RIP Coach Carnesecca

19854ever said:
Mods or anyone please post any wake/funeral info for Coach.
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In Memoriam: Lou Carnesecca ’50C, ’60GEd, ’00HON

St. John’s University mourns the passing of Luigi “Lou” P. Carnesecca ’50C, ’60GEd, ’00HON, who passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends on Saturday, November 30. Coach Carnesecca was 99 years old and just five weeks shy of his 100th birthday.
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mjmaherjr said:
The stories that Alumni Hall has told that you were around the team too are some of the best I've ever heard. I don't think I'm ever going to get on a bus again after the story Almuni told which you laughed at and said it was true about Looie cranking up the heat on the team bus so much :)
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To paraphrase a line said by Robin Harris in the Kid and Play movie “House Party”,

It was so hot on the bus during one of those road trips, I swear I saw the devil himself sitting in one of the seats and heard him say “Damn, It’s hot in here!”
 
I hate to attach sports with far more important real life issues.

Having said that, I expect the team to come out flying against K~State. Even if these players were not even born when Carnesecca retired, in no way could the team not have been affected by his passing.

Oftentimes a group rallies around an emotional moment and it fuels some magic. And we all know Carnesecca will be watching from above., probably while yucking it up with Dave Gavitt, John Thompson, and Rollie Massimino. Oh the stories.
 
SJU85 said:
To paraphrase a line said by Robin Harris in the Kid and Play movie “House Party”,

It was so hot on the bus during one of those road trips, I swear I saw the devil himself sitting in one of the seats and heard him say “Damn, It’s hot in here!”
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Looie once saw my friends exiting a far off away game, recognized them as sju students and xalled out to them, asking them if they needed a ride on the team bus. They did and rode with the team to either the hotel or airport.

The stories don't stop because Coach never stopped being the man he was.
 


QUEENS, N.Y. (Dec. 3, 2024) – St. John’s University and the Department of Athletics has announced remembrance initiatives to honor Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Lou Carnesecca, the men’s basketball program’s all-time winningest coach, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 99.

Visitation for Coach Carnesecca is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 5 at Thomas F. Dalton Funeral Home in New Hyde Park, N.Y. from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. A funeral mass will be held on the Queens campus at St. Thomas More Church at 10 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 6. A live stream of Friday’s memorial service can be watched here.

St. John’s Athletics will host ‘A Tribute to Coach Carnesecca’ this weekend during its men’s and women’s basketball home games in Queens. Both programs will wear “Lou” patches on their jerseys for the remainder of the season. Additionally, prior to tip-off before the men’s basketball team’s contest with Kansas State on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. and the women’s basketball team’s matchup with Wake Forest on Sunday at 2 p.m., a tribute video, followed by a moment of silence will be take place inside Carnesecca Arena.

Fans in attendance for both contests this weekend will receive a commemorative Lou Carnesecca 526 pin in recognition of his all-time win total as well as a keepsake that features a custom illustration and career highlights of St. John’s legendary head coach. The Johnnies will also wear 526 shooting shirts and a special court decal will be installed in honor of Coach Carnesecca. Shooting shirts will be available for fans to purchase in arena or at the campus bookstore.

Coach Carnesecca’s reserved seat in Section 7, Row JJ, Seat 3 will also remain empty as a tribute to the Hall of Famer, a section where he was a fixture for numerous games following his retirement in 1992. Fans are also encouraged to send images with Coach Carnesecca for a videoboard tribute that will be displayed throughout the game. Photos can be emailed to redstormsports@stjohns.edu.

St. John’s will also honor the legacy and life of Coach Carnesecca with various digital billboards on the Long Island Expressway, Whitestone Expressway and New Jersey Turnpike.

The previously scheduled “Black Out” initiative originally planned for the men’s basketball team’s contest with the Wildcats will be rescheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 17 against DePaul. On Saturday, the Johnnies will wear their traditional white home uniforms against Kansas State.

On January 4, one day prior to his birthday, St. John’s will host Lou Carnesecca Day for the Johnnies’ matchup with Butler at 2 p.m. in Queens. Fans in attendance will receive a replica of the Lou Carnesecca statue, a fixture in the arena’s lobby. In addition, throughout the game, St. John’s will celebrate Coach Carnesecca with several videoboard features and messages.

This week’s edition of “The St. John’s Red Storm Podcast” will feature a never-before-heard sit down interview with Coach Carnesecca and fellow Hall of Famer and St. John’s legend Jack Kaiser. To listen to “The St. John’s Red Storm Podcast,” click here.

Expressions of sympathy may be sent to: St. John’s University, President’s Office, Newman Hall, 8000 Utopia Parkway, Queens, N.Y. 11439.
 
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When some accomplished people die, condolences across their industry are clearly obligatory. With Lou, notable basketball people are going out of their way to “get on the record” their respect and admiration for the man. Not a surprise nor a particularly insightful comment from me. But I’ve been so happy to see, read and listen to the remembrances of our coach.
 
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