P.J. Carlesimo isn’t a New Yorker. Based on his work, he is most often associated with the Big Apple, where he went to college, or the west coast, where he's coached in Portland, Golden State, and Seattle. So he always has to correct people - "No, I’m from Scranton."
"I loved it," Carlesimo says. "I have tremendous memories of growing up there. The way I ended up in coaching was my father and my uncle were both coaches, and then I played for two great coaches at Scranton Prep, Jack Gallagher and Bob Doherty. Looking back, I don’t think there’s any question I was extremely fortunate to have so many great coaches as role models.