Under the guidance of Leonard Hamilton, Florida State basketball made every NCAA Tournament held between 2017 and 2021 and advanced at least one round in each. That run was highlighted by an Elite Eight appearance in 2018.

The last of the ACC’s old guard, Leonard Hamilton, is resigning after this season. This means, for the first time in over two decades, Florida State needs a new men’s basketball coach.

This is my top candidate if I were to choose the next head coach at Florida State. Siddle has been at UNCW for four seasons, where he has compiled a record of 141-97, winning the Colonial Conference and the CBI Championship in his second season and beating Kentucky at Rupp Arena in 2023-24. In the three years before he took over, they were 31-66.