Six former Florida State men’s basketball players sued coach Leonard Hamilton on Monday, saying he failed to keep a promise to pay them each $250,000 in name, image and likeness money.

Florida State University has released the following statement regarding the lawsuit filed against basketball head coach Leonard Hamilton:

This is somehow only the second lawsuit filed over an NIL dispute and it almost led to the players boycotting a game.

TALLAHASSEE — Six former Florida State basketball players sued Seminoles coach Leonard Hamilton on Monday, alleging he failed to make good on a promise to get each of them $250,000 in name, image and likeness compensation.

Six former Florida State men's basketball players have filed suit against Seminoles head coach Leonard Hamilton over allegations of "unpaid promises" tied

The lawsuit claims the players walked out of a practice last season over the missed payments and intended to boycott a Feb. 17 game against Duke.

Darin Green Jr., De’Ante Green, Cam’Ron Fletcher, Josh Nickelberry, Primo Spears and Jalen Warley — say coach Leonard Hamilton promised them the money.

The six plaintiffs allege Hamilton promised each of them $250,000 in NIL payments from the coach’s “business partners,” per the complaint.

Six former Florida State basketball players filed a lawsuit Monday against their former coach, Leonard Hamilton, over unpaid promises of NIL compensation that total $1.5 million and acknowledged within the documents that they boycotted a practice last season over the missed payments.