GG Jackson Originally Was Going To Play For North Carolina, Hubert Davis As Freshman In 2023! Now Though, That Isn't The Case As He's Exploring Reclassifying Playing For South Carolina, Lamont Paris
GG Jackson was originally was going to play for North Carolina, Hubert Davis as Freshman in 2023!
Now though that isn’t the case as he’s exploring reclassifying, playing for South Carolina Lamont Paris.
When?
2022-2023 season!
“according to Lou Bezjak’s article on newsobserver.com”
Why?
GG Jackson had this to say about his decision about exploring other options reclassifying playing for Lamont Paris in 2022-2023 via his social media page on Twitter!
First I would like to thank god for watching over me and giving me the gift and talent to play basketball . To all my coaches from middle school on up and aau coaches thank you for believing in me and letting me play "First I would like to thank God for watching over me and giving me the gift and talent to play basketball," Jackson wrote on his social media accounts. "To all my coaches from middle school on up and AAU coaches thank you for believing in me and letting me play for your programs. Thank you to coach Hubert Davis and the UNC Basketball staff for recruiting me and giving me a chance to play for your university. My family has stuck by my side since I was born and have been the biggest supporters in my life by guiding me in the right direction.
"I have decided to decommit from UNC to explore other options that can help me grow from a teenage boy to an adult to put me in the best position to reach my dream goal which is the NBA."
“according to G.G Jackson’s social media account on Twitter”
Lamont Paris is South Carolina’s new Head Coach!
Lamont Paris was named the Head Coach of South Carolina on Thursday, March 24, 2022 by Director Of Athletics Ray Tanner!
Why?
Ray Tanner had this to say about hiring Lamont Paris as South Carolina’s 33rd Head Coach!
Lamont Paris is the right choice to lead our men’s basketball program,” said Tanner. “When we began this search, I said we wanted to hire someone with a winning coaching history, who has the energy, passion and commitment to excellence in all areas of the student-athlete experience. Coach Paris checks all of those boxes.
“Lamont’s success on the court speaks for itself,” continued Tanner. “He has recruited and developed talent at the highest level, helping Wisconsin reach the Final Four on two occasions, and has taken his experiences under some of the nation’s top coaches to build his own winning program at Chattanooga. Off the court, he is first-class person who will embrace our community and the Gamecock Family. We believe he is one of the bright young coaches in the profession and we are thrilled to have him lead our men’s basketball program.”
Before being hired as 33rd Head Coach of South Carolina Lamont Paris after five seasons as the head coach at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, coaching the Mocs to an 87-72 overall record (.547), including a 65-29 mark the last three seasons.
This past season Lamont Paris led the Mocs to their first Southern Conference title and NCAA berth since 2016. Chattanooga finished the season with a 27-8 mark. He is one of 20 finalists for the Hugh Durham Award, given by CollegeInsider.com to the top Division I mid-major coach in college basketball.
The Mocs’ NCAA NET ranking improved in each of his seasons at Chattanooga, finishing with a 63 ranking this season.
In his 17 seasons as a collegiate assistant coach, teams associated with Paris were 497-217 (.696) with five conference titles and 12 NCAA Tournament appearances, reaching two Final Fours.
“according to his biography on gamecocksonline.com”