# 1972–73 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 1972–73 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.
The Redmen qualified for the NCAA tournament, where they lost to Pennsylvania in the first round.

## 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 |