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
1973 NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Independent
Record	19–7
Head coach	Frank Mulzoff
Assistant coaches	Chuck McAuley Joel de Angelis
Captain	Bill Schaeffer
Home arena	Alumni Hall Madison Square Garden

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.

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  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 Frank Mulzoff (St. John's '51) Assistant coach(es) Chuck McAuley Joel de Angelis Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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