1971–72 St. John's Redmen basketball team

1971–72 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
1971–72 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Lobo Classic Champions
1972 NIT, Fourth Place
Conference	Independent
Record	19–11
Head coach	Frank Mulzoff;
Assistant coach	Chuck McAuley
Captain	Greg Cluess
Home arena	Alumni Hall; Madison Square Garden
	Seasons ← 1970–71 1972–73 →

1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 16 Oral Roberts		–		–	26	–	2	.929
No. 7 Marquette		–		–	25	–	4	.862
Hawaii		–		–	23	–	4	.852
No. 12 Marshall		–		–	23	–	4	.852
No. 10 Florida State		–		–	28	–	5	.848
Northern Illinois		–		–	21	–	4	.840
No. 6 South Carolina		–		–	24	–	5	.828
Duquesne		–		–	20	–	5	.800
Syracuse		–		–	22	–	6	.786
Providence		–		–	21	–	6	.778
Detroit		–		–	18	–	6	.750
Houston		–		–	20	–	7	.741
Jacksonville		–		–	20	–	8	.714
No. 15 Villanova		–		–	20	–	8	.714
Pan American		–		–	17	–	7	.708
Niagara		–		–	21	–	9	.700
Penn State		–		–	17	–	8	.680
Fordham		–		–	18	–	9	.667
St. Bonaventure		–		–	16	–	8	.667
Cincinnati		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Georgia Southern		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Colgate		–		–	15	–	8	.652
St. John's		–		–	19	–	11	.633
Fairleigh Dickinson		–		–	15	–	9	.625
Illinois State		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Virginia Tech		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Canisius		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Creighton		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Holy Cross		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Oklahoma City		–		–	16	–	12	.571
Loyola (LA)		–		–	14	–	11	.560
Rutgers		–		–	14	–	11	.560
West Virginia		–		–	13	–	11	.542
Hardin–Simmons		–		–	14	–	12	.538
DePaul		–		–	12	–	11	.522
Centenary		–		–	13	–	12	.520
Long Island		–		–	13	–	12	.520
Boston College		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Dayton		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Pittsburgh		–		–	12	–	12	.500
Air Force		–		–	12	–	13	.480
Fairfield		–		–	12	–	13	.480
Saint Francis (PA)		–		–	12	–	13	.480
Saint Peter's		–		–	12	–	13	.480
Indiana State		–		–	12	–	14	.462
St. Francis (NY)		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Utah State		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Xavier		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Army		–		–	11	–	13	.458
Manhattan		–		–	11	–	13	.458
George Washington		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Navy		–		–	10	–	13	.435
Denver		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Portland		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Seton Hall		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Southern Illinois		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Ball State		–		–	9	–	15	.375
Loyola (IL)		–		–	8	–	14	.364
Tulane		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Boston University		–		–	7	–	16	.304
South Alabama		–		–	7	–	17	.292
Iona		–		–	6	–	17	.261
Butler		–		–	6	–	20	.231
Georgia Tech		–		–	6	–	20	.231
Notre Dame		–		–	6	–	20	.231
Stetson		–		–	6	–	20	.231
Georgetown		–		–	3	–	23	.115

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971–72 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1971–72 NCAA University Division 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	Hometown
F	-	Dennis McIntyre	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr	Monsignor McClancy/Nassau	Bayside, NY
G	5	Richard Lyons	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Holy Cross	New Hyde Park, NY
G	10	Larry Jenkins	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Andrew Jackson	Queens Village, NY
G	12	Kevin Raftery	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Sr	Archbishop Molloy	Briarwood, NJ
G/F	15	Billy Schaeffer	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Holy Cross	Queens, NY
G	20	Mike Keilty	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Holy Trinity	Woodside, NY
G	22	Frank Hoehleinn	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Sanford H. Calhoun	Merrick, NY
C	24	Bill Phillips	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Jamaica	Hollis, NY
F	33	Mel Davis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Boys	Brooklyn, NY
F/C	34	Ed Searcy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS So	Power Memorial/Duquesne	New York, NY
F/C	44	Greg Cluess (C)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	St. Agnes (NY)	West Hempstead, NY
F	55	Tony Prince	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Bishop Loughlin	South Ozone Park, NY

Head coach

Frank Mulzoff (St. John's '51)

Assistant coach(es)

Chuck McAuley
Joel de Angelis (freshmen coach)

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
12/04/71*	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

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

References

^ Padwe, Sandy (January 20, 1972). "La Salle Faces Top Rebounder; Temple Opposes Tall St. John's". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 27. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] Padwe, Sandy (January 20, 1972). "La Salle Faces Top Rebounder; Temple Opposes Tall St. John's". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 27. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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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	Gambling scandal 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 2024–25
Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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