St. John’s requested a game be played at Carnesecca Arena next season to celebrate Lou Carnesecca’s 100th birthday, but there is no guarantee the game will be against UConn.

It was classic Lou Carnesecca. Even at the age of 96, he was sharp, funny and deferred all credit. The crowd had gathered to honor the legendary coach in the lobby of Carnesecca Arena, the on-campu… ...

Carnesecca Arena is going to get a high-profile league game next year. After St. John’s knocked off Hofstra, 84-79, at UBS Arena on Saturday, Rick Pitino made the surprise announcement that he ...

It's the school's first game since his passing. The game was played at the arena that bears Carnesecca's name - the arena opened in 1961 and was named after the Hall of Fame coach in 2004.

Rick Pitino says next year’s UConn game at St. John’s will be played at Carnesecca Arena, not MSG Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant Sun, Dec 31, 2023 · 2 min read ...

The school dedicated a statue to him, and in 2004, St. John's on-campus arena was renamed Carnesecca Arena. St. John's has not released a statement at this time.

The 96-year-old Carnesecca won 526 games in 24 years as head coach at St. John’s, most in program history. He guided the school to 18 NCAA Tournaments, including a trip to the 1985 Final Four ...

He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1992 and St. John’s dedicated its on-campus home court to him in 2004, naming it Lou Carnesecca Arena.

The Red Storm take to the Carnesecca Arena floor on Saturday when they face Kansas State in a non-conference game (11:30 a.m. ET, Fox).

St. John’s men’s basketball coach Rick Pitino said he plans on hosting UConn at Carnesecca Arena next year for the first time since 1990 as the Johnnies struggle to bring in fans.

St. John’s coach Rick Pitino said Saturday that his team would face the 2023 NCAA champions at Carnesecca Arena on campus during the 2024-25 season -- not at Madison Square Garden or anywhere else.

NEW YORK -- St. John's plans to unveil a statue of Hall of Fame basketball coach Lou Carnesecca this fall in the on-campus arena that bears his name. Commissioned by the university, the statue ...