1971–72 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 197172 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1971–72 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Frank Mulzoff in his second year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden.

197172 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Lobo Classic Champions
ConferenceIndependent
197172 record1911
Head coach
  • Frank Mulzoff
Assistant coachChuck McAuley
CaptainGreg Cluess
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden

Roster

1971–72 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F - Dennis McIntyre  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
JrMonsignor McClancy/Nassau Bayside, NY
G 5 Richard Lyons 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg) SrHoly Cross New Hyde Park, NY
G 10 Larry Jenkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)160 lb (73 kg) JrAndrew Jackson Queens Village, NY
G 12 Kevin Raftery 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
SrArchbishop Molloy Briarwood, NJ
G/F 15 Billy Schaeffer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrHoly Cross Queens, NY
G 20 Mike Keilty 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrHoly Trinity Woodside, NY
G 22 Frank Hoehleinn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrSanford H. Calhoun Merrick, NY
C 24 Bill Phillips 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrJamaica Hollis, NY
F 33 Mel Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)217 lb (98 kg) JrBoys Brooklyn, NY
F/C 34 Ed Searcy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SoPower Memorial/Duquesne New York, NY
F/C 44 Greg Cluess (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrSt. Agnes (NY) West Hempstead, NY
F 55 Tony Prince 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrBishop Loughlin South Ozone Park, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Chuck McAuley
  • Joel de Angelis (freshmen coach)

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
12/04/71*
No. 17 Vanderbilt W 98-81  1-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/07/71*
No. 14 at Georgetown W 107-67  2-0
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, D.C.
12/11/71*
No. 14 Seton Hall W 103-84  3-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/14/71*
No. 8 American W 83-76 OT 4-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/17/71*
No. 8 vs. Rhode Island
Marshall Invitational Semifinal
W 85-75  5-0
Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse 
Huntington, WV
12/18/71*
No. 8 at Marshall
Marshall Invitational Championship
L 107-110 OT 5-1
Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse 
Huntington, WV
12/22/71*
No. 10 vs. Creighton
Lobo Classic Semifinal
W 94-73  6-1
University Arena 
Albuquerque, NM
12/23/71*
No. 10 at New Mexico
Lobo Classic Championship
W 95-92  7-1
University Arena 
Albuquerque, NM
12/29/71*
No. 9 vs. Harvard
Maryland Invitational Semifinal
W 94-88  8-1
Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
12/30/71*
No. 9 at No. 16 Maryland
Maryland Invitational Championship
L 69-90  8-2
Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
01/04/72*
No. 17 Davidson L 84-88  8-3
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/08/72*
No. 17 Syracuse L 83-86  8-4
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/15/72*
St. Francis (NY) W 112-55  9-4
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/20/72*
at Temple L 65-79  9-5
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
01/22/72*
No. 15 Villanova W 71-69  10-5
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/25/72*
Hofstra W 72-64  11-5
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/29/72*
at Dartmouth W 100-66  12-5
Alumni Gymnasium 
Hanover, NH
01/31/72*
at Rhode Island W 86-73  13-5
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, RI
02/05/72*
Army L 70-73  13-6
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/08/72*
at Notre Dame W 86-75  14-6
Athletic & Convocation Center 
Notre Dame, IN
02/12/72*
Fordham W 78-60  15-6
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/15/72*
at Boston College L 66-70  15-7
Roberts Center 
Chestnut Hill, MA
02/19/72*
at Niagara W 93-90  16-7
NU Student Center 
Lewiston, NY
02/22/72*
Holy Cross L 73-76  16-8
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/26/72*
St. Joseph's W 77-70  17-8
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
03/02/72*
at Providence L 65-73  17-9
Alumni Hall 
Providence, RI
NIT Tournament
03/18/72*
vs. Missouri
NIT First Round
W 82-81 OT 18-9
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
03/21/72*
vs. No. 16 Oral Roberts
NIT Quarterfinal
W 94-78  19-9
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
03/23/72*
vs. Niagara
NIT Semifinal
L 67-69  19-10
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
03/25/72*
vs. Jacksonville
NIT Third Place Game
L 80-83  19-11
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Team players drafted into the NBA

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
691Greg CluessNew York Knicks

References

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