197273 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
ECAC Holiday Festival Champions
ConferenceIndependent
Record197
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chuck McAuley
  • Joel de Angelis
CaptainBill Schaeffer
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
1972–73 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Providence 274  .871
No. 5 Marquette 274  .871
No. 13 Houston 234  .852
No. 14 Syracuse 245  .828
Virginia Tech 225  .815
Jacksonville 216  .778
Oklahoma City 216  .778
Oral Roberts 216  .778
South Carolina 227  .759
Marshall 207  .741
Northeastern 197  .731
St. John's 197  .731
Centenary 198  .704
Florida State 188  .692
Northern Illinois 178  .680
Duquesne 168  .667
Fairfield 189  .667
Cincinnati 179  .654
Denver 179  .654
George Washington 179  .654
Penn State 158  .652
Detroit 169  .640
Hardin–Simmons 169  .640
Indiana State 1610  .615
Manhattan 1610  .615
Utah State 1610  .615
Notre Dame 1812  .600
Air Force 1410  .583
Creighton 1511  .577
Hawaii 1511  .577
Rutgers 1511  .577
Stetson 1511  .577
DePaul 1411  .560
South Alabama 1411  .560
Trinity (TX) 1411  .560
Canisius 1311  .542
Butler 1412  .538
Charlotte 1412  .538
Illinois State 1312  .520
Long Island 1312  .520
Navy 1312  .520
Dayton 1313  .500
Fairleigh Dickinson 1313  .500
St. Bonaventure 1313  .500
Portland State 1212  .500
Georgetown 1214  .462
Pittsburgh 1214  .462
Tulane 1214  .462
Army 1113  .458
Boston College 1114  .440
Colgate 1114  .440
Villanova 1114  .440
Fordham 1216  .429
Southern Illinois 1115  .423
West Virginia 1015  .400
Cleveland State 914  .391
Ball State 915  .375
Niagara 916  .360
Loyola (IL) 815  .348
Holy Cross 917  .346
Southern Miss 816  .333
St. Francis (NY) 816  .333
Portland 919  .321
Seton Hall 817  .320
Georgia Southern 818  .308
Saint Peter's 818  .308
Georgia Tech 718  .280
Iona 616  .273
Samford 520  .200
Saint Francis (PA) 521  .192
Pan American 422  .154
Xavier 323  .115
Rankings from AP Poll

The 197273 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.

Roster

1972–73 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G - Terry McCormack Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
JrSt. Johns Prep/Hofstra New Hyde Park, NY
F - Dennis McIntyre 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
RS JrMonsignor McClancy/Nassau Bayside, NY
G 5 Frank Alagia 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
FrSt. Agnes (NY) Rockville Centre, NY
G 10 Larry Jenkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
SrAndrew Jackson Queens Village, NY
G/F 11 Beaver Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
FrSouth Side Rockville Centre, NY
G 12 Kevin Raftery 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
SrArchbishop Molloy Briarwood, NJ
G/F 15 Billy Schaeffer (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
SrHoly Cross Bellerose, NY
G 30 Mel Utley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
SoFar Rockaway Far Rockaway, NY
F 33 Mel Davis Injured 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
SrBoys Brooklyn, NY
F/C 34 Ed Searcy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
RS JrPower Memorial/Duquesne New York, NY
G 35 Kevin Cluess 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
SoArchbishop Molloy West Hempstead, NY
F 55 Tony Prince 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
SrBishop 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

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
114Mel DavisNew York Knicks
223Billy SchaefferLos Angeles Lakers
17203Tony PrincePhiladelphia 76ers

References

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