The 198687 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 198687 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his nineteenth year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference.

Can we draw the following conclusion?
1987 was Carnesecca's last year with the Redmen.
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