Jerome Tang, Rick Pitino wear fun sweaters to honor late St. John’s basketball coach
.jpg "St. John’s men’s hoops coach Rick Pitino, left, and K-State coach Jerome Tang wear throwback sweaters for a Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024 game in Queens, New York.")
You don’t see this every day.
Kansas State men’s basketball coach Jerome Tang wore a special throwback sweater on the sideline when the Wildcats played a road game against the St. John’s Red Storm on Saturday at Carnesecca Arena in Queens, New York.
The sweater was purple with black accents around the arms and shoulders.
It’s unclear if Tang’s sweater was custom made for this game or if it has been hiding in the back of his closet for years. But he broke out the unique look for a good reason.
Former St. John’s basketball coach Lou Carnesecca, who recently died at the age of 99, was famous for wearing loud sweaters when he coached the Red Storm in N.Y.
Both Rick Pitino and Tang wore custom sweaters in his honor.
Pitino wore a special sweater that featured St. John’s colors — red and blue.
Many have honored Carnessecca this week. But this might have been the best tribute yet.
This story was originally published December 7, 2024 at 11:18 AM with the headline "Jerome Tang, Rick Pitino wear fun sweaters to honor late St. John’s basketball coach."