Lamoriello was still Providence’s hockey coach when the Big East was founded in 1979. He watched as the late Dave Gavitt, his mentor and predecessor as Providence AD, his roommate and teammate in the Cape Cod Baseball League, a groomsman at Lamoriello’s wedding and, eventually, the Big East’s first commissioner, spearheaded the new league.

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.

Legendary St. John's men's basketball coach Lou Carnesecca died on Saturday at the age of 99, his family told the school.

The funeral for Carnesecca will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at the St. Thomas More Church on the St. John’s University campus. The funeral mass also will be live streamed on the university's website . The interment will be private.

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 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 9

The St. John’s men’s and women’s basketball teams will wear commemorative “Lou” patches on their uniforms this season to honor the school’s legendary head coach, Lou Carnesecca, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 99.

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.