Carnesecca Arena

Carnesecca Arena
Tenants
Exterior of Carnesecca Arena

Former names	Alumni Hall (1961–2004)
Location	Queens, New York, United States
Coordinates	40°43′27″N 73°47′40″W / 40.72417°N 73.79444°W / 40.72417; -73.79444Coordinates: 40°43′27″N 73°47′40″W / 40.72417°N 73.79444°W / 40.72417; -73.79444
Public transit	Bus routes Q30, Q31, Q46, QM1, QM5, QM6, QM7, QM8, QM31, QM35, QM36
Owner	St. John's University
Operator	St. John's University
Capacity	5,602 (basketball)
Opened	December 4, 1961 (1961-12-04)^[1]
St. John's Red Storm (basketball & volleyball)

Carnesecca Arena (formerly Alumni Hall) is a 5,602-seat multi-purpose arena in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. It was built in 1961 and renamed in honor of Hall of Fame Coach Lou Carnesecca on November 23, 2004.^[2] It is the exclusive home to the St. John's University Red Storm women's basketball 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 men's basketball tournament from 1970 to 1974. Up until March 2014, it was the most recent New York City venue to host the tournament.

Gallery[]

Game at Carnesecca Arena

References[]

^ "Carnesecca Arena". St. John's Athletic Department. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
^ Rubin, Roger (November 24, 2004). "Johnnies' Loss a Real Lou-Lou; Terriers Snap 26-Game Streak". Daily News. New York. Retrieved 2010-01-28.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links[]

Carnesecca Arena at RedStormSports.com

v t St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
Venues	Old Madison Square Garden (193?–1969) Madison Square Garden (1969–present) Carnesecca Arena (alternate; 1961–present)
Rivalries	Fordham Georgetown
Culture & lore	Johnny Thunderbird
People	Statistical leaders
Seasons	1910–11 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1951–52 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

v t Basketball arenas of the Big East Conference
Men only	Capital One Arena (Georgetown) CHI Health Center Omaha (Creighton) Dunkin' Donuts Center (Providence) Fiserv Forum (Marquette) Madison Square Garden (St. John's) Prudential Center (Seton Hall)
Women only	Alumni Hall (Providence) D. J. Sokol Arena (Creighton) McDonough Gymnasium (Georgetown) McGrath–Phillips Arena (DePaul) Al McGuire Center (Marquette) Walsh Gymnasium (Seton Hall)
Both sexes	Carnesecca Arena (St. John's) Cintas Center (Xavier) Finneran Pavilion (Villanova) Gampel Pavilion (UConn) Hinkle Fieldhouse (Butler) Wells Fargo Center (Villanova) Wintrust Arena (DePaul) XL Center (UConn)

Sports venues in the New York metropolitan area

Active

The Bronx	Draddy Gymnasium Fleetwood Park Racetrack Gaelic Park Ohio Field Rose Hill Gymnasium Van Cortlandt Park Yankee Stadium
Brooklyn	Aviator Sports and Events Center Barclays Center Maimonides Park Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Steinberg Wellness Center
Manhattan	Chelsea Piers Commisso Soccer Stadium Icahn Stadium John McEnroe Tennis Academy Levien Gymnasium Madison Square Garden Wien Stadium Rucker Park Sportime Stadium Fort Washington Avenue Armory
Queens	Aqueduct Racetrack Belson Stadium Carnesecca Arena Citi Field Jack Kaiser Stadium Metropolitan Oval USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center Arthur Ashe Stadium Louis Armstrong Stadium West Side Tennis Club
Staten Island	Richmond County Bank Ballpark Spiro Sports Center Staten Island Cricket Club
Long Island	Belmont Park Baseball Heaven Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium Eisenhower Park Fairfield Properties Ballpark Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Hofstra Arena Island Federal Credit Union Arena Island Garden James M. Shuart Stadium Joe Nathan Field Mitchel Athletic Complex Nassau County Aquatic Center Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Pritchard Gymnasium Riverhead Raceway UBS Arena
New Jersey	Arm & Hammer Park Asbury Park Convention Hall CURE Insurance Arena FirstEnergy Park Freehold Raceway Hinchliffe Stadium Jadwin Gymnasium Jersey City Armory Mennen Arena Meadowlands Sports Complex Meadowlands Racetrack MetLife Stadium Monmouth Park Racetrack MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field Old Bridge Township Raceway Park Princeton Stadium Prudential Center Red Bull Arena Richard J. Codey Arena Roberts Stadium Rothman Center Jersey Mike's Arena SHI Stadium TD Bank Ballpark Wall Township Speedway Wellness and Events Center Yanitelli Center Yogi Berra Stadium Yurcak Field
Hudson Valley	Fleming Field Joseph F. Fosina Stadium Palisades Credit Union Park Rockland Lake State Park Westchester County Center Yonkers Raceway

Defunct

Proposed

Never built

v t St. John's University (New York City)
Academics	College of Insurance Notre Dame College (Staten Island) St. John's Preparatory School (Queens) St. John's University School of Law
Athletics	St. John's Red Storm Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Lacrosse Men's soccer Carnesecca Arena Jack Kaiser Stadium Big East Conference
Campus	Order of the Sword & Shield Grymes Hill, Staten Island Oakdale, New York The Torch
People	Frank Joseph Caggiano Mario Cuomo
History	Faculty strike
Founded: 1870

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