# 1971–72 St. John's Redmen basketball team

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.

## 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 |