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American basketball player and coach (born 1985)

Kyle Neptune
Current position
Neptune in December 2022
Title	Head coach
Team	Villanova
Conference	Big East
Record	43–36 (.544)
Biographical details
Born	(1985-01-21) January 21, 1985 (age 39) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
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	59–52 (.532)
Tournaments	0–2 (NIT)

Kyle Neptune (born January 21, 1985) is an American basketball coach. He is the coach of the Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team.

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. He played collegiate basketball at Lehigh under Billy Taylor where he was a member of the Mountain Hawks' 2004 NCAA tournament team.

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. In 2010, he joined Joe Mihalich's staff at Niagara for three seasons before returning to Villanova as an assistant coach for eight seasons. 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.

On March 30, 2021, Neptune was named the head coach at Fordham, replacing Jeff Neubauer. 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.

On December 17, 2022, Neptune became the first Villanova men's basketball coach since Jack Kraft in 1962 to win a share of the Philadelphia Big 5 basketball title in his first year as coach of the program. On December 21, 2022, Neptune won his first Big East Conference game with a 78–63 victory over St. John's.

Neptune joined Rollie Massimino as the two Villanova coaches to finish with a .500 or better conference record in his first season in the Big East. Neptune finished 10-10.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Fordham Rams (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2021–2022)
2021–22	Fordham	16–16	8–10	8th
Fordham:		16–16 (.500)	8–10 (.444)
Villanova Wildcats (Big East Conference) (2022–present)
2022–23	Villanova	17–17	10–10	T–6th	NIT First Round
2023–24	Villanova	18–16	10–10	T–6th	NIT First Round
2024–25	Villanova	8–4	1–0
Villanova:		43–36 (.544)	21–20 (.512)
Total:		59–52 (.532)

References

^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
"Wildcats Claim Share of Big Five Crown" (Press release).
"Villanova Tops St. John's in Wednesday's Lone Contest".
"Villanova 1980-81 Schedule and Results".

v t e Men's basketball head coaches of the Big East Conference
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