Lou Carnesecca, St. John's basketball legend and Big East godfather, dies at 99
Lou Carnesecca, the raspy-voiced, sweater-wearing St. John's basketball coach and godfather of the Big East whose high-powered teams helped propel the league to prominence, died on Saturday at age 99, the university announced.
Even as rivals, Jim Calhoun had a special place in his heart for legendary St. John’s coach Lou Carnesecca. That was made ...
Lamoriello was still Providence’s hockey coach when the Big East was founded in 1979. He watched as the late Dave Gavitt, his ...
Lou Carnesecca was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992, making him one of dozens of college coaches ...
Carnesecca, whose sweaters became an emblem of his team’s rousing Final Four run, coached St. John's for 24 seasons over two ...
"There wasn't one person who disliked Lou in those Big East meetings and everybody deferred to [him]," Rick Pitino said.
A huge personality in the Big East, Carnesecca was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992 ...
Hall of Fame college basketball coach Lou Carnesecca, who won more than 500 games at St. John's, has died at the age of 99.
Lou Carnesecca is a New York legend. Carnesecca passed away over the weekend at the age of 99. He lived a wonderful life, and ...
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