“The reality is, for me to build a team, we need dollars,” Florida State first-year men’s basketball coach Luke Loucks openly told the media in his second press conference.
The former four-year FSU basketball player understood the job he was taking when he accepted, the good and bad that came with it. For all the reasons why Loucks chose to become the head coach — returning to his alma mater, becoming a head coach for the first time, and raising his family closer to home — one downside is unavoidable: money.
With every roster in college basketball virtually rebuilt at the end of each season because of the transfer portal and the impending House settlement, powerhouse brands in the ACC and around the country tossed gobs of cash into the portal, hoping a winning roster would be the result.