Kyle Neptune
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Fordham |
Conference | Atlantic 10 |
Record | 7–5 (.583) |
Biographical details | |
Born | Brooklyn, New York | January 21, 1985
Alma mater | Brooklyn Friends School |
Playing career | |
2003–2007 | Lehigh |
2007–2008 | Šiauliai, Lithuania |
2007-2008 | San Germán, Puerto Rico |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2008–2010 | Villanova (video coordinator) |
2010–2013 | Niagara (assistant) |
2013–2021 | Villanova (assistant) |
2021–present | Fordham |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 7–5 (.583) |
Kyle Neptune (born January 21, 1985) is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Fordham Rams men's basketball team.[1]
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.[1] He would play collegiately at Lehigh under Billy Taylor where he was a member of the Mountain Hawks' 2004 NCAA Tournament team.[2][3]
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.[4] In 2010, he'd join Joe Mihalich's staff at Niagara for three seasons before returning to Villanova as an assistant coach for eight seasons.[1] 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.[4]
On March 30, 2021, Neptune was named the head coach at Fordham, replacing Jeff Neubauer.[5][6]
Head coaching record[]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Fordham Rams (Atlantic 10) (2021–present) | |||||||||
2021–22 | Fordham | 7–5 | 0–0 | ||||||
Fordham: | 7–5 (.583) | 0–0 (–) | |||||||
Total: | 7–5 (.583) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References[]
- ^ 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