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) AP AP

Lou Carnesecca, the longtime coach of St. John's basketball and an icon of New York sports, has died at age 99.

Hall of Fame college basketball coach Lou Carnesecca, who won more than 500 games at St. John's, has died at the age of 99.