1972–73 St. John's Redmen basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 June 2024 1972–73 St. John's Redmen Basketball Independent 19–7 Frank Mulzoff Chuck McAuley Joel de Angelis Bill Schaeffer Alumni HallMadison Square Garden ECAC Holiday Festival Champions 1973 NCAA Tournament First Round 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.https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-of-atlantic-city/148981446/ Penn Surprises St. John's 62-61 The Press of Atlantic City March 11, 1973 June 8, 2024 24 Newspapers.com Roster 1972 St. John's Red Storm n y y Terry McCormack - G 6 6 JR New Hyde Park, NY St. Johns Prep/Hofstra yes Dennis McIntyre - F 6 3 JR y Bayside, NY Monsignor McClancy/Nassau Frank Alagia 5 G 5 9 FR Rockville Centre, NY St. Agnes (NY) Larry Jenkins 10 G 5 11 SR Queens Village, NY Andrew Jackson Beaver Smith 11 G/F 6 4 FR Rockville Centre, NY South Side Kevin Raftery 12 G 6 2 SR Briarwood, NJ Archbishop Molloy Billy Schaeffer y 15 G/F 6 5 SR Bellerose, NY Holy Cross C Mel Utley y 30 G 6 3 SO Far Rockaway, NY Far Rockaway Mel Davis y 33 F 6 6 SR Brooklyn, NY Boys y Ed Searcy y 34 F/C 6 6 JR y New York, NY Power Memorial/Duquesne Kevin Cluess 35 G 6 4 SO West Hempstead, NY Archbishop Molloy Tony Prince 55 F 6 9 SR South Ozone Park, NY Bishop Loughlin Frank Mulzoff (St. John's '51) Chuck McAuley Joel de Angelis Schedule and results no |- !colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular Season 12/02/72 yes yes Hofstra Physical Fitness Center Hempstead, NY 93-78 1-0 12/09/72 yes Georgetown Alumni Hall Queens, NY 108-69 2-0 12/12/72 yes Rhode Island Alumni Hall Queens, NY 85-75 3-0 12/16/72 yes yes American Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall Washington, D.C. 75-79 3-1 12/20/72 yes Boston College Alumni Hall Queens, NY 95-96 OT 3-2 12/26/72 yes yes Grambling Alumni Hall Queens, NY ECAC Holiday Festival First Round 112-86 4-2 12/27/72 yes yes Tennessee Madison Square Garden New York, NY ECAC Holiday Festival Quarterfinal 56-85 5-2 12/28/72 yes yes Michigan Madison Square Garden New York, NY ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal 85-83 6-2 12/30/72 yes yes South Carolina Madison Square Garden New York, NY ECAC Holiday Festival Championship 86-79 7-2 01/06/73 yes yes Davidson Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC 78-77 8-2 01/13/73 yes 18 St. Francis (NY) Alumni Hall Queens, NY 93-72 9-2 01/17/73 yes 17 Clemson Alumni Hall Queens, NY 87-59 10-2 01/20/73 yes 17 Temple Alumni Hall Queens, NY 93-84 11-2 01/24/73 yes yes 15 Seton Hall Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ 107-77 12-2 01/27/73 yes 15 Dartmouth Alumni Hall Queens, NY 106-66 13-2 01/30/73 yes yes 14 Villanova Villanova Field House Villanova, PA 87-77 14-2 02/03/73 yes yes 14 Army USMA Fieldhouse West Point, NY 80-70 15-2 02/08/73 yes 14 Niagara Alumni Hall Queens, NY 74-69 16-2 02/10/73 yes yes 14 Fordham Madison Square Garden New York, NY 98-73 17-2 02/14/73 yes yes 9 Syracuse Manley Field House Syracuse, NY 70-80 17-3 02/17/73 yes 9 Dayton Alumni Hall Queens, NY 98-83 18-3 02/21/73 yes yes 11 St. Joseph's The Palestra Philadelphia, PA 65-76 18-4 02/24/73 yes 11 Notre Dame Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, NY 71-75 18-5 02/27/73 yes yes 17 Holy Cross Worcester Auditorium Worcester, MA 108-90 19-5 03/03/73 yes 11 Providence 6 Alumni Hall Queens, NY 90-93 19-6 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| NCAA Tournament 03/10/73 yes yes Pennsylvania William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA NCAA Regional Quarterfinal 61-62 19-7 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 Category:St. John's Red Storm men's basketball seasons St. John's St. John's St John St John