Stephan Thomas Lappas is an American former college basketball coach. He coached at Manhattan (1988–1992), Villanova (1992–2001) and UMass (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.
Lappas announces a game for the CBS Sports Network on February 21, 2016.
UMass Minutemen basketball
The UMass Minutemen basketball team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, Massachusetts, in NCAA Division I men's college basketball. They play their home games in the William D. Mullins Memorial Center. The Minutemen currently compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Beginning in the 2025–26 season, the team will play as a member of the Mid-American Conference.
Julius "Dr. J" Erving at UMass.
Coach John Calipari (1988–1996)
Al Skinner, Jack Leaman, and Julius Erving at the retirement ceremony for Skinner's UMass jersey No. 30
Marcus Camby was a consensus All-American in 1996