They appear headed to a decent NCAA Tournament seed to the delight of ultra-successful South Carolina women’s coach Dawn Staley, who has been a highly visible booster of Paris’ team.
“I want Lamont to win,” Staley said. “I really do. He probably wasn’t a popular hire around here. And then he didn’t have the type of season he probably wanted to have last year. To be where he is in Year 2, it’s quite remarkable.
“Last year this time, we could probably play dodgeball across from one another and there is nobody in here. Now, he turns this season around. They do say ‘If you win and build it, they will come.’ This is Year 2 for Lamont.”