1979-1980 Detroit Pistons: 16-66 .195
Previous Season Home record: 13-28 (4466 points scored, 4645 allowed) Road record: 3-38 (4467 points scored, 4964 allowed) Other sites: 0-0 (0 points scored, 0 allowed) Head Coaches: Dick Vitale (4-8), Richie Adubato (12-58) 8933 points scored (11th of 22 teams), 9609 points allowed (21st) NBA Averages: 109.3 points/game (8965.0 points/team) Team Roster: Player Hgt Wgt Age School Kent Benson 6'10 235 25 Indiana Leon Douglas 6'10 230 25 Alabama Terry Duerod 6'2 180 23 Detroit Earl Evans 6'8 202 24 Nevada - Las Vegas Roy Hamilton 6'2 180 22 UCLA Phil Hubbard 6'8 215 23 Michigan Greg Kelser 6'7 190 22 Michigan State Bob Lanier 6'11 250 31 St. Bonaventure Ron Lee 6'3 193 27 Oregon John Long 6'5 195 23 Detroit Steve Malovic 6'10 230 23 San Diego State Bob McAdoo 6'9 210 28 North Carolina Jim McElroy 6'3 190 26 Central Michigan Eric Money 6'0 170 24 Arizona Jackie Robinson 6'6 210 24 Nevada - Las Vegas John Shumate 6'9 235 27 Notre Dame Terry Tyler 6'7 215 23 Detroit Team Stats: Pos Player GP Mins FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA ORB DRB REB ASS STL BLK TO PF PTS PPG G John Long 69 2364 588 1164 1 12 160 194 152 185 337 206 129 26 206 221 1337 19.4 C Bob McAdoo 58 2097 492 1025 3 24 235 322 100 367 467 200 73 65 238 178 1222 21.1 F Terry Tyler 82 2672 430 925 2 12 143 187 228 399 627 129 107 220 175 237 1005 12.3 C Bob Lanier 37 1392 319 584 0 5 164 210 108 265 373 122 38 60 113 130 802 21.7 F Greg Kelser 50 1231 280 593 3 15 146 203 124 152 276 108 60 34 140 176 709 14.2 G Terry Duerod 67 1331 282 598 15 53 45 66 29 69 98 117 41 11 79 102 624 9.3 G Eric Money 55 1467 259 510 0 0 81 104 28 69 97 238 53 10 143 135 599 10.9 F Phil Hubbard 64 1189 210 451 0 2 165 220 114 206 320 70 48 10 120 202 585 9.1 C Leon Douglas 70 1782 221 455 0 1 125 185 171 330 501 121 30 62 127 249 567 8.1 G Jim McElroy 36 1012 162 356 3 14 95 119 12 38 50 162 25 14 88 78 422 11.7 G Roy Hamilton 72 1116 115 287 0 2 103 150 45 62 107 192 48 5 118 82 333 4.6 G Ron Lee 31 803 84 214 22 56 35 53 29 61 90 174 84 13 68 107 225 7.3 C Kent Benson 17 502 86 187 1 4 33 44 30 90 120 51 19 18 51 68 206 12.1 F Earl Evans 36 381 63 140 7 18 24 42 26 49 75 37 14 1 36 64 157 4.4 F John Shumate 9 228 35 65 0 0 17 25 18 52 70 9 9 5 14 16 87 9.7 F Jackie Robinson 7 51 9 17 0 1 9 11 3 2 5 0 3 3 2 8 27 3.9 F Steve Malovic 10 162 8 25 0 0 10 14 9 19 28 14 2 5 9 16 26 2.6
1979 Draft:
NBA ABA
Rnd Ovr Player Games Games School
1 4 Greg Kelser 305 Michigan State [pick acquired from CLE via MIL]
1 10 Roy Hamilton 73 UCLA [pick acquired from MIL via GOL]
1 15 Phil Hubbard 665 Michigan [pick acquired from DEN]
2 29 Tony Price 5 Penn [pick acquired from NJ]
3 48 Terry Duerod 143 Detroit
5 92 Flintie Williams Nevada-Las Vegas
6 111 Truman Clayton Kentucky
7 132 Ken Jones St. Mary's (CA)
8 150 Rodney Lee Memphis State
9 170 Val Bracey Central Michigan
10 187 Willie Polk Grand Canyon
Traded draft picks:
#1 to MIL (Sidney Moncrief)
#2 to LA via DEN (Oliver Mack)
#4 to MIL (Eugene Robinson)
Regular Season Game Log:
Date Opponent Result Record 10/12/1979 vs Indiana Pacers W 114-105 1-0 10/13/1979 at San Antonio Spurs W 112-110 2-0 10/16/1979 at Cleveland Cavaliers L 117-137 2-1 10/18/1979 vs New York Knicks W 129-115 3-1 10/19/1979 at Philadelphia 76ers L 104-112 3-2 10/20/1979 at Washington Bullets L 106-117 3-3 10/24/1979 vs Washington Bullets W 104-103 4-3 10/26/1979 vs San Antonio Spurs L 113-129 4-4 10/27/1979 at Milwaukee Bucks L 118-132 4-5 11/01/1979 vs Cleveland Cavaliers L 125-127 4-6 11/03/1979 vs Houston Rockets L 111-114 4-7 11/07/1979 vs Atlanta Hawks L 107-115 4-8 11/09/1979 vs Philadelphia 76ers W 106-98 5-8 11/10/1979 at Houston Rockets L 104-112 5-9 11/14/1979 at Boston Celtics L 111-115 5-10 11/17/1979 vs New Jersey Nets L 93-98 5-11 11/20/1979 at Atlanta Hawks L 105-109 5-12 11/21/1979 vs Utah Jazz W 98-93 6-12 11/23/1979 vs Milwaukee Bucks W 119-100 7-12 11/24/1979 at Indiana Pacers L 97-115 7-13 11/27/1979 at New York Knicks L 114-116 7-14 11/28/1979 at New Jersey Nets L 89-98 7-15 11/29/1979 vs Kansas City Kings L 95-105 7-16 12/01/1979 vs San Antonio Spurs W 134-124 8-16 12/04/1979 vs Boston Celtics L 114-118 8-17 12/05/1979 at Kansas City Kings L 93-109 8-18 12/07/1979 at Houston Rockets L 109-124 8-19 12/08/1979 at Indiana Pacers L 102-103 8-20 12/12/1979 at Golden State Warriors W 114-96 9-20 12/14/1979 at Los Angeles Lakers L 122-138 9-21 12/15/1979 at Phoenix Suns L 105-126 9-22 12/16/1979 at San Diego Clippers L 126-133 9-23 12/18/1979 vs Philadelphia 76ers L 102-114 9-24 12/20/1979 vs Atlanta Hawks L 103-122 9-25 12/22/1979 at San Antonio Spurs L 112-141 9-26 12/25/1979 at Cleveland Cavaliers L 101-111 9-27 12/26/1979 vs Indiana Pacers L 97-98 9-28 12/28/1979 vs Denver Nuggets W 114-98 10-28 12/29/1979 at Atlanta Hawks L 104-115 10-29 01/02/1980 at Denver Nuggets L 116-135 10-30 01/04/1980 at Seattle Supersonics L 105-123 10-31 01/06/1980 at Portland Trail Blazers L 102-119 10-32 | Date Opponent Result Record 01/08/1980 at Utah Jazz L 110-124 10-33 01/11/1980 vs Los Angeles Lakers L 100-123 10-34 01/12/1980 at Indiana Pacers L 109-122 10-35 01/13/1980 vs Chicago Bulls W 107-102 11-35 01/17/1980 vs Washington Bullets W 110-107 12-35 01/19/1980 vs Houston Rockets W 122-110 13-35 01/22/1980 at Chicago Bulls L 131-145 13-36 01/23/1980 vs Boston Celtics L 104-131 13-37 01/25/1980 at New Jersey Nets W 119-116 14-37 01/27/1980 vs New York Knicks L 93-98 14-38 01/29/1980 vs Golden State Warriors L 100-111 14-39 01/30/1980 at Philadelphia 76ers L 108-121 14-40 02/07/1980 vs Seattle Supersonics L 102-119 14-41 02/09/1980 at New York Knicks L 107-114 14-42 02/10/1980 at Boston Celtics L 111-128 14-43 02/13/1980 vs Cleveland Cavaliers L 102-107 14-44 02/15/1980 vs Philadelphia 76ers L 104-114 14-45 02/16/1980 at Cleveland Cavaliers L 104-123 14-46 02/17/1980 vs Atlanta Hawks L 99-108 14-47 02/21/1980 vs Phoenix Suns L 116-125 14-48 02/23/1980 vs Portland Trail Blazers L 107-130 14-49 02/27/1980 vs San Diego Clippers L 113-129 14-50 02/29/1980 vs New Jersey Nets W 137-128 15-50 03/02/1980 at Boston Celtics L 115-118 15-51 03/04/1980 at Washington Bullets L 107-135 15-52 03/05/1980 vs New York Knicks W 120-113 16-52 03/07/1980 vs Washington Bullets L 105-106 16-53 03/08/1980 at New York Knicks L 104-110 16-54 03/09/1980 at New Jersey Nets L 100-140 16-55 03/12/1980 vs New Jersey Nets L 119-137 16-56 03/14/1980 vs San Antonio Spurs L 102-113 16-57 03/16/1980 vs Houston Rockets L 99-102 16-58 03/17/1980 at Philadelphia 76ers L 109-123 16-59 03/18/1980 vs Cleveland Cavaliers L 107-108 16-60 03/20/1980 vs Boston Celtics L 106-124 16-61 03/21/1980 at Atlanta Hawks L 95-108 16-62 03/23/1980 at Washington Bullets L 114-119 16-63 03/26/1980 vs Indiana Pacers L 114-124 16-64 03/28/1980 at Houston Rockets L 112-128 16-65 03/30/1980 at San Antonio Spurs L 124-144 16-66 |