“I don’t think that I ever met a nicer man than Louie Carnesecca. In the whole sports world, this whole time I’ve been covering the industry, and it’s been 45 years,” Wilbon began.

That was summarized by one of Carnesecca’s mantras. “The expression Louie used all the time with the young coaches was, ‘leave the chandeliers,’” Carlesimo said. “You don’t have to ...

Sunday would have been Carnesecca’s 100th birthday. In addition to sweaters, coaches will wear pins reading “Lou” on them, with a blue, red and brown background styled after one of ...

On what would have been Lou Carnesecca's 100th birthday weekend, the Big East Conference coaches are coming together to honor the legacy of one of the founding fathers of the basketball-driven ...

Well, it's not just Hurley. Big East men's basketball coaches are wearing sweaters this weekend as a tribute to legendary St. John’s coach Lou Carnesecca, who died last November. Carnesecca ...