Detroit Pistons Playoff Rosters

1961-1962 Detroit Pistons Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Walter Dukes C 7-0 220 Jun 23, 1930 31 Seton Hall 6 1953 Territorial Pick, New York Knicks
Johnny Egan PG 5-11 180 Jan 31, 1939 23 Providence 0 1961 2nd Rnd, #12, Detroit Pistons
Bob Ferry FC 6-8 230 May 31, 1937 24 Saint Louis 2 1959 Territorial Pick, St. Louis Hawks
Bailey Howell SF 6-7 210 Jan 20, 1937 25 Mississippi State 2 1959 1st Rnd, #4, Detroit Pistons
Willie Jones PG 6-3 185 Jun 29, 1936 25 Northwestern 1 1960 5th Rnd, #36, Detroit Pistons
George Lee PG 6-3   Nov 23, 1936 25 Michigan 1 1959 4th Rnd, #26, Detroit Pistons
Jackie Moreland SF 6-7 215 Mar 11, 1938 24 LSU 1 1960 1st Rnd, #4, Detroit Pistons
Chuck Noble SG 6-4 200 Jul 24, 1931 30 Louisville 6 1954 4th Rnd, #30, Philadelphia Warriors
Don Ohl SG 6-3 190 Apr 18, 1936 25 Illinois 1 1958 5th Rnd, #37, Philadelphia Warriors
Ray Scott FC 6-9 215 Jul 12, 1938 23 Allentown (United States) 0 1961 1st Rnd, #4, Detroit Pistons
Gene Shue PG 6-2 170 Dec 18, 1931 30 Maryland 7 1954 1st Rnd, #3, Philadelphia Warriors

1961-1962 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #2 San Francisco Warriors #3 Syracuse Nationals PHI in 5
Second Round W2 Cincinnati Royals W3 Detroit Pistons DET in 4
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #2 San Francisco Warriors BOS in 7
Conference Finals W1 Los Angeles Lakers W3 Detroit Pistons LAL in 6
NBA Finals #1 Boston Celtics W1 Los Angeles Lakers BOS in 7

1961-1962 Detroit Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Bailey Howell 10 37.8 20.0 9.6 2.3
Ray Scott 10 40.0 17.3 14.5 4.3
Don Ohl 8 39.6 20.5 3.4 3.1
Gene Shue 10 36.9 16.1 3.0 4.9
Walter Dukes 10 34.7 12.4 13.8 2.4
Bob Ferry 9 18.4 11.1 4.6 1.4
Willie Jones 9 20.0 11.0 2.6 3.4
Johnny Egan 5 19.4 13.6 1.8 3.2
Jackie Moreland 7 13.7 5.4 3.4 1.0
George Lee 6 8.3 4.3 1.3 0.2

1961-1962 Detroit Pistons Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Detroit Leaders Cincinnati Leaders
Mar 16, 1962
v.
Cincinnati
W, 123-122 Cobo Center
Conference Semi Finals
1-0 PTS: 34. Ray Scott
PTS: 24. O. Robertson
Mar 17, 1962
@
Cincinnati
L, 129-107 Cincinnati Gardens
Conference Semi Finals
1-1 PTS: 18. Don Ohl
PTS: 33. O. Robertson
Mar 18, 1962
v.
Cincinnati
W, 118-107 Cobo Center
Conference Semi Finals
2-1 PTS: 27. B. Howell
PTS: 26. O. Robertson
Mar 20, 1962
@
Cincinnati
W, 111-112 Cincinnati Gardens
Conference Semi Finals
3-1 PTS: 33. Don Ohl
PTS: 32. O. Robertson

1961-1962 Detroit Pistons Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Detroit Leaders L.A. Lakers Leaders
Mar 24, 1962
@
L.A. Lakers
L, 132-108 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Conference Finals
0-1 PTS: 27. B. Howell
PTS: 35. Elgin Baylor
Mar 25, 1962
@
L.A. Lakers
L, 127-112 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Conference Finals
0-2 PTS: 33. Don Ohl
PTS: 40. Jerry West
Mar 27, 1962
v.
L.A. Lakers
L, 106-111 Cobo Center
Conference Finals
0-3 PTS: 26. Gene Shue
PTS: 34. Elgin Baylor
Mar 29, 1962
v.
L.A. Lakers
W, 118-117 Cobo Center
Conference Finals
1-3 PTS: 24. B. Howell
PTS: 45. Elgin Baylor
Mar 31, 1962
@
L.A. Lakers
W, 125-132 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Conference Finals
2-3 PTS: 27. Willie Jones
PTS: 37. Elgin Baylor
Apr 3, 1962
v.
L.A. Lakers
L, 117-123 Cobo Center
Conference Finals
2-4 PTS: 22. Ray Scott
PTS: 38. Elgin Baylor