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 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.

"Throughout basketball at both the professional and collegiate levels, Luke has earned a reputation as one of the rising stars in coaching."