Lamont Paris serves as Head Coach for University of South Carolina's MEN'S BASKETBALL | program in Columbia, South Carolina.
45 overall by Memphis in 2023 ; Collin Murray-Boyles – selected No. 9 overall by Toronto in 2025)
Lamont Paris, who has been a part of 10 NCAA Division I Tournaments and 18 20-win seasons as a college head and assistant coach, was named the University of South Carolina’s 33rd head coach by Director of Athletics Ray Tanner on Thursday, March 24, 2022. Paris, 50, became the first African-American head coach in the history of the Gamecock men’s basketball program.
