“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 ...

Big East basketball coaches found a fitting way to celebrate what would have been Lou Carnesecca’s 100th birthday. UConn’s Dan Hurley wore a white, blue and maroon sweater during Sunday’s ...

Dan Hurley honored legendary former St. John’s coach Lou Carnesecca on what would have been his 100th birthday. Hurley wore a quarter zip sweater for No. 11 UConn’s 87-84 victory over ...

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 ...

Carnesecca, who died on Nov. 30, would have turned 100 on Sunday. Carnesecca led St. John’s to Big East titles in 1983 and 1986 and won the conference’s coach of the year honor three times.