The men's and women's basketball teams at St. John's will wear "Lou" patches on their uniform jerseys for the rest of this season to honor Hall of Fame coach Lou Carnesecca, who died Saturday at age 99.

For longtime St. John’s assistant coach Brian Mahoney, who succeeded Lou Carnesecca as the head coach, the lasting memory he’ll carry of Carnesecca, who died at the age of 99 on Saturday, will be

Lou Carnesecca, the longtime coach of St. John's basketball and an icon of New York sports, has died at age 99.

He coached St. John’s for 24 seasons over two stints — making a postseason tournament each year — and became the face of the university.

The sports world is mourning St. John’s legend Lou Carnesecca, the 24-year head coach of the Red Storm basketball team, who died Saturday afternoon.

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 announced. He was 99.

UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma plans to honor the late St. John's coach Lou Carnesecca when the Huskies visit the Red Storm in January

One of a kind - loving caring & passionate is what I have felt about Coach Carnesecca as I loved the many conversations we had during my time at ESPN of covering St. John’s B

There’s an extra responsibility that comes with coaching the St. John’s men’s basketball team, one rooted in the precedent that Hall of Famer Lou Carnesecca established during his legendary run. “For St.