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REPORT: South Carolina MBB Assistant Leaving For Big 12 Coaching Gig

Andrew Lyon

Mar 15, 2024; Nashville, TN, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Lamont Paris looks on from the sideline during the first half against the Auburn Tigers at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 15, 2024; Nashville, TN, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Lamont Paris looks on from the sideline during the first half against the Auburn Tigers at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports / Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
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For the first time since arriving in Columbia in the 2022 offseason, South Carolina men's basketball coach Lamont Paris is dealing with some staff turnover. On Tuesday morning, TheBigSpur.com's John Whittle reported that assistant men's basketball coach Tim Buckley is leaving to accept a similar role with the Big 12's Cincinnati Bearcats.

With the departure, Paris now has only three assistant coaches on staff: his right-hand man Tanner Bronson, Eddie Shannon, and David McKinley, the latter of whom joined the staff this past offseason. Two things that will be missed with Buckley leaving are his reputation in terms of shooting development, to the point where he earned the nickname 'The Shot Doctor,' and the fact that Tim was the lone former head coach on Paris' staff, meaning he likely served as invaluable counsel when it came to game-planning and in-game decisions.

One thing that's known with Lamont when it comes to his staff is that, like many coaches, he likes to surround himself with people with whom he is familiar, and one has to imagine that will be no different with whoever he hires as Tim Buckley's replacement.

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