Commish Chat is a series of one-on-one interviews between Southern Conference Commissioner Jim Schaus and various student-athletes, coaches, administrators, media members and more as they discuss SoCon athletics and issues that affect college athletics on a broader scale.

Schaus's guest for Episode 9 is Chattanooga men's basketball coach Lamont Paris.

Schaus and Paris discuss Chattanooga's school-record start at the DI level, the strength of the SoCon, the challenges presented by the COVID pandemic, his role on the SoCon Racial Equity and Justice Task Force, and what it means to coach in the Southern Conference.