FILE - Lou Carnesecca coaches his St. John's team from the sidelines during their game against Niagara in New York, on Nov. 23, 1991. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

FILE - Former St. John's men's basketball coach Lou Carnesecca smiles during a news conference to announce the hiring of his former player and retired NBA basketball All-Star Chris Mullin, on April 1, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

FILE - St. John's coach Lou Carnesecca is carried by his team after the Redman beat Boston College in the Big East Championship at New York's Madison Square Garden, on March 12, 1983. (AP Photo/G. Paul Burnett, File)

Fans pause for a moment of silence in memory of former St. John's men's basketball coach Lou Carnesecca before an NBA basketball game between the Orlando Magic and the Brooklyn Nets, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

FILE - Former St. John's head coach Lou Carnesecca speaks to the media after Rick Pitino was introduced as St. John's new basketball coach during an NCAA college basketball news conference at Madison Square Garden in New York, on March 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Corey Sipkin, File)