The Rev. Dr. R.B. Holmes Jr. is leading the charge to get Florida State University to name the basketball court at the Tucker Center after Hamilton.

Leonard Hamilton, the conference’s longest-tenured men’s basketball coach, ended his collegiate career with an opening-round loss to Syracuse on Tuesday night at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, not far from where he grew up in Gastonia.

Coaching his final basketball game at Charlotte’s Spectrum Center, so close to his hometown, would represent something of a full circle moment for Florida State’s Leonard Hamilton.

The Florida State Seminoles realized they needed to find a new head coach at the beginning of February when Leonard Hamilton announced he would not return as the program’s head coach next year. The Seminoles acted quickly, hiring former player Luke Loucks as their new leader last week.

Leonard Hamilton's legendary career at Florida State ended Tuesday with an early-round exit from the men's ACC tournament. What he said:

Legendary FSU basketball coach Leonard Hamilton deserves a sold-out Donald L. Tucker Center for one last time on Saturday vs. SMU. Here's why.

Florida State head coach Leonard Hamilton bids farewell after coaching his final game.

Leonard Hamilton is hoping FSU basketball makes a magical run in the ACC tournament.It starts in the first round against Syracuse on Tuesday at 7 p.m.