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Hall of Fame St. John's Coach Lou Carnesecca Dies at Age 99

St. John's coach Lou Carnesecca reacts to a play during the team's 1991–92 season. | RVR Photos-Imagn Images

Legendary St. John's men's basketball coach Lou Carnesecca died on Saturday at the age of 99, his family told the school.

Carnesecca, also known as "Looie," led the Red Storm for a total of 24 years after going to school there himself. He had a five-season stint there from 1965–70, ending with St. John's being the NIT runner-up, before he coached the New York Nets in the American Basketball Association for three seasons. He took the Nets to the ABA Finals in his second year there.

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