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 ...

“Lou Carnesecca symbolizes New York City and St. John’s,” Artest said. “I just wanted to meet him. As a 17-year-old kid, straight out of the projects, you want to shake his hand.” ...

Lou Carnesecca, the Hall of Fame coach who took St. John’s University to national basketball prominence and who was known for his quick wit and colorful courtside persona, died on Saturday.

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 to ...

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. He was 99 years old. Following the news of ...

Lou Carnesecca, the legendary St. John's men's basketball coach, has died, the school said. He was 99 years old and just a few weeks away from his 100th birthday.

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, 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.

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 liked to wear sweaters. He had no idea what he was creating when he grabbed one before a basketball game in early 1985. Carnesecca, who died Nov. 30 at 99, had 526 wins at St. John ...

Lou Carnesecca, head caoch of the St. John’s Redmen, during asemi-final Big East Conferance Touranment college basketball ...

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.