So, I'm a little late with this post, but still wanted to add it. I took my twin girls to their first SJU game this past Saturday night. It was an amazing experience, which included seeing one of them compete in a basketball race during a timeout (much to the chagrin of her twin sister who couldn't participate because of a sprained wrist). Our evening included taking the picture I posted here -- just hours before I first heard the sad news of Louie's passing. As SJU and Louie were a big part of my childhood, I will always view this as an especially special picture -- and one that I will talk about with my girls for a long, long time. RIP Louie, you will always hold a special place in my heart.
RIP Coach Carnesecca
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We all have our favorite memories of Louie. In fact , there are nearly too many to mention .
But , here’s 1 recall from the late 70’s . We had just lost to Princeton coached by Pete Carrill and Louie was being interviewed .
He said “ that Princeton team is smart . They got guys on that team who could be President one day .”
Lou didn’t like losing but , he was always gracious in defeat .
I think one of the measures of him as a Coach and Man is the affection his players had for him , after they had long past playing for him .
But , here’s 1 recall from the late 70’s . We had just lost to Princeton coached by Pete Carrill and Louie was being interviewed .
He said “ that Princeton team is smart . They got guys on that team who could be President one day .”
Lou didn’t like losing but , he was always gracious in defeat .
I think one of the measures of him as a Coach and Man is the affection his players had for him , after they had long past playing for him .
That and the respect his Big East coaching rivals had for him - they all loved him.
SJUDave
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it's amazing how I read every quote by Looie and in my head i hear his voice clear as day saying the words....
he will be and is already dearly missed
espken, your photo is better than mine; Mike Maher must have taken my picture and he got mostly floor. LOL
You gotta get Maher before that first IPA goes down
is that even possible?You gotta get Maher before that first IPA goes down
Let’s not sell ourselves short, back in the day, the dinner tab would have been way up there too.Lucky for Coach it wasn’t myself, Maher and SJU85 drinking, forget the dinner tab.
I am wearing the same exact shirt today that you are wearing in that picture.
I guess it was after after his second IPA.
Classic Jordan brand and hard to find these days !
ronm
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Both Basketball teams will wear "Lou" patches on their jerseys for the rest of the season:
www.espn.com
St. John's teams to honor Carnesecca at games
St. John's will host "A Tribute to Coach Carnesecca" this weekend during men's and women's games at the arena that bears his name.
Maher would have to be on campus for that to happen.
This is not new. I already have it and it. I think I got it near the end of the season last year. Now that the “Blackout” has been rescheduled, I will be wearing it and a 526 hat on Saturday.
First reaction on my part: why are there so many colors in the background, why is there beige and blue, why not just make it red......
Ohhhhhhhhhhhh wait a sec.... that's brilliant!
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