A PROFILE IN AUGUSTINIAN LEADERSHIP
A Gala Cocktail Reception Featuring
KYLE NEPTUNE
William B. Finneran Head Men's Basketball Coach, Villanova University
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About Kyle Neptune
Kyle Neptune is the William B. Finneran Endowed Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Villanova University.
After a four-year playing career at Lehigh University that concluded with his graduation in 2007, Neptune began his coaching career as a video coordinator for the Villanova Wildcats in 2008. He was part of a staff that helped guide the ‘Cats to an NCAA East Regional championship and the program’s first NCAA Final Four appearance in 24 years.
In 2010, Neptune joined the staff at Niagara University. He spent three seasons working with the Purple Eagles before accompanying head coach Joe Mihalich to Hofstra University in the summer of 2013. A few months later, Neptune was named an assistant coach at Villanova.
As a Villanova assistant coach from 2013-21, Neptune was a part of a run that produced 233 victories, seven BIG EAST regular season titles, four BIG EAST Tournament crowns and two NCAA national championships. Among the Wildcats legends whom Neptune helped tutor in this span were Ryan Arcidiacono, Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, and Collin Gillespie.
Neptune was named head coach at Fordham University after helping the Wildcats advance to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2020-21. The Rams won a second round Atlantic 10 Tournament game and reached the Quarterfinals for the first time since 2007. Fordham also established a program record for its defensive metrics, finishing 44th in the Kenpom.com rankings. That portfolio helped Neptune become a finalist for the Joe B. Hall Award honoring the nation’s top first-year head coach.
In May of 2020, Neptune was recognized as a rising star of coaching's next generation by ESPN as he was named to the ESPN “40 Under 40” list.
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