Chattanooga head coach Lamont Paris waves the basketball net after his team defeated Furman in an NCAA college basketball championship game for the Southern Conference tournament, Monday, March 7, 2022, in Asheville, N.C. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)

Chattanooga coach Lamont Paris gestures after the ball went out of bounds on a bad pass against Illinois during the second half of a college basketball game in the first round of the NCAA men's tournament Friday, March 18, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Chattanooga coach Lamont Paris, right, tosses a ball to Darius Banks during practice for the first round of the NCAA men's college basketball tournament Thursday, March 17, 2022, in Pittsburgh. Chattanooga takes on Illinois on Friday. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)