Steve Lappas

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Steve Lappas
Sport(s)	Basketball
Current position
Title	Head coach
Biographical details
Born	(1954-03-18) March 18, 1954 New York City, N.Y., U.S.
Playing career
1972–1977	City College (N.Y.)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1977–1978 1978–1979 1979–1984 1984–1988 1988–1992 1992–2001 2001–2005	York (N.Y.) College (asst.) Fort Lee HS (asst.) Harry S. Truman HS Villanova (asst.) Manhattan Villanova Massachusetts
Head coaching record
Overall	280-237 (.542)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships Big East Regular Season Championship (1997) Big East Tournament Championship (1995) NIT Championship (1994) MAAC Tournament Championship (1992)
Awards Naismith College Coach of the Year (1995) MAAC Coach of the Year (1992) New York Daily News Coach of the Year (1981, 1984)

Steve Lappas (born March 18, 1954) is an American college men's basketball coach. He coached at Manhattan College (1988–1992), Villanova University (1992–2001) and the University of Massachusetts (2001–2005), compiling a 280-237 (.542) record over a 17-year coaching career. He is currently a basketball color commentator and studio analyst for CBS Sports Network.

Biography

Education

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 on to 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.^[1]

Coaching career

In 1977, Lappas started coaching at York (N.Y.) College 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.^[1] Lappas fashioned a 91-32 record,^[2] and was named New York Daily News Coach of the Year twice (1981 and 1984).^[3] Harry S. Truman High School won a New York State Class A championship under Lappas in the 1983–84 season, during which it was 27–3.^[1] In 1984 Lappas joined Rollie Massimino's staff at Villanova University.^[4]

Head coach

In 1988 Lappas became head coach at Manhattan College,^[2] where he turned around the program from a 7–21 season in 1988–89 to a 25–9 season and a berth to the 3rd round of the NIT in 1992.^[1] In 1992, he succeeded Rollie Massimino as head coach at Villanova,^[5] where he guided the team to seven postseason tournament appearances (four NCAA, three NIT),^[6] posting an 8–6 record and winning the 1994 National Invitation Tournament.^[1] 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.^[1] In four seasons at UMass, the Minutemen struggled under Lappas, and finished with a record of 50–65. His contract was not renewed and he was let go on March 14, 2005.^[7]

College coaching record

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Manhattan Jaspers (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (1988–1992)
1988–89	Manhattan	7–21	3–11	7th
1989–90	Manhattan	11–17	7–9	T–3rd
1990–91	Manhattan	13–15	8–8	5th
1991–92	Manhattan	25–9	13–3	1st	NIT Third Round
Manhattan:		56–62	31–31
Villanova Wildcats (Big East Conference) (1992–2001)
1992–93	Villanova	8–19	3–15	10th
1993–94	Villanova	20–12	10–8	T–4th	NIT Champions
1994–95	Villanova	25–8	14–4	2nd	NCAA First Round
1995–96	Villanova	26–7	14–4	2nd	NCAA Second Round
1996–97	Villanova	24–10	12–6	T–1st	NCAA Second Round
1997–98	Villanova	12–17	8–10	4th
1998–99	Villanova	21–11	10–8	T–4th	NCAA First Round
1999–00	Villanova	20–13	8–8	T–6th	NIT Second Round
2000–01	Villanova	18–13	8–8	T–3rd	NIT First Round
Villanova:		174–110	87–71
UMass Minutemen (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2001–2005)
2001–02	UMass	13–16	6–10	4th East
2002–03*	UMass	11–18	6–10	4th East
2003–04	UMass	10–19	4–12	4th East
2004–05	UMass	16–12	9–7	3rd East
UMass:		50–65	25–39	* A-10 record includes a forfeit victory vs. St. Bonaventure, but season's overall win total does not include it.
Total:		280-237
National champion Conference regular season champion Conference tournament champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Conference division champion

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Minutemen Select Steve Lappas as Head Basketball Coach". University of Massachusetts. 2001-03-26. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
↑ 2.0 2.1 "Sports People; Manhattan's Choice". The New York Times. 1988-05-12. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
↑ "Men's Basketball: Steve Lappas". Villanova University. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
↑ "Bennerman, Wildcats' Jones in race for NIT scoring record". The Daily Gazette. 1994-03-30. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
↑ "Lappas Hired to Replace Massimino". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. 1992-04-15. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
↑ "Colleges Men's Basketball; Lappas Resigns At Villanova". The New York Times. 2001-03-25. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
↑ "UMass Announces Lappas' Contract Will Not Be Extended". University of Massachusetts. 2005-03-14. Retrieved 2010-08-16.

Manhattan Jaspers basketball head coaches

John O'Donnell (1904–1909)
Edward Hanrahan (1909–1912)
Fred J. Murphy (1912–1913)
Edward Hanrahan (1913–1920)
E. P. Winters (1920–1922)
Arthur T. Carroll (1922–1924)
Ward Brennan (1924–1925)
Arthur T. Carroll (1925–1926)
Chief Muller (1926–1928)
James Houlihan (1922–1924)
Neil Cohalan (1924–1942)
Joseph Daher (1942–1943)
No team (1943–1945)
Honey Russell (1945–1946)
Ken Norton (1946–1968)
John Powers (1968–1978)
Brian Mahoney (1978–1981)
Gordon Chiesa (1981–1985)
Tom Sullivan (1985–1986)
Bob Delle Bovi (1986–1988)
Steve Lappas (1988–1992)
Fran Fraschilla (1992–1996)
John Leonard (1996–1999)
Bobby Gonzalez (1999–2006)
Barry Rohrssen (2006–2011)
Steve Masiello (2011– )

v t e Villanova Wildcats men's basketball head coaches

Michael Saxe (1920–1926) John Cashman (1926–1929) George Jacobs (1929–1936) Alexander Severance (1936–1961) Jack Kraft (1961–1973) Rollie Massimino (1973–1992) Steve Lappas (1992–2001) Jay Wright (2001–)

UMass Aggies / Redmen / Minutemen basketball head coaches

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Harold Gore (1916–1917)
Sumner Dole (1917–1918)
Harold Gore # (1918–1919)
Emory Grayson (1919–1920)
Harold Gore (1920–1929)
Fritz Ellert (1929–1933)
Mel Taube (1933–1936)
Wilho Frigard (1936–1940)
Louis Bush (1940–1941)
Fritz Ellert # (1941)
Walter Hargesheimer (1941–1943)
No team (1943–1945)
Lorin Ball (1945–1946)
Walter Hargesheimer (1946)
Lorin Ball (1946–1952)
Robert Curran (1952–1959)
Matt Zunic (1959–1963)
Johnny Orr (1963–1966)
Jack Leaman (1966–1979)
Ray Wilson (1979–1981)
Tom McLaughlin (1981–1983)
Ron Gerlufson (1983–1988)
John Calipari (1988–1996)
Bruiser Flint (1996–2001)
Steve Lappas (2001–2005)
Travis Ford (2005–2008)
Derek Kellogg (2008– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

v t e Villanova Wildcats Men's Basketball 1984–85 NCAA Champions

4 Dwight Wilbur 21 Harold Pressley 22 Gary McLain 31 Mark Plansky 32 Harold Jensen 33 Dwayne McClain 54 Ed Pinckney (MOP) Head coach Rollie Massimino Assistant Coaches Mitch Buonaguro Steve Lappas

Persondata
Name	Lappas, Steve
Alternative names
Short description	American basketball player-coach
Date of birth	1954-03-18
Place of birth	New York City, N.Y., U.S.
Date of death
Place of death

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