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 will succeed Leonard Hamilton as Florida State men's basketball coach, signing a five-year deal. "It's like it was meant to be," Loucks said.

Florida State has announced the hiring of Luke Loucks as the basketball team's eighth head coach in program history, succeeding the legendary Leonard Hamilton. He had been the favorite to take over since it was announced that Coach Hamilton would be resigning at the conclusion of the season, and the two sides worked quickly to get the deal done.