Known for his quick wit and garish sweaters, he took the New York City university to national basketball prominence over 24 seasons.

Lou Carnesecca, the longtime coach of St. John's basketball and an icon of New York sports, has died at age 99.

For longtime St. John’s assistant coach Brian Mahoney, who succeeded Lou Carnesecca as the head coach, the lasting memory he’ll carry of Carnesecca, who died at the age of 99 on Saturday, will be

Lou Carnesecca, the excitable St. John’s coach whose outlandish sweaters became an emblem of his team’s dazzling Final Four run in 1985, has died.

Fox Sports’ John Fanta joins Joe Mauceri to honor the life and legacy of the late St. John’s basketball coach Lou Carnesecca. John and Joe reflect on the immeasurable impact Carnesecca had on his players,

The sports world is mourning St. John’s legend Lou Carnesecca, the 24-year head coach of the Red Storm basketball team, who died Saturday afternoon.

Lou Carnesecca, the Hall of Fame men’s basketball coach who led St. John’s to a Final Four and to a winning record in each of his 24 seasons leading the program, died Saturday, the university announced. He was 99.

Lou Carnesecca, who collected 526 wins during a legendary coaching career at St. John's, died on Saturday. He was 99. Carnesecca was at the helm for 24 seasons, getting two stints with the Red Storm (1965-70,

Even as rivals, Jim Calhoun had a special place in his heart for legendary St. John’s coach Lou Carnesecca. That was made clear when the UConn coaching great explained that Carnesecca was just one of two coaches that he’d ever gone out with after his team lost.