Kyle Neptune
.jpg) Neptune in 2020 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Villanova |
| Conference | Big East |
| Record | 2–5 (.286) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 21, 1985 Brooklyn, New York |
| Playing career | |
| 2003–2007 | Lehigh |
| 2007–2008 | Šiauliai |
| 2007–2008 | San Germán |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2010–2013 | Niagara (assistant) |
| 2013–2021 | Villanova (assistant) |
| 2021–2022 | Fordham |
| 2022–present | Villanova |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2008–2010 | Villanova (video coordinator) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 18–21 (.462) |
Kyle Neptune (born January 21, 1985) is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team.[1][2]
Playing career
Neptune attended Brooklyn Friends School, and was a member of the school's 2003 State Championship team, recording a school record in points with 1,650.[2] He would play collegiately at Lehigh under Billy Taylor where he was a member of the Mountain Hawks' 2004 NCAA tournament team.[3][4]
Coaching career
Neptune's coaching career began in 2008 as a video coordinator under Jay Wright at Villanova and was on staff for the Wildcats' 2009 Final Four appearance.[5] In 2010, he joined Joe Mihalich's staff at Niagara for three seasons before returning to Villanova as an assistant coach for eight seasons.[2] During his time as an assistant coach, the Wildcats earned five Big East men's basketball tournament titles, as well as two national championships in 2016 and 2018.[5]
On March 30, 2021, Neptune was named the head coach at Fordham, replacing Jeff Neubauer.[6][7] Neptune would serve only one season at Fordham, as he was announced as Villanova's new head coach on April 20, 2022 following Wright's retirement.[1]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fordham Rams (Atlantic 10) (2021–2022) | |||||||||
| 2021–22 | Fordham | 16–16 | 8–10 | 8th | |||||
| Fordham: | 16–16 (.500) | 8–10 (.444) | |||||||
| Villanova Wildcats (Big East) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022–23 | Villanova | 2–5 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Villanova: | 2–5 (.286) | 0–0 (–) | |||||||
| Total: | 18–21 (.462) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ a b "Wright to Retire as Head Men's Basketball Coach; Will Transition to New Role at Villanova; Neptune Named William B. Finneran Endowed Head Coach" (Press release). Villanova Wildcats. April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Kyle Neptune - Head Men's Basketball Coach - Staff Directory - Fordham University Athletics". Fordham University Athletics.
- ^ "Kyle Neptune - Men's Basketball - Lehigh University Athletics". Lehigh Athletics.
- ^ "Kyle Neptune College Stats". Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ a b "Kyle Neptune - Men's Basketball Coach - Villanova University". Villanova Athletics.
- ^ "Fordham University Hires Kyle Neptune as Head Men's Basketball Coach". Fordham University Athletics.
- ^ Joe, Juliano. "Villanova assistant Kyle Neptune is hired as Fordham's head men's basketball coach". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
- 1985 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball coaches from New York (state)
- Basketball players from New York City
- College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
- Fordham Rams men's basketball coaches
- Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball players
- Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball coaches
- Sportspeople from Brooklyn
- Villanova Wildcats men's basketball coaches