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Coach Lou Carnesecca

Luigi P. Carnesecca (born January 5, 1925 in New York City) is a former basketball coach at St. John's University. He coached the Redmen's basketball program to 526 wins and 200 losses over 24 seasons (1965-70, 1973-92). The colorful "Looie" (as he was popularly known by fans and by the media) reached the post-season in every season he coached the team, including a Final Four appearance in 1985. He was selected as the National Coach of the Year in 1983 and 1985 by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.

Carnesecca is widely known for his sense of humor and his signature sweaters. In November 2004, St. John's University officially dedicated and renamed the historic Alumni Hall to Carnesecca Arena.

Carnesecca graduated from St. John's in 1950. He also coached his high school alma mater, St. Ann's (now academic and athletic powerhouse Archbishop Molloy High School), where he was succeeded by Jack Curran. Carnesecca also coached the New York Nets of the defunct American Basketball Association in the early 1970s, when they were playing in Island Garden in West Hempstead, New York (on Long Island. (They are now the NBA's New Jersey Nets)

Lou also was a longtime announcer for the USA Network's coverage of the yearly NBA drafts of the 1980s.

Carnesecca was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992.

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Preceded by Joe Lapchick	St. John's University Men's Basketball Head Coach 1965–1970	Succeeded by Frank Mulzoff
Preceded by York Larese	New York Nets Head Coach 1970–1973	Succeeded by Kevin Loughery
Preceded by Frank Mulzoff	St. John's University Men's Basketball Head Coach 1973–1992	Succeeded by Brian Mahoney

v • d • e St. John's Redmen/Red Storm head basketball coaches

J. Chestnut • Kersey • Fisher • Allen • O'Shea • Allen • O'Shea • Crenny • Kelleher • Crenny • Freeman • Lapchick • McGuire • DeStefano • Lapchick • Carnesecca • Mulzoff • Carnesecca • Mahoney • Fraschilla • Jarvis • Clark • Roberts

v • d • e New Jersey Nets

Formerly the New Jersey Americans and New York Nets • Founded in 1967 • Based in East Rutherford, New Jersey

Franchise	Franchise • History • All-time roster • Head coaches • Seasons • Current season

Arenas	Teaneck Armory • Long Island Arena • Island Garden • Nassau Coliseum • Rutgers Athletic Center • Izod Center • Barclays Center

Coaches	Zaslofsky • Larese • Carnesecca • Loughery • MacKinnon • Brown • Blair • Albeck • Wohl • MacKinnon • Reed • Fitch • Daly • Beard • Calipari • Casey • Scott • Frank

D-League Affiliate	Springfield Armor

Administration	Owners: Forest City Enterprises led by Bruce Ratner (majority owner) Mary Higgins Clark, Shawn Carter, Lewis Katz (minority owners) • President: Rod Thorn • General Manager: Kiki Vandeweghe • Head Coach: Lawrence Frank

Important Figures	Kenny Anderson • Vince Carter • Derrick Coleman • Chris Douglas-Roberts • Julius Erving • Devin Harris • Richard Jefferson • Jason Kidd • Bernard King • Brook Lopez • Stephon Marbury • Kenyon Martin • Dražen Petrović • Byron Scott • Rod Thorn • Keith Van Horn • Buck Williams • Jayson Williams • John Williamson

Retired Numbers	3 • 4 • 23 • 25 • 32 • 52

ABA Championships (2)	1974 • 1976

Rivals	Boston Celtics • New York Knicks • Philadelphia 76ers • Toronto Raptors

Culture	Dr. J • Erving for $6 million • Whatever Happened to Micheal Ray? • Jayson Williams • J-Kidd • V.C. • Jay-Z • Brooklyn Nets? • Derrick Coleman • Kenny Anderson • Drazen Petrovic • Sly Fox

Media	TV: WWOR-TV • YES Network • Radio: WFAN • Announcers: Marv Albert • Ian Eagle • Mike Fratello • Jim Spanarkel • Chris Carrino • Tim Capstraw

v • d • e Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 1992

Players	Sergei Belov • Lusia Harris-Stewart • Connie Hawkins • Bob Lanier • Nera White

Coaches	Lou Carnesecca • Al McGuire • Jack Ramsay • Phil Woolpert

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Based in Springfield, Massachusetts

Members

Coaches (82)

Allen • Anderson • Auerbach • Auriemma • Barmore • Barry • Blood • Boeheim • Brown • Calhoun • Cann • Carlson • Carnesecca • Carnevale • Carril • Case • Chancellor • Chaney • Conradt • Crum • Daly • Dean • Díaz-Miguel • Diddle • Drake • Ferrándiz • Gaines • Gamba • Gardner • Gill • Gomelsky • Gunter • Hannum • Harshman • Haskins • Hickey • Hobson • Holzman • Iba • Jackson • Julian • Keaney • Keogan • Knight • Krzyzewski • Kundla • Lambert • Litwack • Loeffler • Lonborg • McCutchan • A. McGuire • F. McGuire • Meanwell • Meyer • Miller • Moore • Nikolić • Novosel • Olson • Ramsay • Riley • Rubini • Rupp • Rush • Sachs • Sharman • Shelton • Sloan • Smith • Stringer • Summitt • Taylor • Thompson • Wade • Watts • Wilkens • Williams • Wooden • Woolpert • Wootten • Yow

Boldface indicates those who are also inducted as players

Contributors (56)

Abbott • Bee • Biasone • H. Brown • W. Brown • Bunn • Colangelo • Davidson • Douglas • Duer • Embry • Fagan • Fisher • Fleisher • Gavitt • Gottlieb • Gulick • Harrison • Hearn • Hepp • Hickox • Hinkle • Irish • Jones • Kennedy • Lemon • Liston • Lloyd • McLendon • Mokray • Morgan • Morgenweck • Naismith • Newell • Newton • J. O'Brien • L. O'Brien • Olsen • Podoloff • Porter • Reid • Ripley • Saperstein • Schabinger • St. John • Stagg • Stanković • Steitz • Taylor • Teague • Tower • Trester • Vitale • Wells • Wilke • Zollner

Players (139)

Guards	Archibald • Beckman • Belov • Bing • Blazejowski • Borgmann • Brennan • Cervi • Cousy • Davies • Drexler • Dumars • Frazier • Friedman • Gervin • Goodrich • Greer • Hanson • Haynes • Holman • Hyatt • Jeannette • Johnson • K. Jones • S. Jones • Jordan • Lieberman • Maravich • Marcari • Martin • McDermott • McGuire • Meyers • Monroe • Murphy • Page • Petrović • Robertson • Roosma • Russell • Schommer • Sedran • Sharman • Steinmetz • Stockton • Thomas • Thompson • Vandivier • Wanzer • West • Wilkens • Woodard • Wooden

Forwards	Arizin • Barkley • Barry • Baylor • Bird • Bradley • Cunningham • Curry • Dalipagić • Dantley • DeBusschere • Dehnert • Endacott • English • Erving • Foster • Fulks • Gale • Gates • Gola • Hagan • Havlicek • Hawkins • Hayes • Heinsohn • Howell • Lucas • Luisetti • McAdoo • B. McCracken • J. McCracken • McHale • Mikkelsen • Miller • Pettit • Phillip • Pollard • Ramsey • Schayes • Schmidt • Thompson • Twyman • White • Wilkins • Worthy • Yardley

Centers	Abdul-Jabbar • Barlow • Bellamy • Chamberlain • Cooper • Ćosić • Cowens • Crawford • DeBernardi • Donovan • Ewing • Gallatin • Gruenig • Harris-Stewart • Houbregs • Issel • Johnson • Johntson • Krause • Kurland • Lanier • Lovellette • Lapchick • Macauley • Malone • Meneghin • Mikan • Murphy • Olajuwon • Parish • Reed • Risen • Robinson • Russell • Semjonova • Thurmond • Unseld • Wachter • Walton

Boldface indicates those who are also inducted as coaches

Referees (13)

Enright • Hepbron • Hoyt • Kennedy • Leith • Mihalik • Nucatola • Quigley • Rudolph • Shirley • Strom • Tobey • Walsh

Teams (6)

Buffalo Germans • The First Team • Harlem Globetrotters • New York Rens • Original Celtics • 1966 Texas Western

Awards

Bob Cousy Award • Curt Gowdy Media Award • John Bunn Award • Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award

Website: http://www.hoophall.com/

Henry Iba Award winners

NABC Coach of the Year Award winners

v • d • e NBA on USA

Related programs	NBA on NBC

Related articles	Ratings

Commentators	Eastern Conference Finals • Western Conference Finals

Key figures	Al Albert • Hubie Brown • Lou Carnesecca • Eddie Doucette • Steve Jones • Jim Karvellas • Tom Kelly • Jon McGlocklin • Richie Powers

NBA Drafts	1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984

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