Florida State Basketballers Sue Coach Over Unpaid NIL Cash (1)

Six former Florida State University men’s basketball players claim coach Leonard Hamilton cheated them out of $1.5 million in commitment sweeteners, according to a complaint filed Monday in state court.

Hamilton promised players and their parents $250,000 per-player in name, image, and likeness payments for the 2023-2024 season if the players would commit to his squad and remain enrolled at Florida State, the players said in the complaint filed in Leon County Circuit Court.

“Punitive and exemplary damages are appropriate here, where Hamilton continuously duped the Plaintiffs, many of whom desperately relied on the promised payments, to halt this prevalent ...