Kyle Neptune was an assistant under Jay Wright for about 8 years. He was named Villanova's coach three years ago after Wright retired.
He was fired Saturday despite having three seasons in a row with a non-losing record and improving his win total every year.
This is the new world of college athletics, there is so much pressure to win because of the financial side that these guys (well in most places) won't have a long leash to get it right. I have read that Ryan Odom is probably a front runner here but we shall see.
One thing that is clear is this - the Big East returning to its roots as a basketball conference has been the best thing that has happened to it. The collectives, the revenue share - the league is going the opposite way of the ACC.
He was fired Saturday despite having three seasons in a row with a non-losing record and improving his win total every year.
This is the new world of college athletics, there is so much pressure to win because of the financial side that these guys (well in most places) won't have a long leash to get it right. I have read that Ryan Odom is probably a front runner here but we shall see.
One thing that is clear is this - the Big East returning to its roots as a basketball conference has been the best thing that has happened to it. The collectives, the revenue share - the league is going the opposite way of the ACC.
