Report: South Carolina's Lamont Paris lands new deal

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South Carolina is awarding 2023-24 SEC men's basketball Coach of the Year Lamont Paris a new six-year contract, ESPN reported Thursday.

The deal reportedly carries an average annual value of more than $4 million and runs through the 2029-30 season, pending approval by the board of trustees.

The lucrative agreement keeps Paris, 49, off the market, where he had already been ment