Kyle Neptune

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Kyle Neptune
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamFordham
ConferenceAtlantic 10
Record7–5 (.583)
Biographical details
Born (1985-01-21) January 21, 1985 (age 36)
Brooklyn, New York
Alma materBrooklyn Friends School
Playing career
2003–2007Lehigh
2007–2008Šiauliai, Lithuania
2007-2008San Germán, Puerto Rico
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2008–2010Villanova (video coordinator)
2010–2013Niagara (assistant)
2013–2021Villanova (assistant)
2021–presentFordham
Head coaching record
Overall7–5 (.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[]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
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  
      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. ^ a b c "Kyle Neptune - Head Men's Basketball Coach - Staff Directory - Fordham University Athletics". Fordham University Athletics.
  2. ^ "Kyle Neptune - Men's Basketball - Lehigh University Athletics". Lehigh Athletics.
  3. ^ "Kyle Neptune College Stats". Sports-Reference.com.
  4. ^ a b "Kyle Neptune - Men's Basketball Coach - Villanova University". Villanova Athletics.
  5. ^ "Fordham University Hires Kyle Neptune as Head Men's Basketball Coach". Fordham University Athletics.
  6. ^ Joe, Juliano. "Villanova assistant Kyle Neptune is hired as Fordham's head men's basketball coach". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
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