OT: R.I.P. Lou Carnesecca

[HuskyHawk]

Great memories of Lou and those St. Johns teams. Can't be sad when a man lives a wonderful, full life and passes away at 99. Maybe sad that he didn't quite hit the century mark, but death comes for us all, and it waited a good long time coming for Lou. Thanks for the memories.

 

[dog bone]

Sad to see one of the greats gone. Much respect now but back in the day - Lou, PJ, Rollie, JT Jr, even Boeheim; I could not stand any of them because they all beat up on my Perno coached Huskies in the early days of Big East. And it happened plenty of times to Calhoun as well.

 

[HCCForever]

What is interesting to me is how little college coaches were paid back then. I grabbed this from Wikipedia. Of course, this was 1973 but things have certainly changed.

Carnesecca announced his return to St. John's on March 27, 1973. He replaced Frank Mulzoff, his successor from three years earlier who had resigned after a 19–7 campaign. He had two years out of a total of five remaining on his Nets contract in which he was to have received about $200,000 spread over seven years. His $22,000 salary at St. John's meant that he took a financial loss in the transition. He explained, "I've had my whack at pro ball and I'm very happy with it. But when the opportunity arose to return to St. John's, I wanted to go back."[5]

I always got a kick out of him and never felt any bad feelings toward him although they routinely beat UConn in the 80s. 3 Big East teams in the 1985 Final Four was something special. Georgetown played their first two games in Hartford when the Civic Center used to host tournament games.

R.I.P. Looie

 

[huskymedic]

 

[TheChamps990411]

A life well-lived. I think I messed up posting this tweet....

So glad i got to see him on the sidelines for a few years. Man i miss the old big east. 90s Big East was awesome. From the coaches to the players to not being 50 years old rotting away. Lol

 

[Scott2Tate]

I still remember meeting Lou as a kid in Manchester, VT In the late 80s /early 90s. Totally random place to run into a Big East coach. I distinctly remember telling him that I was a UConn fan, and that I enjoyed watching the Huskies vs Redmen play. As I recall, he was a very nice man. RIP Lou

 

[Mazhude]

Rick Pitino honors late Lou Carnesecca with sweater at St. John’s game vs. Kansas State

 

[HCCForever]

Rick Pitino honors late Lou Carnesecca with sweater at St. John’s game vs. Kansas State

The ultimate honor was to beat Kansas State after being down in first half. Good win and I liked the sweater.

 

[alphasigko]

Rick Pitino honors late Lou Carnesecca with sweater at St. John’s game vs. Kansas State

A REAL Touch of Class from Coach Rick