1972–73 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 1972–73 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1972–73 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team was coached by Frank Mulzoff in his third year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden.

1972–73 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
ECAC Holiday Festival Champions
ConferenceIndependent
Record19–7
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chuck McAuley
  • Joel de Angelis
CaptainBill Schaeffer
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
Seasons
1972–73 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Providence   27 4   .871
No. 5 Marquette   27 4   .871
No. 13 Houston   23 4   .852
No. 14 Syracuse   24 5   .828
Virginia Tech   22 5   .815
Jacksonville   21 6   .778
Oklahoma City   21 6   .778
Oral Roberts   21 6   .778
South Carolina   22 7   .759
Marshall   20 7   .741
Northeastern   19 7   .731
St. John's   19 7   .731
Centenary   19 8   .704
Florida State   18 8   .692
Northern Illinois   17 8   .680
Duquesne   16 8   .667
Fairfield   18 9   .667
Cincinnati   17 9   .654
Denver   17 9   .654
George Washington   17 9   .654
Penn State   15 8   .652
Detroit   16 9   .640
Hardin–Simmons   16 9   .640
Indiana State   16 10   .615
Manhattan   16 10   .615
Utah State   16 10   .615
Notre Dame   18 12   .600
Air Force   14 10   .583
Creighton   15 11   .577
Hawaii   15 11   .577
Rutgers   15 11   .577
Stetson   15 11   .577
DePaul   14 11   .560
South Alabama   14 11   .560
Trinity (TX)   14 11   .560
Canisius   13 11   .542
Butler   14 12   .538
Charlotte   14 12   .538
Illinois State   13 12   .520
Long Island   13 12   .520
Navy   13 12   .520
Dayton   13 13   .500
Fairleigh Dickinson   13 13   .500
St. Bonaventure   13 13   .500
Portland State   12 12   .500
Georgetown   12 14   .462
Pittsburgh   12 14   .462
Tulane   12 14   .462
Army   11 13   .458
Boston College   11 14   .440
Colgate   11 14   .440
Villanova   11 14   .440
Fordham   12 16   .429
Southern Illinois   11 15   .423
West Virginia   10 15   .400
Cleveland State   9 14   .391
Ball State   9 15   .375
Niagara   9 16   .360
Loyola (IL)   8 15   .348
Holy Cross   9 17   .346
Southern Miss   8 16   .333
St. Francis (NY)   8 16   .333
Portland   9 19   .321
Seton Hall   8 17   .320
Georgia Southern   8 18   .308
Saint Peter's   8 18   .308
Georgia Tech   7 18   .280
Iona   6 16   .273
Samford   5 20   .200
Saint Francis (PA)   5 21   .192
Pan American   4 22   .154
Xavier   3 23   .115
Rankings from AP Poll

The Redmen qualified for the NCAA tournament, where they lost to Pennsylvania in the first round.[1]

Roster

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1972–73 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G - Terry McCormack   6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr St. Johns Prep/Hofstra New Hyde Park, NY
F - Dennis McIntyre 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
RS Jr Monsignor McClancy/Nassau Bayside, NY
G 5 Frank Alagia 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr St. Agnes (NY) Rockville Centre, NY
G 10 Larry Jenkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Sr Andrew Jackson Queens Village, NY
G/F 11 Beaver Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr South Side Rockville Centre, NY
G 12 Kevin Raftery 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr Archbishop Molloy Briarwood, NJ
G/F 15 Billy Schaeffer (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr Holy Cross Bellerose, NY
G 30 Mel Utley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So Far Rockaway Far Rockaway, NY
F 33 Mel Davis   6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr Boys Brooklyn, NY
F/C 34 Ed Searcy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
RS Jr Power Memorial/Duquesne New York, NY
G 35 Kevin Cluess 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So Archbishop Molloy West Hempstead, NY
F 55 Tony Prince 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Sr Bishop Loughlin South Ozone Park, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Chuck McAuley
  • Joel de Angelis

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
12/02/72*
at Hofstra W 93-78  1-0
Physical Fitness Center 
Hempstead, NY
12/09/72*
Georgetown W 108-69  2-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/12/72*
Rhode Island W 85-75  3-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/16/72*
at American L 75-79  3-1
Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall 
Washington, D.C.
12/20/72*
Boston College L 95-96 OT 3-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/26/72*
vs. Grambling
ECAC Holiday Festival First Round
W 112-86  4-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/27/72*
vs. Tennessee
ECAC Holiday Festival Quarterfinal
L 56-85  5-2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/28/72*
vs. Michigan
ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal
W 85-83  6-2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/30/72*
vs. South Carolina
ECAC Holiday Festival Championship
W 86-79  7-2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/06/73*
at Davidson W 78-77  8-2
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
01/13/73*
No. 18 St. Francis (NY) W 93-72  9-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/17/73*
No. 17 Clemson W 87-59  10-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/20/73*
No. 17 Temple W 93-84  11-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/24/73*
No. 15 at Seton Hall W 107-77  12-2
Walsh Gymnasium 
South Orange, NJ
01/27/73*
No. 15 Dartmouth W 106-66  13-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/30/73*
No. 14 at Villanova W 87-77  14-2
Villanova Field House 
Villanova, PA
02/03/73*
No. 14 at Army W 80-70  15-2
USMA Fieldhouse 
West Point, NY
02/08/73*
No. 14 Niagara W 74-69  16-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/10/73*
No. 14 at Fordham W 98-73  17-2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/14/73*
No. 9 at Syracuse L 70-80  17-3
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
02/17/73*
No. 9 Dayton W 98-83  18-3
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/21/73*
No. 11 at St. Joseph's L 65-76  18-4
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
02/24/73*
No. 11 Notre Dame L 71-75  18-5
Nassau Coliseum 
Uniondale, NY
02/27/73*
No. 17 at Holy Cross W 108-90  19-5
Worcester Auditorium 
Worcester, MA
03/03/73*
No. 11 No. 6 Providence L 90-93  19-6
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
NCAA Tournament
03/10/73*
vs. Pennsylvania
NCAA Regional Quarterfinal
L 61-62  19-7
William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, VA
*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
1 14 Mel Davis New York Knicks
2 23 Billy Schaeffer Los Angeles Lakers
17 203 Tony Prince Philadelphia 76ers

References

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  1. ^ "Penn Surprises St. John's 62-61". The Press of Atlantic City. March 11, 1973. p. 24. Retrieved June 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.