Villanova has missed the past three NCAA Tournaments after making the Final Four in Wright's finale in 2021-22

One of college basketball’s most tradition-rich programs is at a critical juncture, both in where it will go and how it will look.

Villanova fired Kyle Neptune after a three-year run where he succeeded Hall of Fame coach Jay Wright and failed to ever make the NCAA Tournament, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Saturday.