Lamont Paris became the 20th leader of the Chattanooga Moc's basketball program on April 2, 2017. He comes to Gig City from Wisconsin where he was an assistant the previous seven seasons.
 
Paris joined Bo Ryan's staff as an assistant coach in 2010, which began a golden era for an already strong program. Paris was elevated to associate head coach in 2016 under new headman Greg Gard.
 
The Badgers averaged 27 wins per year over the past seven campaigns. They won a school-record 36 games in 2014-15 finishing as the national runner-up a year after reaching the Final Four in 2014 with Paris influence considered key in the rise in national prominence.
 
The program won 12 or more Big Ten games all seven seasons with Paris on the bench. They captured the league title in 2015 and never finished lower than fourth. Along with the two final fours, the program reached the Sweet 16 four more times.
 
Paris developed a reputation as a fantastic recruiter and developer of talent. He is credited with keying efforts with All-American and current Charlotte Hornet Frank Kaminsky as well as Houston Rocket Sam Dekker, Nigel Hayes, Bronson Koenig and Ethan Happ among others.
 
A proven winner, teams associated with Paris are 487-194 (.715) with five conference titles and 12 NCAA Tournament appearances reaching three Final Fours.
 
Additionally, in 2007, he was inducted into Kaleidoscope Magazine's Forty-Forty Club. It’s a list consisting of Cleveland's top 40 African-Americans age 40 and under who have made a difference in the community.
 
A native of Findlay, Ohio, Paris earned a bachelor's degree in business economics from Wooster in 1996 and a master's degree in recreation and sports management from Indiana State in 2000. Paris played four seasons for Wooster and was named the team's MVP and captain his senior season.
 
He was also an All-North Coast Athletic Conference pick during his last two seasons. He helped lead the Scots made three trips to the NCAA Division III tournament and won a pair of conference titles.

 

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