The Rev. Dr. R.B. Holmes Jr. is leading the charge to get Florida State University to name the basketball court at the Tucker Center after Hamilton.

Loucks will be stepping into Hamilton's shoes after playing a key role as a player in FSU's first ACC Championship run in 2012.

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,

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 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.

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.

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Florida State athletic director Michael Alford officially announced Luke Loucks, a 2012 FSU ACC championship team member and fourth all-time in career games played, as the eighth head men’s basketball coach in Florida State program history.