Former Wildcat Cam’Ron Fletcher Among Six Florida State Players Suing Leonard Hamilton [Video]

Some might say that the emergence of NIL in college athletics opened up a Pandora’s Box. While that might be a bit dire, we have only seen a fraction of the unintended consequences. The latest development is a wild one.

According to a report from Ross Dellenger, six former Florida State basketball players have filed a lawsuit against Leonard Hamilton over unpaid NIL compensation. The complaint alleges the players were promised $250,000 apiece from Hamilton’s business partners, payments that never materialized.

One of those players is a former Kentucky Wildcat, Cam’Ron Fletcher. The small forward from St. Louis’ stint in Lexington was brief. He played in only two games after he was suspended and sent home following an altercation on the bench during a 2020 loss to North Carolina. He spent three injury-plagued seasons with the Seminoles before transferring to Xavier this offseason.

All six of the players in the complaint — Fletcher, former Louisville Cardinal Josh Nickelberry, Darin Green Jr., Primo Spears, …