Earlier this month, longtime Florida State basketball head coach Leonard Hamilton announced he'd be retiring at the conclusion of the 2024-25 season. The move sends the Seminoles into their first coaching search in over two decades as athletic director Michael Alford will look to make another quality hire as he's done in multiple other sports.

While Celtics lead assistant Sam Cassell hasn’t officially heard about any head-coaching opportunities, he could be in the mix at his alma mater. Cassell will be in “serious consideration” for Florida State’s men’s basketball coach opening,