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Last Updated: March 15, 2024, 00:01 IST
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Southeastern Conference coach of the yr Lamont Paris will obtain a contract extension and lift at South Carolina, an individual with data of the deal informed The Associated Press.
COLUMBIA, S.C.: Southeastern Conference coach of the yr Lamont Paris will obtain a contract extension and lift at South Carolina, an individual with data of the deal informed The Associated Press.
The particular person spoke on situation of anonymity as a result of the settlement nonetheless should be authorised by the college’s board of trustees. The trustees have set a gathering for Friday morning with the one merchandise on the agenda, “Approval of Athletics Employment Contract.”
Paris’ new deal is anticipated to take him by the 2029-30 season and produce his wage to greater than $4 million per season.
Paris has led the Gamecocks to a 25-6 mark this season after going 11-21 a yr in the past in his debut season. South Carolina, seeded fifth, returned to the nationwide rankings this season for the primary time since 2017. The fifteenth-ranked Gamecocks will begin play within the SEC Tournament later Thursday towards Arkansas.
Paris’ identify has come up for basketball openings at Ohio State and Louisville along with his background as an assistant coach at Wisconsin from 2010-17.
He bought his first head teaching job at Chattanooga in 2018 and led the Mocs to the NCAA Tournament two years in the past.
Paris took over two seasons in the past after South Carolina dismissed Frank Martin, who had only one NCAA look in 10 years on the job.
Paris’ crew is poised for this system’s first NCAA bid since Martin’s group went to the Final Four in 2017.
This season, the Gamecocks defeated SEC powers Kentucky at dwelling and Tennessee on the highway on the best way to 13 league wins, the second most in program historical past.
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