Jai Lucas Starts His Recruiting Trail Early Visiting Five-Star Forward Toni Bryant

It has been less than a week for the Miami Hurricanes head coach as he is already making moves to stack the 2026 recruiting class visiting the No. 1 player in Florida Toni Bryant.

Victory Christian (10) Quinton Wilson goes up for the shot over North Tampa Christian (14) Toni Bryant during the FHSAA 1A state semi final game at the RP Funding Center Tuesday February 25, 2025 in Lakeland Fl. Victory won 65-63 in 4 overtime periods. Ernst Peters/The Ledger / Ernst Peters/The Ledger / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Basketball recruiting for the Miami Hurricanes is about to be a lighshow thanks to new head coach Jai Lucas.

The Hurricanes don't have a single commit from the 2025 season remaining and now he is set to make the 2026 class special. That starts with taking a visit to see the No. 1 player in Florida five-star Toni Bryant according to Alex Karamanos.

Miami HC Jai Lucas was at North Tampa Christian Academy (FL) today to see 2026 5 ⭐️ Toni Bryant (@the_Tonibryant) his coach tells me pic.twitter.com/pzvoZID7RA

— Alex Karamanos (@KaramanosAlex) March 14, 2025

The Tampa, Fla. native took a visit to Kansas over the weekend to start his recruiting cycle as he prepares for his senior season.

Five-star recruit Toni Bryant took a visit to #KUbball over the weekend. He was on hand for KU's win over Arizona.

Several things stood out to Bryant and his mother during the visit.

Here's more: https://t.co/gfTLa7YDR0 pic.twitter.com/fjogXUyTcW

— Michael Swain (@MSwain247) March 11, 2025

Bryant has been recruited heavily but there is no indication where he might be interested in going. He has 19 offers, his most recent one is from Kansas State, but Lucas is the first head coach to come and see him in person. Lucas has been raved about being a monster recruiter and getting a top 15 player as his first commit would be an amazing start.

Lucas believes that the best upcoming players are coming out of South Florida and he is working non-stop to bring the Hurricanes program back to being National Championship contenders. He also has a portal period to work with to rebuild an entire roster after the first Hurricane has entered.

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