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 speaks to the media after Rick Pitino was introduced as St. John’s new basketball coach during an NCAA college basketball news conference at Madison Square Garden in New York, on ...

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 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.

Carnesecca oversaw the pro development of several NBA stars, including several Knicks. One such alum, Mark Jackson, sent out a multi-pronged tribute to Carnesecca on Instagram.

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.

FILE – St. John’s coach Lou Carnesecca is carried by his team after the Redman beat Boston College in the Big East Championship at New York’s Madison Square Garden, on March 12, 1983.

FILE - St. John's coach Lou Carnesecca is carried by his team after the Redman beat Boston College in the Big East Championship at New York's Madison Square Garden, on March 12, 1983.

FILE - Former St. John's men's basketball coach Lou Carnesecca smiles during a news conference to announce the hiring of his former player and retired NBA basketball All-Star Chris Mullin, on April 1, ...

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.

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.