Lamont Paris

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Lamont Paris
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Paris in 2022
Current position
Title Head coach
Team South Carolina
Conference SEC
Record37–29 (.561)
Biographical details
Born (1974-11-11) November 11, 1974 (age 49)
Findlay, Ohio, U.S.
Playing career
1992–1996 Wooster
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1997–1998Wooster (assistant)
1999–2000 DePauw (assistant)
2001–2004 IUP (assistant)
2005–2010 Akron (assistant)
2010–2017 Wisconsin (assistant)
2017–2022 Chattanooga
2022–present South Carolina
Head coaching record
Overall124–101 (.551)
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]

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Playing career

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

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

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

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

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Chattanooga Mocs (Southern Conference)(2017–2022)
2017–18 Chattanooga 10–233–1510th
2018–19 Chattanooga 12–207–115th
2019–20 Chattanooga 20–1310–8T–5th
2020–21 Chattanooga 18–89–74th
2021–22 Chattanooga 27–814–41st NCAA Division I Round of 64
Chattanooga:87–72 (.547)43–45 (.489)
South Carolina Gamecocks (Southeastern Conference)(2022–present)
2022–23 South Carolina 11–214–1412th
2023–24 South Carolina 26–813–5T–2nd NCAA Division I Round of 64
South Carolina:37–29 (.561)17–19 (.472)
Total:124–101 (.551)

      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

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