Linda Lappe

Linda Marie Lappe (born February 26, 1980)[1] is an American college basketball coach who most recently was women's basketball head coach at Colorado.

Linda Lappe
Lappe in 2016 at Kezar Pavilion.
Current position
TitleSenior Associate Athletic Director
TeamSan Francisco
ConferenceWCC
Biographical details
Born (1980-02-26) February 26, 1980
Burlington, Iowa
Playing career
1998–2003Colorado
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2003–2006Drake (asst.)
2006–2007Colorado State (asst.)
2007–2010Metro State
2010–2016Colorado
2016–2017San Francisco (asst.)
2019-presentSan Francisco (sr. asso. AD)
Head coaching record
Overall148–105 (.585)
Tournaments0–1 (NCAA)
6–4 (WNIT)

Early life and education

Born in Burlington, Iowa, Lappe grew up in nearby Morning Sun and attended Winfield-Mt. Union High School in Winfield.[2]

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.[2] Lappe returned in 2000–01 as a redshirt sophomore averaging 7.0 points and 2.9 rebounds in 30 games (six starts).[3]

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.[2][4] In her senior season of 2002–03, Lappe started 31 of 32 games and averaged 8.4 points and 4.4 rebounds.[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.[6]

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]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Metro State Roadrunners (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (2007–2010)
2007–08 Metro State 19–1013–62nd (East)[10]
2008–09 Metro State 14–1412–73rd (East)[11]
2009–10 Metro State 17–1211–83rd (East)[12]
Metro State: 50–36 (.581)36–21 (.632)
Colorado Buffaloes (Big 12 Conference) (2010–2011)
2010–11 Colorado 18–166–108thWNIT Quarterfinals
Colorado Buffaloes (Pac–12 Conference) (2011–2016)
2011–12 Colorado 21–146–1210thWNIT Semifinals
2012–13 Colorado 25–713–54thNCAA First Round
2013–14 Colorado 19–156–12T–9thWNIT Quarterfinals
2014–15 Colorado 15–176–12T–9th
2015–16 Colorado 7–232–1612th
Colorado: 105–92 (.533)39–67 (.368)
Total:155–128 (.548)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved 30 Sep 2015.
  2. "Player Bio: Linda Lappe". University of Colorado. Archived from the original on April 7, 2003. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  3. "Colorado 2015-16 media guide, p. 174" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  4. "Colorado 2015-16 media guide, p. 175" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  5. "Wayback Machine" (PDF). 2003-04-16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2003-04-16. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  6. "Linda Lappe". University of Colorado. Archived from the original on April 2, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  7. Howell, Brian (March 7, 2016). "CU women's basketball: Linda Lappe out as Buffs' coach after 7-23 season". BuffZone. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  8. "Linda Lappe, Associate Women's Basketball Coach". USFDons.com. 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  9. "Linda Lappe, Senior Associate Athletic Director". USFDons.com. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  10. "2007-08 RMAC Women's Basketball - Standings/Schedules". static.rmacsports.org. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  11. "2008-09 RMAC Women's Basketball - Standings/Schedules". static.rmacsports.org. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  12. "2009-10 RMAC Women's Basketball - Standings/Schedules". static.rmacsports.org. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
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