RIP Lou Carnesecca

St. John’s was my first basketball love. Born in NYC with a dad from Queens, St. John’s was basketball. To this day when you mention St. John’s to anyone one man comes to mind. That man was Coach Carnesecca. I can still remember the infamous sweater game. I was very young, but I will never forget watching it. My dad has been gone for almost 30 years, but I will never not think about him every time I watch or attend a St. John’s game.

It was not until the late 80’s after the Knicks drafted St. John’s point guard Mark Jackson did I even care about the Knicks or the NBA. When they drafted Jackson, the head coach of the Knicks was Rick Pitino. Today Coach Pitino will wear the famous sweater as he takes the floor as the head coach of the Johnnies. Let’s go Johnnies!

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