Luigi "Lou" Carnesecca
Alma Mater:
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Hometown:
Manhattan, NY
- Named national coach of the year by NABC and USBWA in 1983, and by UPI and USBWA in 1985
- Coach of 1985 NCAA Final Four team
- Coach of three NIT semifinalists--1970 (runner-up), 1975 (fourth place) and 1989 (champion)
- St. John's all-time winningest coach
- Compiled a 114-138 record (.452) with the ABA's New York Nets in three seasons from 1970-71 through 1972-73
- Assistant coach at St. John's under Joe Lapchick for seven seasons from 1958-59 through 1964-65
- Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991
- Final Top 20 Rankings (nine: AP/UPI/USA)--1967 (NR/12), 1969 (8/8), 1976 (NR/18), 1979 (17/NR), 1980 (13/13), 1983 (3/3/8), 1985 (3/3/3), 1986 (4/3/10), 1991 (20/19/7) and 1992 (NR/24/NR)
- All-Americans (six): Walter Berry (1986), Reggie Carter (1980), Sonny Dove (1967), Mark Jackson (1987), Chris Mullin (1983 through 1985) and Malik Sealy (1992).
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
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18-8 | NIT (0-1) | |||||
23-5 | NCAA (1-1) | |||||
19-8 | NCAA (0-1) | |||||
23-6 | NCAA (1-1) | |||||
21-8 | NIT (3-1) | |||||
20-7 | NIT (0-1) | |||||
21-10 | NIT (2-2) | |||||
23-6 | NCAA (0-1) | |||||
22-9 | NCAA (0-1) | |||||
21-7 | NCAA (0-1) | |||||
21-11 | NCAA (3-1) | |||||
24-5 | 5-1 | T-1st | NCAA (0-1) | |||
17-11 | 8-6 | T-3rd | NIT (0-1) | |||
21-9 | 9-5 | 3rd | NCAA (1-1) | |||
28-5 | 12-4 | T-1st | NCAA (1-1) | |||
18-12 | 8-8 | T-4th | NCAA (0-1) | |||
31-4 | 15-1 | 1st | NCAA (4-1) | |||
31-5 | 14-2 | T-1st | NCAA (1-1) | |||
21-9 | 10-6 | T-4th | NCAA (1-1) | |||
17-12 | 8-8 | T-5th | NCAA (0-1) | |||
20-13 | 6-10 | T-7th | NIT (5-0) | |||
24-10 | 10-6 | 4th | NCAA (1-1) | |||
23-9 | 10-6 | 2nd | NCAA (3-1) | |||
19-11 | 12-6 | T-1st | NCAA (0-1) |
- 24-Year College Coaching Record: 526-200 (.725) at St. John's
- 127-69 (.648) in Big East Conference
- 12-11 (.522) in Big East Tournament
- 17-20 (.459) in NCAA Tournament
- 10-6 (.625) in NIT