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FILE - South Carolina NCAA college basketball head coach Lamont Paris speaks during Southeastern Conference Media Days, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Birmingham, Ala. Coach Lamont Paris thought the best part of his team's first NCAA Tournament trip in seven years was the bond they built early on. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

FILE - South Carolina NCAA college basketball head coach Lamont Paris speaks during Southeastern Conference Media Days, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Birmingham, Ala. Coach Lamont Paris thought the best part of his team's first NCAA Tournament trip in seven years was the bond they built early on. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

FILE - South Carolina head coach Lamont Paris talks to guard Meechie Johnson (5) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against LSU Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. Coach Lamont Paris thought the best part of his team's first NCAA Tournament trip in seven years was the bond they built early on. Paris will try and get the same buy-in despite losing a few of their most productive players like leading scorer Meechie Johnson to the transfer portal.(AP Photo/Artie Walker Jr., File)

FILE - South Carolina head coach Lamont Paris talks to guard Meechie Johnson (5) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against LSU Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. Coach Lamont Paris thought the best part of his team's first NCAA Tournament trip in seven years was the bond they built early on. Paris will try and get the same buy-in despite losing a few of their most productive players like leading scorer Meechie Johnson to the transfer portal.(AP Photo/Artie Walker Jr., File)

FILE - South Carolina head coach Lamont Paris celebrates a Missouri turnover with the rest of the bench during overtime of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, in Columbia, Mo. South Carolina won 71-69 in overtime. Coach Lamont Paris thought the best part of his team's first NCAA Tournament trip in seven years was the bond they built early on. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson, File)

FILE - South Carolina head coach Lamont Paris celebrates a Missouri turnover with the rest of the bench during overtime of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, in Columbia, Mo. South Carolina won 71-69 in overtime. Coach Lamont Paris thought the best part of his team's first NCAA Tournament trip in seven years was the bond they built early on. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson, File)