Lou Carnesecca

Lou Carnesecca

Biographical details
Born	(1925-01-05) January 5, 1925 (age 99) New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	St. John's ('50)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1950–1958	St. Ann's Academy HS
1958–1965	St. John's (assistant)
1965–1970	St. John's
1970–1973	New York Nets
1973–1992	St. John's
Head coaching record
Overall	205–34 (high school) 526–200 (college) 114–138 (ABA)
Tournaments	17–20 (NCAA Division I) 10–6 (NIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NCAA Division I Regional – Final Four (1985) NIT (1989) 5 Big East regular season (1980, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1992) 2 Big East tournament (1983, 1986) 2 CHSAA (1952, 1958)
Awards
2× Henry Iba Award (1983, 1985) NABC Coach of the Year (1983) UPI Coach of the Year (1985) 3× Big East Coach of the Year (1983, 1985, 1986) New York City Basketball Hall of Fame (1993)
Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1992 (profile)
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006

Luigi P. Carnesecca (born January 5, 1925) is an American retired college basketball coach at St. John's University. Carnesecca also coached at the professional level, leading the New York Nets of the American Basketball Association for three seasons. Carnesecca was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992^[1] and the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993.

He coached the St. John's basketball program to 526 wins and 200 losses over 24 seasons (1965–70, 1973–92). The colorful "Looie" (as he was popularly known by fans and by the media) reached the post-season in every season he coached the team, including a Final Four appearance in 1985. He was selected as the National Coach of the Year in 1983, and 1985 by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.

Carnesecca is widely known for his sense of humor and his signature sweaters. In November 2004, St. John's University officially dedicated and renamed the historic Alumni Hall to Carnesecca Arena.