List of Florida State Seminoles men's basketball head coaches

Last updated September 29, 2024

The following is a list of Florida State Seminoles men's basketball head coaches. There have been seven head coaches of the Seminoles in their 78-season history.^[1]

Florida State's current head coach is Leonard Hamilton, who was hired as the Seminoles' head coach in March 2002.^[2]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1947–1948	Don Loucks	1	5–13	.278
2	1948–1966	J. K. Kennedy	18	234–208	.529
3	1966–1978	Hugh Durham	12	229–96	.705
4	1978–1986	Joe Williams	8	129–105	.551
5	1986–1997	Pat Kennedy	11	202–131	.607
6	1997–2002	Steve Robinson	5	64–86	.427
7	2002–present^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Leonard Hamilton	23	421–281	.600
Totals		7 coaches	78 seasons	1,284–920	.583
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source^[1]

↑ Florida State vacated 22 wins from the 2006–07 seasons. Hamilton's on-court record is 440–275 (.612).

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References

1 2 "2022-23 Florida State Records and History" (PDF). Florida State Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
↑ "Hamilton Hired to Coach Seminoles". Los Angeles Times . March 20, 2002. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

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[HamiltonVacated-3] Florida State vacated 22 wins from the 2006–07 seasons. Hamilton's on-court record is 440–275 (.612).

[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "2022-23 Florida State Records and History" (PDF). Florida State Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

[2] "Hamilton Hired to Coach Seminoles". Los Angeles Times . March 20, 2002. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

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