- Leonard Hamilton
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Name = Leonard Hamilton
Sport =Basketball
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DateOfBirth =August 4 ,1948
Birthplace =Gaston County, North Carolina
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College = Florida State
Title = Head coach
Awards = UPI National Coach of the Year (1995)
Big East Coach of the Year (1995, 1999)
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Years = 1966–1968
1969–1971
Team = Gaston CC
Tennessee-Martin
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CoachYears = 1971–1974
1974–1986
1986–1990
1990–2000
2000–2001
2002-present
CoachTeams = Austin Peay (asst.)
Kentucky (asst.)
Oklahoma State
Miami (FL)Washington Wizards
Florida State
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BBallHOF =Leonard Hamilton (born
4 August 1948 , inGaston County, North Carolina ) is the headbasketball coach atFlorida State University . He is a former coach atOklahoma State University and theUniversity of Miami . He also coached theNBA 'sWashington Wizards for one season. His all-time record is 265-268, while appearing in 6 NITs and 3 NCAA tournaments. He has also been to the Sweet 16. While with the Wizards he went 19-63.Hamilton played college ball at the University of Tennessee-Martin. Hamilton was an assistant coach and associate head coach at the
University of Kentucky from 1974 - 1986 under then Head coachJoe B. Hall . Hamilton is a member ofKappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.Though well-known as an avid recruiter, Hamilton's coaching style has come into question due to his sub-.500 record as a head coach. Looking back on Hamilton signing the #1 recruiting class in 2003, Sport Illustrated's Luke Winn remarked, "Congrats go out to Leonard Hamilton for pulling off an incredible feat. He managed to parlay a No. 1 recruiting class ... into zero trips to the NCAA tournament." [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/luke_winn/05/17/patterson.kentucky/1.html]
External links
* [http://seminoles.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/hamilton_leonard00.html Bio at FSU Athletics site]
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/hamille99c.html BasketballReference.com: Leonard Hamilton]
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