There were hundreds of former players who came to pay their respects to Lou Carnesecca at St. Thomas More Church on Friday. And they weren’t just players Carnesecca coached during his legendary ...
Lou Carnesecca, the charismatic basketball coach who brought St. John’s to national prominence and became one of the faces of the Big East’s golden era, died Saturday at age 99. St.
John’s coach Lou Carnesecca, who died last November. Sunday would have been Carnesecca’s 100th birthday. In addition to sweaters, coaches will wear pins reading “Lou” on them, with a blue ...
The “caretaker” of St. John’s basketball paid homage to Lou Carnesecca for the Johnnies’ game against Kansas State on Saturday. Rick Pitino wore a replica of the sweater Carnesecca made ...
An unforgettable day in Queens, New York, came with a fitting tribute and an indelible image: Rick Pitino wearing a Lou Carnesecca-inspired sweater as he coached St. John's to an emphatic 88-71 ...
Lou Carnesecca, the excitable St. John’s coach whose outlandish sweaters became an emblem of his team’s dazzling Final Four run in 1985, has died at 99, just a few weeks shy of what would ...
Lou Carnesecca filled the St. John’s arena one more time on Saturday afternoon. The building was renamed in 2003 for the iconic St. John’s coach who steered the program to 24 winning seasons ...