The team had a 17-14 record in its 2024-25 campaign. The Rebels achieved an 11-9 record in the Mountain West Conference placing sixth and not earning any postseason prospects

Three seasons as men’s basketball coach at Villanova yielded three consecutive missed NCAA Tournaments for Kyle Neptune, and Saturday morning school leadership decided to change course. Villanova fired Neptune less than 48 hours after the Wildcats were eliminated from the Big East tournament in the quarterfinals.

Neptune, who spent more than a decade with Villanova as a video coordinator and, later, an assistant under Hall of Fame coach Jay Wright before taking the reins, finishes his three-year run at the helm with a 54-47 record and zero NCAA tournament appearances.