Steve Lappas

Teams coached: Manhattan Jaspers, Villanova Wildcats, UMass Minutemen
Manhattan record: 56-62 (.475)
Villanova record: 174-110 (.613)
UMass record: 50-65 (.435)
Overall record: 280-237 (.542)

Stephan Thomas Lappas
Born March 18, 1954
Hometown: New York City, New York
Alma Mater: City College of New York (BA, 1977)
Played at Bronx HS of Science and then at CCNY, serving as team captain as a junior
Started his coaching career right away, spending one year each assisting at CUNY-York and Fort Lee HS (NJ)
Hired as the head coach at Harry S. Truman HS in the Bronx, going 91-32 over five seasons and winning the New York State Class A championship in 1984
Joined Rollie Massimino‘s staff at Villanova as an assistant in 1984, working there for four seasons
Became head coach at Manhattan in 1988, turning a 7-win Jaspers team into a 25-9 NIT contender in his fourth and final season
Returned to Villanova in 1992 to take over for Massimino, coaching the Wildcats for nine seasons
- Won 174 games and went to the postseason seven times (four NCAA, three NIT)
- Resigned from the school in 2001 after contract negotiations failed to land him a long-term deal
Hired that off-season to be the head coach at UMass, where he coached the Minutemen for four seasons but failed to reach the postseason; let go following the 2004-05 season
Began working for CBS Sports Network as both an in-game and in-studio analyst in 2005
- He has also called games on the MSG Network, ESPN, Comcast and Westwood One Sports
Inducted into the CCNY Hall of Fame, Villanova Hall of Fame and NYC Basketball Hall of Fame