St. John’s males’s basketball teaching legend Lou Carnesecca, who coached this system for greater than twenty years, has died, the varsity introduced Sunday night time. He was only a few weeks shy of his one hundredth birthday.
Carnesecca was the coach of St. John’s for twenty-four seasons over two stints. He led the group to 18 seasons wherein the group received no less than 20 video games and 18 NCAA Event appearances. His groups produced star gamers like Chris Mullin, Invoice Wennington, Mark Jackson and Walter Berry.
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St. John’s coach Lou Carnesecca is carried by his group after the Redman beat Boston Faculty within the Massive East Championship at New York’s Madison Sq. Backyard, on March 12, 1983. (AP Photograph/G. Paul Burnett, File)
St. John’s received the NIT Championship in 1989 and he was named to the Basketball Corridor of Fame in 1992 – the 12 months he retired from the game.
“Hall of Fame coach Lou Carnesecca ’50C, ’60GEd, ’00HON, who led the St. John’s men’s basketball team for 24 seasons and endeared himself to generations of New Yorkers with his wit and warmth, passed away on Saturday surrounded by family,” the group stated.
“The legendary head coach leaves behind his beloved wife of 73 years, Mary, as well as his cherished family – daughter Enes, son-in-law Gerard (Jerry), granddaughter Ieva and her fiancé Frank, his dear niece and nephew, Susan Chiesa, John Chiesa and his wife, Nancy – as well as his extended family and his closest friends join them in their loss.”
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Former St. John’s males’s basketball coach Lou Carnesecca smiles throughout a information convention to announce the hiring of his former participant and retired NBA basketball All-Star Chris Mullin, on April 1, 2015, in New York. (AP Photograph/John Minchillo, File)
Carnesecca took over for Joe Lapchick earlier than the beginning of the 1965-66 season. He grew to become the top coach for the New York Nets of the American Basketball Affiliation in 1970 and later got here again to the group, recognized then because the Redmen, changing Frank Mulzoff.
His finest group was the 1984-85 squad led by Mullin, Berry, Jackson and Wennington. They’d 31 wins and had been 15-1 within the Massive East, making it to the Remaining 4 earlier than shedding to the Patrick Ewing-led Georgetown Hoyas.
The group received 31 video games the subsequent season as properly, however was surprised within the second spherical of the event by Auburn.
Lou Carnesecca coaches his St. John’s group towards Niagara in New York, on Nov. 23, 1991. (AP Photograph/Mark Lennihan, File)
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Carnesecca was 526-200 in his teaching profession. He was a three-time Massive East Coach of the 12 months and two-time U.S. Basketball Writers Affiliation Coach of the 12 months.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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