St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino paid a fitting tribute to the late Lou Carnesecca. During Saturday’s 88-71 win over Kansas State, Pitino wore a custom sweater that resembled one of the many ...

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 ...

In case it wasn’t clear how important Lou Carnesecca was to St. John’s basketball and the New York basketball scene as a whole, all you had to do was look at the tribute that adorned the ...

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.

The New York Knicks' homecoming took a somber turn on Sunday, as the team recognized the life and career of fellow Madison Square Garden staple Lou Carnesecca prior to its game against the New ...

NEW YORK — 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 ...

Lou Carnesecca, the Hall of Fame men’s basketball coach who led St. John’s to a Final Four and to a winning record in each of his 24 seasons leading the program, died Saturday, the university ...

NEW YORK (AP) - In the long and storied history of New York City basketball, nobody wore it quite like Lou Carnesecca. The excitable St. John’s coach whose outlandish sweaters became an emblem ...

NEW YORK (AP) - In the long and storied history of New York City basketball, nobody wore it quite like Lou Carnesecca. The excitable St. John’s coach whose outlandish sweaters became an emblem of his ...

St. John’s men’s basketball coaching legend Lou Carnesecca, who coached the program for more than two decades, has died, the school announced Sunday night. He was just a few weeks shy of his ...

NEW YORK — Lou Carnesecca, the legendary St. John's basketball coach and New York sports icon, has died at age 99. Carnesecca was beloved and turned St. John's basketball into a national treasure.