Former FSU head coach Leonard Hamilton is at the center of a $1.5 million lawsuit filed by six ex-Seminoles who claim he promised them each $250,000 in NIL money — and never delivered.

The players never received the money, and the lawsuit is seeking full compensation to be paid, a total of $1.5 million. All six players were members of FSU's 2023-24 team.

Former Florida State Men's Basketball coach Leonard Hamilton was sued in December over unpaid NIL money by former players, who all alleged that Coach Hamilton promised them $250,000.

Coach Leonard Hamilton and Florida State lost a first-round ACC Tournament game. That meant Hamilton’s collegiate career was over at age 76.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Leonard Hamilton Era of Florida State basketball came to an official end on Tuesday evening as the Seminoles lost, 66-62, to Syracuse in the first round of the 2025 Atlantic ...

Coach Leonard Hamilton and Florida State lost a first-round ACC Tournament game. That meant Hamilton’s collegiate career was over at age 76.

Coaching his final basketball game at Charlotte’s Spectrum Center, so close to his hometown, would represent something of a full circle moment for Florida State’s Leonard Hamilton.

Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton congratulates North Carolina coach Roy Williams during the final seconds of play on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Florida State head coach Leonard Hamilton argues a call with official Clare Aubry during the first half of Duke’s game against Florida State at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C., Saturday ...

Duke head coach Jon Scheyer talks to Florida State head coach Leonard Hamilton before the start of Duke’s game against Florida State at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C., Saturday, March 1 ...

Duke head coach Jon Scheyer talks to Florida State head coach Leonard Hamilton before the start of Duke’s game against Florida State at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C., Saturday, March 1 ...