Confirmed: Kyle Neptune to be named Head Coach at Fordham

March 30th Update: Fordham has confirmed that Kyle Neptune is the new head coach of the Rams basketball program.

Villanova’s season ended last weekend in a Sweet 16 loss to Baylor and the first update to the 2021-22 Staff and Roster is shaping up to take place.

According to multiple reports on social media, Wildcats’ assistant Kyle Neptune is slated to be named the next Head Coach for the Fordham Rams.

Neptune joined came to Villanova when an opening emerged due to Billy Lange’s departure for the Sixers. The Brooklyn native spent eight years on Jay Wright’s staff coming to the program from Niagara (and a 3-month stint at Hofstra). After graduating from Lehigh in 2007, he started his coaching path as a Video Coordinator for ‘Nova from 2008 to 2010.

The Rams went 2-12 during the 2020-21 season. Jeff Neubauer- who spent six seasons with the Fordham- started the season, but resigned in January. Associate head coach Michael DePaoli served as interim head coach for the balance of the 2021 season.

No timing has been announced for a formal announcement by Fordham’s Athletic Director, Ed Kull.

When confirmed, the guiding expectation is that the current Director of Basketball Operations, Dwayne Anderson, will ascend to Assistant Coach.