Following the season, Neptune was announced as a finalist for the Joe B.

It was the best defense in Fordham history and Neptune led a surging Rams squad to a 16-16 overall record. The Rams posted a 14-win increase from the previous year and had the 48 th best defense in the NCAA according to the rankings. In the 2021-22 season that just ended, Neptune led Fordham to its highest win total in the past five years and the second-most Atlantic-10 wins in the past 15 seasons. When I started to reflect about our priorities, keeping this staff intact, understanding what it means to be at Villanova and what is the Villanova way, that's hard to understand unless you have been here.' Since I came to Villanova it was always in the back of your mind having a succession plan for your greatest asset in Jay Wright. We have a wonderfully competitive basketball coach that I know can compete at the highest levels, but the beauty of Kyle comes back to our number one priority of continuity with our men's basketball program. 'We have a leader that understands what is important to our entire community. 'I am excited to welcome Kyle and his family back to Villanova,' University Vice President and Director of Athletics Mark Jackson said in his opening remarks. Neptune returns to Villanova after serving as the head coach at Fordham University. Neptune succeeds Jay Wright, who announced his retirement from coaching earlier this week and will begin a new role as a Special Assistant to the President. Finneran Endowed Head Men's Basketball Coach. VILLANOVA, Pa.-At a press conference in Finneran Pavilion on Friday morning Villanova Athletics officially introduced Kyle Neptune as the William B.

Head basketball coach