Leonard Hamilton was the first Black player at Tennessee-Martin, the first Black assistant coach in the SEC when he took a job on Joe B. Hall ’s staff at Kentucky.

Virginia interim coach Ron Sanchez can relate to Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton whose team features plenty of newcomers just like the Cavaliers do.

Two more regular-season games remain in the regular-season tenure of Leonard Hamilton, and this will be his last true road game (barring an NIT appearance). It'll come against the Virginia ...

"The moment he walked into the room, he was smiling, friendly, and, from what I remember, he even told a joke. You knew he was one of us. He's such a great man. It was just a special time.

FSU will travel to Charlottesville on Tuesday to play UVA in its final road game. Tipoff will be at 9 p.m. at the John Paul Jones Arena. FSU's final regular season game will be against SMU (21-8, 12-6) on Saturday at the Donald L. Tucker Center. During that day, FSU will honor Hamilton in his final home game.

Andrew Rohde hit a shot-clock buzzer-beating three with 59 seconds left to break a 55-55 tie, to lift Virginia to a 60-57 win over Florida State on Tuesday.

FSU is seeded 11th in the ACC Tournament that opens Tuesday in Charlotte, North Carolina, and runs through Saturday.