Florida State working on contract extension for FSU basketball coach Leonard Hamilton

Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton has the men's basketball program on quite a run right now.

Hamilton's contract expires on April 30, 2020, but FSU is actively working toward a contract extension for the winningest head coach in in program history.

"He's here as long as he wants to be," FSU Athletic Director David Coburn told the Tallahassee Democrat.

"The president and I have both told him that, and I don't think Coach has any anxiety about it. We are working on details."

Hamilton has led the Seminoles on one of the best four-year stretches in program history, including this season.

The No. 9 Seminoles (15-2, 5-1 ACC) are tied atop the ACC standings for the 2019-2020 season after eight-consecutive wins. They're 58-3 at the Tucker Civic Center over the last 61 games and are 18-3 over their last 21 ACC games.

The Seminoles have made three-straight NCAA tournament appearances with a 6-3 record, two Sweet 16s, and an Elite Eight.

Hamilton currently makes $2.25 million per season at FSU, which was 48th nationally for the 2018-2019 season, according to the USA Today coaches salaray database. But his contract has the potential to reach as high as fifth in the country ($4.925 million) for a particular season through bonuses.

This season, Hamilton's salary remained the same, but he moved up to 37th in head coach pay, according to watchstadium.com. Rick Barnes passed Hamilton for the most max bonus ($3 million).

The bonuses Hamilton can earn include winning the ACC tournament ($150,000), makes the NCAA tournament ($200,000), and wins the National Championship ($500,000).

He is the only coach in college basketball to have a max bonus of more than $2 million ($2.675 million).

Hamilton has a career record of 349-218 at FSU over the last 18 seasons. With one more season in 2020-2021, Hamilton will become the longest-tenured head coach in FSU program history. He is currently tied with J.K. Kennedy, who coached at FSU from 1949-1966.

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He tied former South Carolina/North Carolina State coach Frank McGuire for fifth all-time with 160 career ACC wins with the Seminoles' 54-50 win over defending National Champion Virginia Wednesday night. He is five wins away from tying former Georgia Tech coach Bobby Cremins (354) for for fifth place in ACC history for career wins at a single ACC institution.

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