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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1954-03-18) March 18, 1954 (age 70) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1972β1977 | CCNY |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1977β1978 | York College (CUNY) (assistant) |
1978β1979 | Fort Lee HS (assistant) |
1979β1984 | Harry S. Truman HS |
1984β1988 | Villanova (assistant) |
1988β1992 | Manhattan |
1992β2001 | Villanova |
2001β2005 | UMass |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 280β237 (college) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
NIT (1994) Big East regular season (1997) Big East tournament (1995) MAAC regular season (1992) | |
Awards | |
MAAC Coach of the Year (1992) | |
Stephan Thomas Lappas (born March 18, 1954) is an American former college basketball coach. He coached at Manhattan (1988β1992), Villanova (1992β2001) and UMass (2001β2005), compiling 280β237 (.542) record over a 17-year coaching career. He is currently a basketball color commentator and studio analyst for CBS Sports.
Biographyβ»
Educationβ»
Lappas graduated from Bronx High School of Science in 1972, where he was sixth man on its 1971 city championship team and "a starter as a prep senior." He went onββto the City College of New York, where he was a three-year letterwinner in basketball and served as the "team's captain in his junior season." He graduated in 1977 with a bachelor's degree in primary education.
Coaching careerβ»
In 1977, Lappas started coaching at York College, City University of New York as a volunteer. And moved to Fort Lee High School the next year, "becoming an assistant." After one season, he assumed his first head coaching job with Harry S. Truman High School (in The Bronx), staying there through 1984. Lappas fashioned a 91β32 record, and was named New York Daily News Coach of the Year twice (1981 and 1984). Harry S. Truman High School won a New York State Class A championship under Lappas in the 1983β84 season, during which it was 27β3. In 1984 Lappas joined Rollie Massimino's staff at Villanova University.
Head coachβ»
In 1988 Lappas became head coach at Manhattan College, where he turned around the program from a 7β21 season in 1988β89 to a 25β9 season and a berth to the 3rd round of the NIT in 1992. In 1992, he succeeded Rollie Massimino as head coach at Villanova, where he guided the team to seven postseason tournament appearances (four NCAA, three NIT), posting an 8β6 record and winning the 1994 National Invitation Tournament. In 2001, he resigned as head coach after Villanova declined to sign him for a long-term contract due to multiple years of poor recruiting, and a subsequent lack of success in the postseason. He became head coach of the University of Massachusetts on March 26, 2001. In four seasons at UMass, the Minutemen struggled under Lappas, and finished with a record of 50β65. His contract was not renewed and he was let go on March 14, 2005.
Head coaching recordβ»
Collegeβ»
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Manhattan Jaspers (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (1988β1992) | |||||||||
1988β89 | Manhattan | 7β21 | 3β11 | 7th | |||||
1989β90 | Manhattan | 11β17 | 7β9 | Tβ3rd | |||||
1990β91 | Manhattan | 13β15 | 8β8 | 5th | |||||
1991β92 | Manhattan | 25β9 | 13β3 | 1st | NIT third round | ||||
Manhattan: | 56β62 | 31β31 | |||||||
Villanova Wildcats (Big East Conference) (1992β2001) | |||||||||
1992β93 | Villanova | 8β19 | 3β15 | 10th | |||||
1993β94 | Villanova | 20β12 | 10β8 | Tβ4th | NIT champion | ||||
1994β95 | Villanova | 25β8 | 14β4 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
1995β96 | Villanova | 26β7 | 14β4 | 2nd (BE 6) | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
1996β97 | Villanova | 24β10 | 12β6 | Tβ1st (BE 6) | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
1997β98 | Villanova | 12β17 | 8β10 | 4th (BE 6) | |||||
1998β99 | Villanova | 21β11 | 10β8 | Tβ4th | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
1999β00 | Villanova | 20β13 | 8β8 | Tβ6th | NIT second round | ||||
2000β01 | Villanova | 18β13 | 8β8 | Tβ3rd | NIT first round | ||||
Villanova: | 174β110 | 87β71 | |||||||
UMass Minutemen (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2001β2005) | |||||||||
2001β02 | UMass | 13β16 | 6β10 | 4th (East) | |||||
2002β03* | UMass | 11β18 | 6β10 | 4th (East) | |||||
2003β04 | UMass | 10β19 | 4β12 | 4th (East) | |||||
2004β05 | UMass | 16β12 | 9β7 | 3rd (East) | |||||
UMass: | 50β65 | 25β39 | |||||||
Total: | 280β237 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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* A-10 record includes a forfeit victory vs. St. Bonaventure, but season's overall win total does not include it.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Minutemen Select Steve Lappas as Head Basketball Coach". University of Massachusetts. March 26, 2001. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ^ "Sports People; Manhattan's Choice". The New York Times. May 12, 1988. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ^ "Men's Basketball: Steve Lappas". Villanova University. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ^ "Bennerman, Wildcats' Jones in race for NIT scoring record". The Daily Gazette. March 30, 1994. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ^ "Lappas Hired to Replace Massimino". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. April 15, 1992. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ^ "Colleges Men's Basketball; Lappas Resigns At Villanova". The New York Times. March 25, 2001. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ^ "UMass Announces Lappas' Contract Will Not Be Extended". University of Massachusetts. March 14, 2005. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
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- College basketball announcers in the United States
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