Photo: St. John's CBB to Honor Lou Carnesecca with Uniform Patch for 2024-25 Season

St. John's men's and women's basketball teams will wear patches honoring late Hall of Famer Lou Carnesecca for the remainder of the 2024-25 season, the school announced on Wednesday.

Carnesecca died on Nov. 30 at age 99. He led St. John's men's basketball to 526 wins over 24 seasons between 1965 and 1992.

St. John's vice president of athletics Edward M. Kull shared an image of the commemorative patch on X.

In addition to the patches, special tributes in Carnesecca's memory will be held this weekend during a men's game against Kansas State on Saturday and a women's contest against Wake Forest on Sunday.

St. John's will share a tribute video honoring Carnesecca, followed by a moment of silence ahead of each game. Photos of Carnesecca will be displayed on the video board throughout the game.

The court will also feature a decal celebrating Carnesecca, and players will wear shirts emblazoned with his wins total and signature during shootarounds.

St. John's will dedicate additional tributes in Carnesecca's memory when the men's basketball program takes on Butler on Jan. 4, the day prior to what would have been the late head coach's 100th birthday.

Fans attending this "Lou Carnesecca Day" game will receive miniature versions of the statue of Carnesecca installed in the arena lobby in 2021.

In addition to in-game tributes, St. John's said messages honoring Carnesecca will be displayed on digital billboards on the Long Island Expressway, Whitestone Expressway and New Jersey Turnpike.

Carnesecca was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame after retiring as St. John's head coach in 1992. He led his teams to an overall 526-200 record and remains the winningest head coach in program history.