In an era where college athletes are no longer playing just for pride, six former Florida State basketball players say their coach played them — not on the court, but in the locker room.
The portaling continues for Florida State as players continue to enter the transfer portal due to the recent coaching change. The legendary Leonard Hamilton stepped down to make way for his former point guard, Luke Loucks, who wants to implement his own system and players who fit that better.
It's a big season for Florida State men's basketball, as Leonard Hamilton has stepped down after 23 years as the head coach in Tallahassee, making way for his former point guard, Luka Loucks.
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Florida State's men's basketball program is undergoing a lot of change this offseason. Leonard Hamilton stepped down after 23 years in Tallahassee, and his former point guard, Luke Loucks, is now the head coach.
Florida State is entering a new era for its basketball program. Leonard Hamilton announced his resignation in February that would be effective at the end of the season, and Luke Loucks is now manning the helm for the Seminoles.
The Leonard Hamilton era is officially over at Florida State after 23 years. After falling to Syracuse in the opening round of the ACC Tournament last week, it seemed the season was over with the team and players posting season recaps on social media, but they were still eligible for the NIT Tournament.
The disciple of Coach Ham holds a lot of his ideals close to the chest Three years ago, Florida State athletic director Michael Alford walked with head coach Leonard Hamilton to his post-game press conference before Hamilton stopped in his tracks and pointed at a former player back for a visit.
A pretty crazy opening day Tuesday’s opening ACC Action was really pretty good as Notre Dame nipped Pitt 55-54, Syracuse ended Leonard Hamilton’s ACC career (and probably his overall career), 66-62 and Cal played its sixth overtime in the last four days, beating Virginia Tech in double OT, 82-73.
While Florida State announced a new head coach this week, Syracuse declared it will stick with its current coach as the two programs square off in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament Tuesday night in Charlotte, N.C.
Florida State has hired former player and two-time NBA champion Luke Loucks as its men's basketball head coach, FSU Vice President and Director of Athletics Michael Alford announced Sunday.
Former Florida State player Luke Loucks is returning to his alma mater to serve as head coach, the school announced on Sunday. Loucks, 34, will succeed Leonard Hamilton, who announced last month that his 23rd season would be his last at the helm.
Florida State returned home for its final regular season game, and Coach Leonard Hamilton’s final game at the Tucker Center, to play the SMU Mustangs, led by former FSU assistant Andy Enfield.
Kings assistant Luke Loucks is expected to replace Leonard Hamilton as the next men’s head coach at Florida State University.
Leonard Hamilton has been at Florida State since 2002 and has been a head basketball coach at the collegiate level since 1986, when he got his start with Oklahoma State.
Florida State traveled to Durham on Saturday to take on the Duke Blue Devils in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Leonard Hamilton announced he'd resign at the end of the season, which gives opponents the chance to honor one of the legendary figures in college basketball.
Approaching the end of an era at Florida State, retiring coach Leonard Hamilton will enjoy one final matchup against his former team, Miami, when the teams meet on Wednesday night in Tallahassee, Fla.
Florida State Athletics will honor men's basketball head coach Leonard Hamilton on Saturday, March 8, following the Seminoles' regular season finale against the SMU Mustangs.
The college basketball world received a shakeup Monday, with Florida State head coach Leonard Hamilton announcing he will resign at the end of the season, his 23rd with the program.
This season will be the last one for Florida State Seminoles head coach Leonard Hamilton. In a statement by the Florida State athletic department on Monday, it was announced that Hamilton will be resigning at the end of the season.
Leonard Hamilton will be stepping down from his 23-year career with the Florida State Seminoles and will walk away from Tallahassee as the winningest coach in the program's history.
Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton announced Monday that will he will resign as Seminoles coach at the end of this season. Hamilton, 76, is in his 23rd season at Florida State and 37th overall as a head coach.
Legendary coach Leonard Hamilton announced that he will step down as head coach after the season, ending a 23-year run with Florida State. The 76-year-old coach may have caught some people off guard with the announcement, as Florida State has been performing better this season than in years past.
A former ACC Coach of the Year has announced his intention to step down from his job at the end of the college basketball season. Florida State head coach Leonard Hamilton will resign at the end of the season after 23 years as head coach, he announced Monday.
The Miami Hurricanes (4-10, 0-3 ACC) continue to struggle and now a former head coach returns and looks to continue his win streak over the Canes. Florida State men's basketball head coach (10-4, 1-2) Leonard Hamilton has his Seminoles off to a great start this season as they look to get to .500 in conference play.
Six former Florida State basketball players filed a lawsuit against head coach Leonard Hamilton on Monday, alleging they did not receive the $250K in name, image and likeness compensation that Hamilton promised to them.
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