Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton said the time for ugly victories needs to end - and end now. ...more

December 16, 2009

Leonard Hamilton wanted to give Chris Singleton a double-double on his 20th birthday, but the sophomore forward just wanted to win. ...more

November 21, 2009

It starts with the biggest guy on the floor. It has to. The reason the Florida State Seminoles are getting more preseason attention than they ever have in the Leonard Hamilton era is because of a talented, soft-spoken, gigantic presence named Solomon Alabi. ...more

November 12, 2009

He didn't know it at the time, of course, but when Toney Douglas missed on a 3-point attempt in the final seconds of Florida State's first-round NCAA Tournament game Friday night, it would be the last shot he would take in a Seminoles uniform. ...more

March 22, 2009

Leonard Hamilton has been working with an unsigned contract at Florida State the past couple of years, but that's about to change. ...more

March 18, 2009

My head hurts. Really. I like Dick Vitale, but enough whining that Saint Mary's got jobbed out of an NCAA Tournament bid. If that's the worst thing that happened Sunday when the brackets came out, then the right teams are in and it's going to be a terrific run to the Final Four. ...more

March 15, 2009

The Seminoles (23-8, 10-6) are ranked 22nd and earned their first bye ever in the conference tournament. The No. 4-seed Seminoles have the ACC coach of the year in Leonard Hamilton. Senior guard Toney Douglas is all-conference and the ACC's defensive player of the year. But No. 12 seed Georgia Tech believes it has two things going for it: a little recent history and a hometown advantage. Is that enough for another postseason surprise? ...more

March 13, 2009

It's a well-deserved day off. Today, when the first round of the ACC Tournament tips off at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, the Florida State men's basketball team won't be on the court at all. ...more

March 12, 2009

Maybe Connecticut's women's team will find some competition in the NCAA Tournament. The Big East Tournament was a breeze for the top-ranked Huskies. ...more

March 11, 2009

Once again, it was Toney Douglas to the rescue. With Florida State clinging to a five-point lead in the final 20 seconds, Clemson's Demontez Stitt stole a pass and drove in for a layup. But the Seminoles' star guard, all 6 feet and 2 inches of him, rose up and swatted the shot away. ...more

February 28, 2009