The Fairleigh Dickinson men’s basketball program welcomes the addition of Pete Lappas to the staff as the new Director of Basketball Operations, Head Coach Greg Herenda announced Wednesday.
"Pete Lappas is a tremendous addition to our staff," Herenda said. "He has extensive experience for someone of his age. There is a lot of basketball in his blood."
Lappas comes to FDU after serving the past two years as a graduate assistant manager at Temple. During his first year in Philadelphia, the Owls finished 24-10 (11-5 Atlantic 10) and made the NCAA Tournament, where they defeated NC State, before falling to Indiana by four points in the third round. Lappas graduated from Temple last spring with a master’s degree in Sport and Recreation Management.
"I am extremely excited and thankful for the opportunity Coach Herenda has given me to come into a program on the rise and contribute in any way I can," Lappas said. "I could not think of a better coach to work for then Coach Herenda, who has coached at every level of basketball. His energy and enthusiasm for the game is extremely contagious, and I cannot wait to be part of it."
A 2012 graduate of Boston College, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications, Lappas has coached at some prestigious summer camps, including Jim Calhoun’s camp at Connecticut, Gary Williams’ camp at Maryland, Mike Rice’s camp at Rutgers and Jay Wright’s camp at Villanova.
An intern with the Philadelphia 76ers during the summer of 2011, Lappas has also worked as an administrative assistant at multiple Hoop Group camps as well as an assistant to camp directors at the Reebok All-American Camp.
Lappas is the son of Steve Lappas, who was the former head coach at Manhattan (1988-92), Villanova (1992-2001) and Massachusetts (2001-05) and now current college basketball analyst for CBS Sports Network.
"Obviously he has been around college basketball his entire life, and I am very excited for Pete to start his career as part of my staff here at Fairleigh Dickinson University," Herenda said.
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