Lou Carnesecca, the only child of Italian immigrants who ran a grocery store on Manhattan’s East Side and who became one of the most colorful and successful coaches in college basketball history ...

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 ...

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 ...

Legendary Hall of Fame St. John's coach Lou Carnesecca died at age 99, the school announced on Saturday. Carnesecca is best known for his time leading the Red Storm, where he guided the program ...

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 ...

Hall of Fame men's college basketball coach Lou Carnesecca, who won 526 games during a legendary career at St. John's, died on Saturday. He was 99. St. John's announced the news of Carnesecca's ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

St. John’s coach Lou Carnesecca is raised by his jubilant players after the Redmen beat Boston College at New York’s Madison Square Garden, March 12, 1983, in the Big East Basketball ...

Lou Carnesecca speaks to the media after Rick Pitino was introduced as St. John’s new basketball coach during an NCAA college ...