Josh Hart joins Napoli Basketball ownership with Matt Hillman and takes a strategic board role

New York Knicks guard Josh Hart has joined the ownership group of Napoli Basketball alongside business partner and Roommates Show co-host Matt Hillman, the Italian club announced Friday.

Hart will serve on the club’s board in a strategic role. Napoli said Hart and Hillman will support its commercial, sporting and social growth. The announcement did not disclose the size or price of their investment.

“A great underdog story”

“Napoli is a great underdog story and reminds me of what we have built with the Knicks in many ways,” Hart said in the club’s announcement. “It is a project built around hard work, big dreams and the incredible passion Napoli fans have for their team.”

Hart said he has visited Naples and the Amalfi Coast for years and pointed to the club’s EuroCup campaign as a reason for his interest.

“The Napoli journey is still very much in the first quarter, so I am excited to be a part of building this into something truly special in the years ahead,” he said.

A board role in a growing club

Napoli’s ownership group is led by Underdog Global Partners, which acquired the club in 2025, alongside New York investment firm Predictive, a minority owner since 2026. The club said UGP has overseen its return to European competition and the launch of its women’s team.

In Friday’s announcement, Napoli also pointed to conditional approval for EuroLeague expansion received in August and arena plans submitted in September with support from the City of Naples. Those are development steps, not an announcement that a permanent EuroLeague place or a new arena is complete.

Napoli is also part of the wider contest over European basketball’s future. A separate reported EuroLeague proposal would give it a three-year license, subject to board approval, as covered in our report on Mark Tatum’s NBA Europe pitch and the EuroLeague’s expansion plan.

For Hart, the Napoli role adds a club investment and board seat to his off-court work. He and Hillman already work together on the Roommates Show, which Hart co-hosts with Knicks teammate Jalen Brunson.