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

Lamont Paris

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	South Carolina
Conference	SEC
Record	0–0 (–)
Biographical details
Born	(1974-11-11) November 11, 1974 (age 47) Findlay, Ohio
Playing career
1992–1996	Wooster
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1997–1998	Wooster (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
Overall	87–72 (.547)
Tournaments	0–1 (NCAA Division I)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
SoCon Tournament (2022) SoCon regular season (2022)
Awards
SoCon Coach of the Year – Coaches (2022)

Playing career

Paris 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.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4]

South Carolina

On March 22, 2022, Paris was officially announced as head basketball coach at South Carolina, becoming the first African-American to lead the Gamecocks' men's basketball program. He signed a five year deal with the program and replaced Frank Martin.[5]

Head coaching record

NCAA D1

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	0–0	0–0
South Carolina:		0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)
Total:		87–72 (.547)
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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