Where Lamont Paris’ South Carolina salary ranks among SEC basketball coaches
South Carolina’s board of trustees approved the hire of new basketball coach Lamont Paris on Thursday.
Paris’ contract will be a five-year deal worth $12 million, an average of $2.4 million annually. His salary will be $2.2 million next year before incentives and rises $100,000 each year. It is a considerable increase from what he was making at Chattanooga ($250,000 per season).
Here is a look at where Paris’ new salary ranks among Southeastern Conference men’s basketball coaches for next season:
SEC Basketball Coaches Salaries
Figures provided here include annual salary figures available for the most recent year for sitting SEC coaches and the first year of new coaches’ contracts. Terms for new Georgia coach Mike White are not yet available, while Dennis Gates (Missouri) is only shown here with his average salary.
X—Sitting coaches, 2021-22 season salary, according to USA Today salary database. ... Y—Denotes new coach. ... Z—Latest figure available for Georgia’s
X—John Calapari, Kentucky: $8,602,306
X—Rick Barnes, Tennessee: $5,200,000
X—Eric Musselman, Arkansas: $4,000,000
X—Buzz Williams, Texas A&M: $4,000,000
X—Bruce Pearl, Auburn: $3,825,321
X—Nate Oats, Alabama: $3,237,587
X—Tom Crean, Georgia: $3,200,000 (fired)
X—Kermit Davis, Ole Miss: $3,052,500
Y—Todd Golden, Florida: $3,000,000
Y—Matt McMahon, LSU: $2,600,000
Y—Dennis Gates, Missouri: $2,500,000
Y—Chris Jans, Mississippi State: $2,400,000
X—Jerry Stackhouse, Vanderbilt: $2,232,090
Y—Lamont Paris, South Carolina: $2,200,000
This story was originally published March 24, 2022 at 1:36 PM.
