South Carolina Expected to Name Mocs Lamont Paris as New Head Basketball Coach

It appears Mocs basketball coach Lamont Paris is now headed for the SEC.
Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reported that Paris was being targeted by South Carolina. Then late Monday night, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported that South Carolina had reached a five year agreement with Paris to become their new head coach.

The Gamecocks are replacing Frank Martin. Paris just finished up his fifth season at UTC. He has posted an 87-70 record at Chattanooga, but over his last three seasons, Paris is 65-27, and he of course took the Mocs to the Big Dance this year for the first time since 2016. Before coming to the Mocs, Paris was a long time assistant at Wisconsin.