Paris Stays on as Gamecocks Seek Turnaround

0:00On March 10th, South Carolina men's basketball coach, Lamont Paris, is set to return for next season. The game cocks wrapped up the regular year with a 13-18 record, going 4-14 in conference play. They grabbed their final win on the road against Ole Miss and entered the SEC tournament as the number 14 seed. Reports surfaced Monday night from the Big Spur that Paris would be retained, detailing the behind-the-scenes decision. By Tuesday morning, an Athletics Department official confirmed to the post in Courier that he is indeed staying on. Fans and observers have mixed feelings after two tough seasons, including finishing dead last in the league last year. Paris earned a big raise in extension after a standout 2024 campaign, but the team has struggled lately with a combined, 25 and 38 mark over the past two years. Despite the dips, Paris boasts strong recruiting chops since joining in March 2022. He has landed five of the top nine recruits in program history, including NBA talents like

1:02Colin Murray Boyles and Gigi Jackson with more high-end prospects on the roster and incoming. The program now eyes a turnaround in year five under Paris, banking on that talent to climb back up the SEC's standings.