TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Six former Florida State basketball players sued Seminoles coach Leonard Hamilton on Monday, saying he violated his promise to pay each of them $250,000 in compensation for his name, image and likeness to grant, not complied with.

The plaintiffs – Darin Green Jr., De’Ante Green, Cam’Ron Fletcher, Josh Nickelberry, Primo Spears and Jalen Warley – filed suit in Leon County District Court, and their attorney, Fort Lauderdale resident Darren Heitner, made the announcement 20 page complaint.

The former players claim Hamilton promised them money from his “business associates.” The lawsuit says they canceled a practice last season because of the missed payments and planned to boycott a game against Duke on Feb. 17. In the end, they gambled – the Seminoles lost – with a guarantee from Hamilton that they would be paid, which they never received, the lawsuit says.

No attorney for Hamilton was listed in the lawsuit.

“We support Coach Hamilton’s right to defend himself against these allegations and look forward to an expeditious resolution of this matter,” the university said in a statement.

The university’s statement also said that an investigation into the allegations is ongoing, but “at this time, we are not aware of any unfulfilled obligations on the part of FSU with respect to scholarships or other appropriate benefits or the Rising Spear Collective with respect to NIL- Payments to the athletes are known.”

FSU hosts Syracuse on Saturday.

The complaint includes multiple text message exchanges between players and some between players and Hamilton.

FSU finished 17-16 last season, including 10-10 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The 76-year-old Hamilton is in the final year of his contract. The Seminoles are 9-4, including 0-2 in league play.

None of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit remain on the team. Darin Green and Nickelberry maxed out their college eligibility last spring and the four others transferred. Spears is now at UTSA, Fletcher is at Xavier, De’Ante Green is at South Florida and Warley is redshirting at Gonzaga.

The lawsuit is the latest in a growing number of NIL litigation.

Matthew Sluka, a starting quarterback on the UNLV football team, left the program after three games in September because he said he was never paid on a $100,000 NIL deal. Former Florida quarterback recruit Jaden Rashada, now playing at Georgia, sued Gators coach Billy Napier last year over an alleged $13 million unpaid NIL deal. And several Tulsa players claim that former coach Kevin Wilson never paid them thousands in zero signings.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.