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Lamont Paris
Paris in 2022
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamSouth Carolina
ConferenceSEC
Record40–31 (.563)
Biographical details
Born (1974-11-11) November 11, 1974 (age 50)
Findlay, Ohio, U.S.
Playing career
1992–1996Wooster
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1997–1998Wooster (assistant)
1999–2000DePauw (assistant)
2001–2004IUP (assistant)
2005–2010Akron (assistant)
2010–2017Wisconsin (assistant)
2017–2022Chattanooga
2022–presentSouth Carolina
Head coaching record
Overall127–103 (.552)
Tournaments0–2 (NCAA Division I)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
SoCon tournament (2022)
SoCon regular season (2022)
Awards
SEC Coach of the Year (2024)
SoCon Coach of the Year – Coaches (2022)

Lamont Paris (born November 11, 1974) is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks.[1]

Playing career

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Paris played high school basketball at Findlay High School in Findlay, Ohio.[2] He then played college basketball at the College of Wooster, Ohio, where he was captain for his junior and senior seasons while also being a two-time All-North Coast Athletic Conference selection.[3]

Coaching career

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After beginning his coaching career as an assistant at his alma mater during the 1997-98 season, Paris moved on to assistant coaching stints at DePauw and IUP before landing on Keith Dambrot's staff at Akron where he stayed for five seasons. Paris then joined Bo Ryan's staff at Wisconsin in 2010, and was a part of two Sweet 16 squads and the Badgers' Final Four and national championship game appearances during the 2013–14 and 2014-15 seasons. When Ryan stepped down, Paris was elevated to associate head coach under Greg Gard when Gard was given the job on a permanent basis.

Chattanooga

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On April 4, 2017, Paris was introduced as the 20th head coach in Chattanooga history, replacing Matt McCall who left to become the head coach at Massachusetts.[4] During the 2021–22 season, Paris led the Mocs to a 27–8 record and the Southern Conference regular season and tournament championships. In the NCAA Tournament, 13th seeded Chattanooga narrowly lost to Illinois 54–53.[5]

South Carolina

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On March 22, 2022, Paris was officially announced as head basketball coach at South Carolina, replacing Frank Martin. Paris, who signed a five-year deal, became the first African-American to lead the Gamecocks' men's basketball program.[6] The 2023-2024 season saw Paris named SEC Coach of the Year after leading the Gamecocks to a 13-5 conference record and 26-7 overall record ahead of the NCAA tournament. He was also named a finalist for the 2023-24 Werner Ladder Naismith Men's College Coach of the Year Award.

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Chattanooga Mocs (Southern Conference) (2017–2022)
2017–18 Chattanooga 10–23 3–15 10th
2018–19 Chattanooga 12–20 7–11 5th
2019–20 Chattanooga 20–13 10–8 T–5th
2020–21 Chattanooga 18–8 9–7 4th
2021–22 Chattanooga 27–8 14–4 1st NCAA Division I Round of 64
Chattanooga: 87–72 (.547) 43–45 (.489)
South Carolina Gamecocks (Southeastern Conference) (2022–present)
2022–23 South Carolina 11–21 4–14 12th
2023–24 South Carolina 26–8 13–5 T–2nd NCAA Division I Round of 64
2024–25 South Carolina 3–2 0–0
South Carolina: 40–31 (.563) 17–19 (.472)
Total: 127–103 (.552)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  1. ^ Thamel, Pete; Borzello, Jeff (March 21, 2022). "Sources: S. Carolina to hire Chattanooga's Paris". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "AP source: Findlay High graduate Paris heading to South Carolina". thecourier.com. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "Wisconsin Athletics - Staff Directory".
  4. ^ "Chattanooga hires Lamont Paris as next head coach". Coaches Database. April 3, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  5. ^ "Lamont Paris wants to get South Carolina Gamecocks back in NCAA men's basketball tournament at 'fast rate'". ESPN. Associated Press. March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  6. ^ Lananna, Michael (March 24, 2022). "Lamont Paris hired as new South Carolina basketball coach". The State. Retrieved March 22, 2022.


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