How Leonard Hamilton, Mike Brown and being a Florida State football fan impacted newly hired Luke Loucks basketball coaching career?

Florida State officially announced the hiring of new men's basketball head coach Luke Loucks on March 9. Loucks is coming home to Tallahassee to lead his alma mater while taking over the reins from legendary head coach Leonard Hamilton.

Luke Loucks was officially introduced as the eighth Florida State men's basketball head coach in a press conference on Monday, here are the takeaways.

Luke Loucks is returning to Florida State. Loucks, 34, was officially named the new head men’s basketball coach at the ACC school and has agreed to a five-year deal, according to reports. Loucks played for the Seminoles from 2008-12 and most recently served as an assistant coach with the Sacramento Kings since 2022.

Florida State Seminoles basketball alum Luke Loucks has been hired as the new FSU head coach, replacing Leonard Hamilton.

Florida State formally announced the hiring of former Seminoles guard Luke Loucks as its men’s basketball coach Sunday afternoon. Loucks will be introduced Monday morning on campus. He replaces the man for whom he played at FSU,

New Florida State men's basketball head coach Luke Loucks has agreed to a five-year contract that pays $2 million in his first year.

Florida State has hired Sacramento Kings assistant coach and FSU alumnus Luke Loucks as its next men’s basketball coach, the program announced. The Athletic confirmed Friday that FSU was targeting Loucks to replace Leonard Hamilton, one of the winningest coaches in ACC history. On Sunday, the move became official.