Steve Lappas

College coach infobox
Name = Steve Lappas
DateOfBirth = birth date and age|1954|3|18
Birthplace = New York City, N.Y., U.S.
DateOfDeath =
Sport = Basketball
College =
Title = Head coach
Awards = Naismith College Coach of the Year (1995)
MAAC Coach of the Year (1992)
New York Daily News Coach of the Year (1981, 1984)
Championships = Big East Regular Season Championship (1997)
Big East Tournament Championship (1995)
NIT Championship (1994)
MAAC Tournament Championship (1992)
CurrentRecord =
OverallRecord = 237-143 (.624)
Player = *
Years = 1972-1977
Team = City College (N.Y.)
Position =
Coach = *
CoachYears = 1977-1978
1978-1979
1979-1984
1984-1988
1988-1992
1992-2001
2001-2005
CoachTeams = York (N.Y.) College (asst.)
Fort Lee HS (asst.)
Harry S. Truman HS
Villanova (asst.)
Manhattan
Villanova
Massachusetts
BBallHOF =

Steve Lappas (born March 18, 1954) is a 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 237-143 (.624) record over a 17 years coaching career. He is currently a basketball color commentator and studio analyst for CSTV.

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 two-year letterwinner in basketball and team captain as a junior. He graduated in 1977 with a bachelor's degree in primary education.

Lappas began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant at York (N.Y.) College for one season, followed by a one-year stint as an assistant coach at Fort Lee High School. He then took over the reins of Harry S. Truman High School (in The Bronx) program in 1979, where he coached five seasons and fashioned a 91-32 record, including a 27-3 record in 1983-1984 when his squad captured the New York State Class A title. He was a two-time (1981 and 1984) New York Daily News Coach of the Year selection. In 1984 Lappas joined Rollie Massimino's staff at Villanova University.

In 1988 Lappas became head coach at Manhattan College, 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 1991/92. 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 a 8-6 record. In 2001 he resigned as head coach after Villanova declined to sign him for a long term contract. He became head coach of the University of Massachusetts on March 26, 2001.

College coaching record

CBB Yearly Record Start
type=coach
conference=
postseason=
poll=noCBB Yearly Record Subhead
name=Manhattan Jaspers
startyear=1988
conference=Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
endyear=1992|CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1988-89
name = Manhattan
overall = 7-21
conference = 3-11
confstanding = 7th
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1989-90
name = Manhattan
overall = 11-17
conference = 7-9
confstanding = T-3rd
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1990-91
name = Manhattan
overall = 13-15
conference = 8-8
confstanding = 5th
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship = conference
season = 1991-92
name = Manhattan
overall = 25-9
conference = 13-3
confstanding = 1st
postseason = NIT 3rd RoundCBB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Manhattan
overall = 56-62
confrecord = 31-31CBB Yearly Record Subhead
name=Villanova
startyear=1992
conference=Big East Conference
endyear=2001|CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1992-93
name = Villanova
overall = 8-19
conference = 3-15
confstanding = 10th
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1993-94
name = Villanova
overall = 20-12
conference = 10-8
confstanding = T-4th
postseason = NIT ChampionsCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship = conference tournament
season = 1994-95
name = Villanova
overall = 25-8
conference = 14-4
confstanding = 2nd
postseason = NCAA First RoundCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1995-96
name = Villanova
overall = 26-7
conference = 14-4
confstanding = 2nd
postseason = NCAA Second RoundCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship = conference
season = 1996-97
name = Villanova
overall = 24-10
conference = 12-6
confstanding = T-1st
postseason = NCAA Second RoundCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1997-98
name = Villanova
overall = 12-17
conference = 8-10
confstanding = 4th
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1998-99
name = Villanova
overall = 21-11
conference = 10-8
confstanding = T-4th
postseason = NCAA First RoundCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1999-00
name = Villanova
overall = 20-13
conference = 8-8
confstanding = T-6th
postseason = NIT Second RoundCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2000-01
name = Villanova
overall = 18-13
conference = 8-8
confstanding = T-3rd
postseason = NIT First RoundCBB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Villanova
overall = 174-110
confrecord = 87-71CBB Yearly Record Subhead
name=UMass Minutemen
startyear=2001
conference=Atlantic 10 Conference
endyear=2005|CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2001-02
name = UMass
overall = 13-16
conference = 6-10
confstanding = 4th East
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2002-03*
name = UMass
overall = 11-18
conference = 6-10
confstanding = 4th East
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2003-04
name = UMass
overall = 10-19
conference = 4-12
confstanding = 4th East
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2004-05
name = UMass
overall = 16-12
conference = 9-7
confstanding = 3rd East
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = UMass
overall = 50-65
confrecord = 21-39* Also includes a forfeit victory vs. St. Bonaventure, which does not count toward the overall record.CBB Yearly Record End
overall=237-143