Detroit Pistons Regular Season Rosters

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1958-1959 Detroit Pistons Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Barney Cable F 6-7 175 0 Bradley 1958 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
Ed Conlin F 6-5 200 3 Fordham 1955 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
Archie Dees FC 6-8 205 0 Indiana 1958 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
Walter Dukes C 7-0 220 3 Seton Hall 1953 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Dick Farley GF 6-4 190 2 Indiana 1954 Rnd 2 Pick 6 United States
Joe Holup F 6-6 215 2 George Washington 1954 Rnd 13 Pick 1 United States
Phil Jordon C 6-10 205 2 Whitworth University 1956 Rnd 6 Pick 3 United States
Earl Lloyd F 6-5 225 7 West Virginia State 1950 Rnd 9 Pick 5 United States
Dick McGuire G 6-0 180 9 St. John's 1949 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States
Shellie McMillon F 6-5 205 0 Bradley 1958 Rnd 6 Pick 3 United States
Chuck Noble SG 6-4 200 3 Louisville 1954 Rnd 4 Pick 3 United States
Gene Shue G 6-2 170 4 Maryland 1954 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
George Yardley GF 6-5 190 5 Stanford 1950 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States

1958-1959 Detroit Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. McGuire G. Shue E. Lloyd P. Jordon W. Dukes
Rotation   C. Noble S. McMillon    
Rotation     J. Holup    
Rotation     D. Farley    
Lim PT     E. Conlin    
Lim PT     B. Cable    

1958-1959 Western Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1St. Louis Hawks49-23-
2Minneapolis Lakers33-3916
3Detroit Pistons28-4421
4Cincinnati Royals19-5330

1958-1959 Detroit Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Gene Shue Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1959)
George Yardley Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1959)
Dick McGuire Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1959)

1958-1959 Detroit Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Gene Shue 72 38.1 17.6 4.7 3.2
Phil Jordon 72 28.6 14.3 8.2 1.2
George Yardley 46 30.8 20.8 7.1 0.9
Walter Dukes 72 32.5 13.0 13.3 0.9
Dick McGuire 71 29.1 9.2 4.0 6.2
Earl Lloyd 72 24.9 8.4 6.9 1.2
Joe Holup 68 22.1 8.4 5.2 1.1
Dick Farley 70 18.3 7.0 2.8 1.8
Chuck Noble 65 14.4 7.1 1.8 1.8
Shellie McMillon 48 14.6 6.4 5.9 0.5
Ed Conlin 15 23.6 11.8 6.1 1.1
Barney Cable 31 8.7 3.5 2.8 0.4

1958-1959 Detroit Pistons Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Barney Cable was selected as the #3 pick in the Second Round of the 1958 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Barney Cable signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons on September 1, 1958.

Shellie McMillon was selected as the #3 pick in the 6 Round of the 1958 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Shellie McMillon signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons on September 1, 1958.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Chuck Noble, the #3 pick in the 4 Round of the 1954 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Fort Wayne Pistons from the Philadelphia Warriors on June 1, 1955. Chuck Noble signed a multi-year contract with the Fort Wayne Pistons on September 1, 1955.

Acquired via Trade

Ed Conlin was acquired in a trade by the Detroit Pistons from the Syracuse Nationals on February 13, 1959.

Walter Dukes was acquired in a trade by the Detroit Pistons from the Minneapolis Lakers on September 12, 1957.

Dick Farley was acquired in a trade by the Detroit Pistons from the Syracuse Nationals on June 10, 1958. Dick Farley re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons on September 1, 1958.

Joe Holup was acquired in a trade by the Detroit Pistons from the Syracuse Nationals on December 28, 1957.

Phil Jordon was acquired in a trade by the Detroit Pistons from the New York Knicks on December 10, 1957.

Earl Lloyd was acquired in a trade by the Detroit Pistons from the Syracuse Nationals on June 10, 1958.

Dick McGuire was acquired in a trade by the Fort Wayne Pistons from the New York Knicks on April 3, 1957.

Gene Shue was acquired in a trade by the Fort Wayne Pistons from the New York Knicks on April 30, 1956.

1958-1959 Detroit Pistons Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Fred Zollner Owner 1948-1949 N/A
Nick Kerbawy General Manager 1958-1959 N/A