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University to Unveil Joe Lapchick Statue in December

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The late Red Storm and New York Knicks head coach will be honored Dec. 2.

The Lapchick Character Awards were created over 10 years ago to honor courage and integrity in basketball. Now, the University plans to honor the Hall-of-Fame coach with a statue outside Carnesecca Arena (Torch Photo/Derrell Bouknight).

St. John’s University will honor its rich history yet again, as the university will unveil a statue of Hall-of-Fame coach, mentor and pioneer Joe Lapchick later this year.

The statue will be unveiled in a ceremony on Dec. 2, according to St.