1971–72 St. John's Redmen basketball team

197172 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Lobo Classic Champions
Conference Independent
197172 record 1911
Head coach Frank Mulzoff
Captain Greg Cluess
Home arena Alumni Hall
Madison Square Garden

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.

Roster

1971–72 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
F - McIntyre, DennisDennis McIntyre 
Jr Monsignor McClancy/Nassau Queens, NY
G - Keilty, MikeMike Keilty 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr N/A N/A
G - Raftery, KevinKevin Raftery 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So N/A N/A
G 5 Lyons, RichardRichard Lyons 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr N/A N/A
G 10 Jenkins, LarryLarry Jenkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Jr N/A N/A
G/F 15 Schaeffer, BillyBilly Schaeffer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr Holy Cross Queens, NY
C 24 Phillips, BillBill Phillips 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Sr N/A N/A
F 33 Davis, MelMel Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr Boys Brooklyn, NY
F/C 34 Searcy, EdEd Searcy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
RS So Power Memorial/Duquesne New York, NY
F/C 44 Cluess, GregGreg Cluess (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr St. Agnes West Hempstead, NY
F 55 Prince, TonyTony Prince 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Jr Bishop Loughlin Brooklyn, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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
Gallagher 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

Round Pick Player NBA Club
6 91 Greg Cluess New York Knicks

References

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