Sources: Kyle Neptune dismissed as head coach at Villanova

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Villanova has fired men's basketball coach Kyle Neptune after three seasons, sources told ESPN.

An official announcement could come as early as this afternoon.

Neptune, who replaced Jay Wright following the Hall of Famer's retirement in 2022, will end his tenure without an NCAA tournament appearance. The Wildcats briefly played their way onto the bubble toward the end of the regular season, but a road loss to Georgetown in the season finale and a 17-point defeat to UConn in the Big East quarterfinals ended those hopes.

Although Neptune was given the unenviable task of filling the shoes of a coach who led Villanova to two national championships and four Final Fours, he…