How Kyle Neptune’s Brooklyn basketball roots led him to the top job at Villanova

Hoops tradition in Brooklyn stretches back to Connie Hawkins, Billy Cunningham and World B. Free. For Neptune, who succeeds Jay Wright at Villanova, this was his basketball upbringing.

New Villanova coach Kyle Neptune hugs president Peter M. Donohue during a press conference introducing him.Read moreHeather Khalifa / MCT

by Mike Jensen

Published May 30, 2022, 5:00 a.m. ET