Linda Lappe Explained

Linda Lappe
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Current Title:Senior Associate Athletic Director
Current Team:San Francisco
Current Conference:WCC
Birth Date:26 February 1980
Birth Place:Burlington, Iowa
Player Years1:1998–2003
Player Team1:Colorado
Player Positions:Guard
Coach Years1:2003–2006
Coach Team1:Drake (asst.)
Coach Years2:2006–2007
Coach Team2:Colorado State (asst.)
Coach Years3:2007–2010
Coach Team3:Metro State
Coach Years4:2010–2016
Coach Team4:Colorado
Coach Years5:2016–2017
Coach Team5:San Francisco (asst.)
Admin Years1:2019–present
Admin Team1:San Francisco (sr. asso. AD)
Overall Record:148–105
Tournament Record:0–1 (NCAA)
6–4 (WNIT)

Linda Marie Lappe (born February 26, 1980) is an American college basketball coach who most recently was women's basketball head coach at Colorado.

Early life and education

Born in Burlington, Iowa, Lappe grew up in nearby Morning Sun and attended Winfield-Mt. Union High School in Winfield.[1]

Career statistics

College

|-| style="text-align:left;" | 1998–99| style="text-align:left;" | Colorado|29||-||-||43.3||37.5||82.7||4.4||3.8||1.7||0.2||-||10.7 |-| style="text-align:left;" | 1999–00| style="text-align:left;" | Colorado|2||-||-||33.3||100.0||100.0||5.5||2.5||0.0||0.0||-||5.5 |-| style="text-align:left;" | 2000–01| style="text-align:left;" | Colorado|30||-||-||42.9||23.8||85.9||2.9||2.4||0.9||0.1||-||7.0 |-| style="text-align:left;" | 2001–02| style="text-align:left;" | Colorado|22||-||-||42.5||16.7||80.0||2.9||1.6||0.8||0.2||-||4.6 |-| style="text-align:left;" | 2002–03| style="text-align:left;" | Colorado|32||-||27.8||48.1||25.0||84.3||4.4||3.0||1.2||0.3||2.1||8.4 |-| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 | Career|115||-||27.8||44.3||31.5||83.9||3.7||2.8||1.1||0.2||2.1||7.8 |- class="sortbottom"|style="text-align:center;" colspan="14"|Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[5]

Coaching career

Lappe began her coaching career back in Iowa as an assistant at Drake University, a position she held from 2003 to 2006. After one season as an assistant at Colorado State, Lappe was head coach at Division II Metro State from 2007 to 2010.

In six seasons at Colorado, she compiled a record of 104-85 and guided the Buffaloes to the 2013 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament and to the WNIT in 3 other seasons.[6] After a 7–23 season in 2015–16, Lappe resigned.[7]
On October 18, 2016, the University of San Francisco hired Lappe as women's basketball associate head coach.[8]
After leaving San Francisco for 2 years, Lappe returns to San Franicsco as a senior associate athletic director.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2003-04-16. Wayback Machine. 2021-05-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20030416181511/http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/colo/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/cumulative-stats.pdf. 2003-04-16.
  2. Web site: Colorado 2015-16 media guide, p. 175 . 2016-07-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160914123604/http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/600/wbb/2015-16_Info_Guide/151-189_results_statistics.pdf . 2016-09-14 . dead . In her senior season of 2002–03, Lappe started 31 of 32 games and averaged 8.4 points and 4.4 rebounds.[1]
  3. Web site: Colorado 2015-16 media guide, p. 174 . 2016-07-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160914123604/http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/600/wbb/2015-16_Info_Guide/151-189_results_statistics.pdf . 2016-09-14 . dead .

    As a junior in 2001–02, Lappe played 22 games and averaged 4.6 points and 2.9 points, after missing the first 11 games due to ankle surgery.[1]

  4. Web site: Player Bio: Linda Lappe . University of Colorado . https://web.archive.org/web/20030407110825/http://cubuffs.ocsn.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/lappe_linda00.html . April 7, 2003 . July 16, 2016 .

    As a freshman at Colorado in 1998–99 playing under coach Ceal Barry, Lappe led the team in scoring with 10.7 points per game. She redshirted the next season due to injuring her patella during the home opener. Lappe returned in 2000–01 as a redshirt sophomore averaging 7.0 points and 2.9 rebounds in 30 games (six starts).[1]

  5. Web site: Linda Lappe College Stats. Sports-Reference. April 11, 2024.
  6. Web site: Linda Lappe . University of Colorado . https://web.archive.org/web/20160402141404/http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=600&ATCLID=204963974 . April 2, 2016 . July 16, 2016 .
  7. Web site: Howell, Brian. CU women's basketball: Linda Lappe out as Buffs' coach after 7-23 season. BuffZone. March 7, 2016. July 17, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160815135230/http://www.buffzone.com/basketball/ci_29605989/cu-womens-basketball-linda-lappe-steps-down-buffs. August 15, 2016. dead.
  8. Web site: Linda Lappe, Associate Women's Basketball Coach. USFDons.com. 2016-10-18. 2016-12-11.
  9. Web site: Linda Lappe, Senior Associate Athletic Director. USFDons.com. April 26, 2020.