly stating the obvious, but Duke fans have been preparing for this new look since last June. As a result, it likely won’t be as jarring.
One change to the Duke bench, though, brings something different to the table that Blue Devils fans are not accustomed to: someone outside of The Brotherhood. When Nolan Smith left Duke for Louisville, Scheyer was left to fill a hole in the staff that he was not expecting.