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Louis Carnesecca
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Nickname
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Lou (ie)
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birthday
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January 5, 1925
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place of birth
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Manhattan (NY), USA
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college
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Saint John's University NY
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1965–1970 St. John's Redmen ( NCAA ) 1970–1973 New York Nets ( ABA ) 1973–1992 St. John's Redmen (NCAA)
United States
United States
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Louis P. Carnesecca (born January 5, 1925 in Manhattan , New York ) is a retired American basketball coach . Between 1957 and 1992 he coached the Redmen basketball team at St. John's University in New York , which was later renamed Red Storm . This time was interrupted, however, from 1970 to 1973, when Carnesecca coached the New York Nets, now called Brooklyn Nets , in the US professional league American Basketball Association (ABA). Carnesecca's greatest achievement was winning the 1989 National Invitation Tournament . His overall record as a college coach is 526-200 and as an ABA coach 114-138. On May 11, 1992, Carnesecca was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame . In 2004, the Red Storm home ground was renamed Lou Carnesecca Arena .
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