Sacramento Kings assistant and Florida State alum Luke Loucks is expected to become the next Seminoles head coach following Leonard Hamilton’s resignation at the season’s conclusion.
The resignation follows a season that will see the Florida State Seminoles (16-14, 7-12) miss the NCAA Tournament for the fourth straight year, barring a miracle run in the ACC Tournament. This leaves us wondering: Who exactly is Loucks?
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Loucks, 34, attended Clearwater High School in Clearwater, Florida, and was captain of the varsity basketball team in his sophomore, junior, and senior years. By the end of his junior year, he drew national attention and signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Seminoles basketball team.
At Florida State, Loucks appeared in 136 games and started all 35 in his senior year, with an average of 7.1 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 4.3 assists per game. Loucks and the Seminoles made it to the NCAA tournament in all four seasons and won the ACC Tournament in his senior year. He also earned an undergraduate degree in business management and a master’s in sports management.
Following his college career, Loucks bounced around Europe, playing in Latvia, Belgium, Germany, and the NBA Development League in 2014-15. After back surgery in Germany during the 2016 season, he hung up his sneakers and moved to coaching.
Loucks started his coaching career as an intern for the Golden State Warriors, assisting with film and player development in 2016-17. He was part of the 2017 NBA championship-winning staff. The next year, Loucks became the Warriors’ two-way player development coach and, in 2019, was promoted to player development coach with the NBA squad.
Loucks also served as an assistant and player development coach for the Nigerian national team during the 2021 Olympics.
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During the 2021-22 NBA season, Loucks moved to Arizona, where he worked in basketball strategy and personnel evaluation for the Phoenix Suns.
Loucks joined the Sacramento Kings as an assistant coach in 2022 and was promoted to defensive coordinator in 2024. This season, the Kings are 19th in the NBA in points allowed per game.
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