“I am delighted to announce that Luke Loucks has accepted our offer to become the next male basketball chief in Florida State,” said Alford. “Luke will bring a unique combination of qualities to our program, and I am delighted to start the next chapter in our basketball history under his direction. Throughout basketball at professional and college levels, Luke has acquired a reputation as one of the rising training stars. Having also been a key part of the ability to develop FSU players.”
“I am delighted to welcome Luke Loucks to the Florida State University as the next male basketball coach,” said Florida president Richard McCullough. “Luke’s exceptional coaching capacity, deep leadership skills and in-depth knowledge of basketball make him good adjustment to direct our program. As a former seminole, he understands the values and traditions that define the basketball of the FSU. I am convinced that under his direction, the state of Florida will continue to succeed and maintain the proud inherited in the inherited.
LOUCKS brings a richness of knowledge and experience in professional, college and international basketball. He specializes in teaching on the field and the development of players and recently served as an assistant coach of the Kings of Sacramento after spending time for staff with the Golden State Warriors and Phoenix Suns.
“I am incredibly honored and excited for the opportunity to become a head coach of the Men’s Men’s Basketball team from Florida State,” said LOUCKS. “FSU has a rich tradition of basketball, and I can’t wait to rely on the heritage of our previous coaches, in particular the coach Hamilton. I would like to thank the Kings of Sacramento, Phoenix Suns and Golden State Warriors for having provided me with a solid coaching foundation. We hold on and off the field which will help build a culture at the level of the championship.
His stay in the NBA included working with perennial stars Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson, Demar Derozan, De’Aaron Fox, Domantas Sabonis and Zach Lavine. During the LOUCKS TIME in Golden State, during the NBA final and was also a selection of the first All-NBA team. Curry won the honors of the first All-NBA team three times with LOUCKS on the staff, and Green was appointed defensive player of the NBA year in 2017.
“Our staff will recruit and fill out our list of competitive players, raised in IQ and highly qualified with professional basketball aspirations,” said Loucks. “Our work consists in shaping these individuals in a coherent unit which understands our vision and the way we want to play. My wife and three children are delighted to return home to Florida, where our families live and community ties are strong. We are looking forward to building something special in Tallahassee.”
LOUCKS was part of a staff who led the Warriors to the NBA consecutive championships, winning the 2017 title in five games on Cleveland riders and repeating in 2018 with a scan of the riders. The Warriors displayed a record of 46-14 in four-seasons playoffs with the franchise, including a 16-1 brand in the 2017 qualifying series which set the NBA record for the best percentage of victories in a single qualifying series.
“I am very enthusiastic about the future of our male basketball program, and I am also very happy that this new era represents a bridge towards a successful past with an even brighter future,” said Alford. “I am also delighted that Luke and his wife, Stevi, do not intimately understand the experience of being a student-athlete of the FSU. They understand how a special place is, and I am extremely grateful for their desire to want to be part of it again.”
Before returning to Tallahassee to direct the state of Florida, Loucks passed the three previous seasons as an assistant coach for the Kings of Sacramento. He was the defensive coordinator of Sacramento in 2024-25, helping the Kings to their best defensive performance in 20 seasons. During his first two seasons, he worked with the Kings offensive. The 2022-233 team beat the offensive efficiency rating in a single NBA season with a brand of 119.4 which was a full point better than the previous record.
In 2022-23, its first season with the Kings, the team posted a file of 48-34, the most victories of the franchise since 2004-05, and made the playoffs for the first time since 2005-06. The following year, he helped Kings produce 46 victories for the best two-year section of the franchise since the 2004-05 and 2005 seasons. He also trained the Nigerian national team, helping Nigeria defeat the United States team in a pre-Olympic exhibition match, then ranked among all the countries with an average of 11.0 interceptions per game at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
LOUCKS helped lead FSU to the NCAA tournament during its four seasons as a player, the first time in the history of the program, the seminoles qualified for the NCAA tournament in four consecutive years. He was appointed to the team of the All-ECC tournament in 2012 after managing Florida State for the first title of the ACC tournament of the program.
In the victory of the ACC championship on the superior and n ° 4 head of the North Carolina, LOUCKS equaled the program of the program for most of the assists in a match against an ACC opponent with 13. His 136 career games played are n ° 4 on the list of all the time of FSU, and he still ranks 10th in the history of the program with 391 career assists. After his FSU player career, LOUCKS played three seasons in Europe and a year in the NBA Development League.
LOUCKS obtained his Baccalaureate in Business Management of Florida State in 2011 and obtained his master’s degree in FSU sport management in 2012. He and his wife, Stevi, have three children. He is married to the old Stevi Steinhauer, who participated in events of Freestyle, Papillon and Relais for FSU from 2006 to 10. LOUCKS Sister, Emma, played in the female basketball team of the Florida State, his first year and their father, Lincoln, also frequented the state of Florida.
Luke Loucks Coaching History
2025 – Florida’s state coach
2022-25 Deputy coach of Sacramento Kings (NBA)
2021-22 Phoenix Suns basketball strategy (NBA) and staff assessment
Player development coach 2019-21 Golden State Warriors (NBA)
2017-19 Golden State Warriors (NBA)
2016-2017 Golden State Warriors (NBA) Film and Player Development Stagy
What they say about Luke Loucks
“Luke was an exceptional seed player who played a key role in the conduct of Florida State in his first ACC championship. I am very proud to see him come back as a head coach of a program he has helped to raise such great peaks. Luke and Stevi will play what it means to be a seminole – bearing garnet and gold was not just their past; Athletics Michael Alford And the deputy director of athletics Doug Walker for having conducted a thoughtful and in -depth research process, which led to an excellent choice to lead the Florida State program in his next chapter. “” Leonard HamiltonFlorida’s state coach 2002-2025
“Luke Loucks is a qualified and above all gifted coach to the development of players. He helped Kings players reach All-Star and All-NBA honors. He is passionate about FSU, and I know he is ready for this special opportunity.” Monte McNair, Managing Director of Sacramento Kings
“I am incredibly delighted for Luke, because it incredibly deserves this opportunity. Florida State obtains an absolute winner as a chief coach and a person of a person. Luke has experience in each facet of the game. The seminoles. Mike Brown, Sacramento Kings 2022-2024 head coach
