St. John's University Athletics
St. John’s to Honor Lou Carnesecca
12/3/2024 5:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
St. John’s University and Department of Athletics to celebrate the life of legendary coach, alumnus and friend Lou Carnesecca
QUEENS, N.Y. – 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 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.
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 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.
Open Practice Press Conference 8.5.2025
Tuesday, August 05
St. John's Basketball Adidas Launch Media Availability7.16.25
Wednesday, July 16
Coach Pitino Press Conference Yankee Stadium 6.4.2025
Wednesday, June 04
Rick Pitino: 2024-25 Coach of the Year in Review
Friday, May 09