Lamont Paris
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamSouth Carolina
ConferenceSEC
Record25–23 (.521)
Biographical details
Born (1974-11-11) November 11, 1974
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
Overall111–95 (.539)
Tournaments0–1 (NCAA Division I)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
SoCon Tournament (2022)
SoCon regular season (2022)
Awards
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

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

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
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 27–814–41stNCAA 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 14–22–1
South Carolina: 25–23 (.521)6–15 (.286)
Total:111–95 (.539)

      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

  1. ↑ Thamel, Pete; Borzello, Jeff (2022-03-21). "Sources: S. Carolina to hire Chattanooga's Paris". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  2. ↑ "Wisconsin Athletics - Staff Directory".
  3. ↑ "Chattanooga hires Lamont Paris as next head coach". Coaches Database. April 3, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ Lananna, Michael (March 24, 2022). "Lamont Paris hired as new South Carolina basketball coach". The State. Retrieved March 22, 2022.


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