1971–72 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 1971–72 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team was coached by Frank Mulzoff in his second year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden.

1971–72 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Lobo Classic Champions
ConferenceIndependent
Record19–11
Head coach
Assistant coachChuck McAuley
CaptainGreg Cluess
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
Seasons
1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Oral Roberts   26 2   .929
No. 7 Marquette   25 4   .862
Hawaii   23 4   .852
No. 12 Marshall   23 4   .852
No. 10 Florida State   28 5   .848
Northern Illinois   21 4   .840
No. 6 South Carolina   24 5   .828
Duquesne   20 5   .800
Syracuse   22 6   .786
Providence   21 6   .778
Detroit   18 6   .750
Houston   20 7   .741
Jacksonville   20 8   .714
No. 15 Villanova   20 8   .714
Pan American   17 7   .708
Niagara   21 9   .700
Penn State   17 8   .680
Fordham   18 9   .667
St. Bonaventure   16 8   .667
Cincinnati   17 9   .654
Georgia Southern   17 9   .654
Colgate   15 8   .652
St. John's   19 11   .633
Fairleigh Dickinson   15 9   .625
Illinois State   16 10   .615
Virginia Tech   16 10   .615
Canisius   15 11   .577
Creighton   15 11   .577
Holy Cross   15 11   .577
Oklahoma City   16 12   .571
Loyola (LA)   14 11   .560
Rutgers   14 11   .560
West Virginia   13 11   .542
Hardin–Simmons   14 12   .538
DePaul   12 11   .522
Centenary   13 12   .520
Long Island   13 12   .520
Boston College   13 13   .500
Dayton   13 13   .500
Pittsburgh   12 12   .500
Air Force   12 13   .480
Fairfield   12 13   .480
Saint Francis (PA)   12 13   .480
Saint Peter's   12 13   .480
Indiana State   12 14   .462
St. Francis (NY)   12 14   .462
Utah State   12 14   .462
Xavier   12 14   .462
Army   11 13   .458
Manhattan   11 13   .458
George Washington   11 14   .440
Navy   10 13   .435
Denver   11 15   .423
Portland   10 16   .385
Seton Hall   10 16   .385
Southern Illinois   10 16   .385
Ball State   9 15   .375
Loyola (IL)   8 14   .364
Tulane   8 18   .308
Boston University   7 16   .304
South Alabama   7 17   .292
Iona   6 17   .261
Butler   6 20   .231
Georgia Tech   6 20   .231
Notre Dame   6 20   .231
Stetson   6 20   .231
Georgetown   3 23   .115
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1971–72 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F - Dennis McIntyre   6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr Monsignor McClancy/Nassau Bayside, NY
G 5 Richard Lyons 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Holy Cross New Hyde Park, NY
G 10 Larry Jenkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Andrew Jackson Queens Village, NY
G 12 Kevin Raftery 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr Archbishop Molloy Briarwood, NJ
G/F 15 Billy Schaeffer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Holy Cross Queens, NY
G 20 Mike Keilty 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Holy Trinity Woodside, NY
G 22 Frank Hoehleinn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Sanford H. Calhoun Merrick, NY
C 24 Bill Phillips 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Jamaica Hollis, NY
F 33 Mel Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Jr Boys Brooklyn, NY
F/C 34 Ed Searcy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Power Memorial/Duquesne New York, NY
F/C 44 Greg Cluess (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr St. Agnes (NY) West Hempstead, NY
F 55 Tony Prince 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Bishop Loughlin South Ozone Park, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Chuck McAuley
  • Joel de Angelis (freshmen coach)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/04/71*
No. 17 Vanderbilt W 98-81  1-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/07/71*
No. 14 at Georgetown W 107-67  2-0
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, D.C.
12/11/71*
No. 14 Seton Hall W 103-84  3-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/14/71*
No. 8 American W 83-76 OT 4-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/17/71*
No. 8 vs. Rhode Island
Marshall Invitational semifinal
W 85-75  5-0
Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse 
Huntington, WV
12/18/71*
No. 8 at Marshall
Marshall Invitational Championship
L 107-110 OT 5-1
Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse 
Huntington, WV
12/22/71*
No. 10 vs. Creighton
Lobo Classic Semifinal
W 94-73  6-1
University Arena 
Albuquerque, NM
12/23/71*
No. 10 at New Mexico
Lobo Classic Championship
W 95-92  7-1
University Arena 
Albuquerque, NM
12/29/71*
No. 9 vs. Harvard
Maryland Invitational semifinal
W 94-88  8-1
Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
12/30/71*
No. 9 at No. 16 Maryland
Maryland Invitational Championship
L 69-90  8-2
Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
01/04/72*
No. 17 Davidson L 84-88  8-3
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/08/72*
No. 17 Syracuse L 83-86  8-4
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/15/72*
St. Francis (NY) W 112-55  9-4
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/20/72*
at Temple L 65-79  9-5
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
01/22/72*
No. 15 Villanova W 71-69  10-5
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/25/72*
Hofstra W 72-64  11-5
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/29/72*
at Dartmouth W 100-66  12-5
Alumni Gymnasium 
Hanover, NH
01/31/72*
at Rhode Island W 86-73  13-5
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, RI
02/05/72*
Army L 70-73  13-6
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/08/72*
at Notre Dame W 86-75  14-6
Athletic & Convocation Center 
Notre Dame, IN
02/12/72*
Fordham W 78-60  15-6
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/15/72*
at Boston College L 66-70  15-7
Roberts Center 
Chestnut Hill, MA
02/19/72*
at Niagara W 93-90  16-7
NU Student Center 
Lewiston, NY
02/22/72*
Holy Cross L 73-76  16-8
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/26/72*
St. Joseph's W 77-70  17-8
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
03/02/72*
at Providence L 65-73  17-9
Alumni Hall 
Providence, RI
NIT Tournament
03/18/72*
vs. Missouri
NIT first round
W 82-81 OT 18-9
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
03/21/72*
vs. No. 16 Oral Roberts
NIT Quarterfinal
W 94-78  19-9
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
03/23/72*
vs. Niagara
NIT Semifinal
L 67-69  19-10
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
03/25/72*
vs. Jacksonville
NIT third-place game
L 80-83  19-11
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Team players drafted into the NBA

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
6 91 Greg Cluess New York Knicks

References

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