“Lou Carnesecca symbolizes New York City and ... “He was such a part of the fabric of New York,” said Frank Alagia who played for Carnesecca from 1972-76. “He followed Joe Lapchick and ...

Lou Carnesecca, as it turned out ... “He’s such a part of the fabric of New York,” said Frank Alagia, who played for St. John’s in the 1970s. “Don’t forget: He followed a legend ...

Lou Carnesecca has his sleeves rolled up, as if he is ready to work the refs in the final minutes of a tense game. Another college basketball season is here, about the 80th since he started paying ...

Lou Carnesecca ... But the pro path was not Carnesecca's love, as he mutually parted ways with the organization, then returned to Queens to take over after Frank Mulzoff was let go in 1973.

Lou Carnesecca invited the several newspaper writers ... opinions on iconic coaches such as Joe Lapchick, John Wooden, Frank McGuire, Adolph Rupp, Nat Holman, Ben Carnevale, Clair Bee and ...

Lou Carnesecca was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992, making him one of dozens of college coaches honored. His numbers during 24 years at St. John’s made him an easy choice.

Lou Carnesecca liked to wear sweaters. He had no idea what he was creating when he grabbed one before a basketball game in early 1985. To many sports fans, he will also be remembered, at least in ...

Legendary St John's coach and basketball Hall of Famer Lou Carnesecca has died just days before his 100th birthday, according to multiple reports. The two-time Coach of the Year, who was in charge ...

New York (AP) – 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 ...

St. John’s also will host Lou Carnesecca Day when the team plays Butler on campus Jan. 4, a day before his 100th birthday. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season.

After his passing Saturday at age 99, former St. John’s basketball coach Lou Carnesecca was hailed as a prodigious winner, a first-rate character, and a founding godfather of the Big East ...