"A big-name dark horse is in the mix for the coaching opening at Villanova, NJ Advance Media has learned. UCLA coach Mick Cronin is a “dark horse” contender for the job along with Northwestern’s Chris Collins, multiple people close to the situation said," Zagoria wrote.

Villanova parted ways with men's basketball coach Kyle Neptune on Saturday morning, according to multiple reports. The move follows Villanova's 73–56 loss to UConn in the Big East tournament quarterfinals Thursday.

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