Ex-FL Basketball Players Sue Coach Over $1.5M In NIL Deals: Reports

TALLAHASSEE, FL — Six former Florida State University basketball players are suing their ex-coach after accusing him of not paying them $250,000 each in name, image and likeness deals, per media reports.

Several media reports say Darin Green Jr., De’Ante Green, Cam’Ron Fletcher, Josh Nickelberry, Primo Spears and Jalen Warley are suing Coach Leonard Hamilton in a lawsuit filed Monday in Leon County Circuit Court.

The players accused Hamilton of neglecting to pay them $1.5 million total - $250,000 to each player - from payments allegedly made by his "business partners," Yahoo! Sports reported.

Due to this, the players boycotted a practice during the Seminoles' last season, the sports outlet reported.

They are being represented by Fort Lauderdale-based Darren Heitner, the Associated Press reported.

FSU released the following statement to the Associated Press:

“Upon learning recently of the allegations made by former men’s basketball athletes, the university has worked diligently to determine what transpired last season. Though our inquiry is not yet complete, at this point, we know of no unfulfilled commitments by FSU in terms of scholarships or other appropriate benefits or the Rising Spear Collective relative to NIL payments owed to the athletes. We support Coach Hamilton’s right to defend himself against these allegations and look forward to an expeditious resolution of this matter."

Read more via the Associated Press and Yahoo! Sports.