Carnesecca Arena (formerly Alumni Hall) is a 6,107-seat multi-purpose
arena
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in the borough of
Queens
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in
New York City
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,
New York. It was built in 1961 and renamed in honor of Hall of Fame Coach
Lou Carnesecca
Luigi P. Carnesecca (born January 5, 1925) is an American retired college basketball coach at St. John's University. Carnesecca also coached at the professional level, leading the New York Nets of the American Basketball Association for three sea ...
on November 23, 2004.
It is the exclusive home to the
St. John's University Red Storm women's
basketball
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team, and also, along with
Madison Square Garden, hosts home Red Storm men's basketball games. The building hosted first-round games of the
NCAA
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men's basketball tournament from 1970 to 1974. Up until March 2014, it was the most recent
New York City
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venue to host the tournament.
Gallery
Carnesecca arena game.jpg, Game at Carnesecca Arena
See also
*
List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas
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Organizations
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References
External links
Carnesecca Arena at RedStormSports.com
College basketball venues in the United States
1961 establishments in New York City
St. John's Red Storm basketball venues
Basketball venues in New York City
Sports venues in Queens, New York
Sports venues completed in 1961
College volleyball venues in the United States
Volleyball venues in New York City
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