1972–73 St. John's Redmen basketball team

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 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.

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

Roster

1972–73 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G - Terry McCormack Current redshirt 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 Injured 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Sr Boys Brooklyn, NY
F/C 34 Ed Searcy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
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 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

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

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

  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.