Florida State senior Isaiah Swann struggled to find his shooting range in the first half of Friday's game against the University of Alabama-Birmingham. ...more

November 17, 2007

A good recruiting class for Florida State men's basketball coach Leonard Hamilton turned possibly great when highly coveted 6-foot-8 forward Chris Singleton opted to put on the FSU cap instead of the Kentucky one. ...more

November 15, 2007

Florida State opened the second half with an 18-2 run to blow past Nicholls State and seal an 81-58 win in the season opener Friday night at the Donald L. Tucker Center. ...more

November 10, 2007

Here's an effective way to quiet speculation about the future of a coach: Give him a two-year contract extension on the eve of the season opener. That's what Florida State president T.K. Wetherell did Thursday, announcing that FSU basketball coach Leonard Hamilton's contract was extended through the 2011-12 season. ...more

November 9, 2007

Leonard Hamilton is no fool. The Florida State basketball coach is entering his 20th season as a collegiate head coach. He also spent a season as an NBA head coach and six years as associate head coach at basketball-crazy Kentucky. Hamilton knows that you win, or eventually you lose your job. ...more

November 7, 2007

First, he must find a way to replace Al Thornton, an NBA lottery pick and the best player to wear a Florida State uniform this decade. Second, one of his strongest allies on campus, FSU athletic director Dave Hart, is on his way out. And finally, FSU coach Leonard Hamilton has to answer questions about whether this season - his sixth in charge of the men's basketball program - could be his last if the Noles fail to make the NCAA Tournament for the 10th consecutive season. ...more

November 4, 2007

Many of the elite college basketball programs around the nation will hold their first practice of the season Friday in a packed gym as part of Midnight Madness. ...more

October 10, 2007