The funeral for Carnesecca will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at the St. Thomas More Church on the St. John’s University campus. The funeral mass also will be live streamed on the university's website . The interment will be private.

Lou Carnesecca was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992, making him one of dozens of college coaches honored. His numbers during 24 years at St. John’s made him an easy choice.

The New York Knicks' homecoming took a somber turn on Sunday, as the team recognized the life and career of fellow Madison Square Garden staple Lou Carnesecca p

He coached St. John’s for 24 seasons over two stints — making a postseason tournament each year — and became the face of the university.

The New York Knicks held a moment of silence in honor of late basketball legend Lou Carnesecca on Sunday evening before their tip-off with the New Orleans Pelicans at Madison Square Garden. A New York City native,

Hall of Fame men's college basketball coach Lou Carnesecca, who won 526 games during a legendary career at St. John's, died on Saturday. He was 99.

One of a kind - loving caring & passionate is what I have felt about Coach Carnesecca as I loved the many conversations we had during my time at ESPN of covering St. John’s B

There’s an extra responsibility that comes with coaching the St. John’s men’s basketball team, one rooted in the precedent that Hall of Famer Lou Carnesecca established during his legendary run. “For St.

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.