1972–73 St. John's Redmen basketball team

1972–73 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
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
	Seasons ← 1971–72 1973–74 →

The 1972–73 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1972–73 NCAA Division I 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.

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

References

v t e St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
Venues	Old Madison Square Garden (193?–1969) Madison Square Garden (1969–present) Carnesecca Arena (alternate; 1961–present)
Rivalries	Fordham Georgetown
Culture & lore	Johnny Thunderbird
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics