Detroit Pistons Regular Season Rosters
1977-1978 Detroit Pistons Regular Season Roster
1977-1978 Detroit Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | E. Money | C. Ford | M. Carr | L. Douglas | B. Lanier |
Rotation | A. Eberhard | B. Poquette | |||
Rotation | J. Bostic | ||||
Lim PT | A. Skinner | G. Gerard | J. Shumate | ||
Lim PT | J. Price |
1977-1978 Midwest Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Denver Nuggets | 48-34 | - |
2 | Milwaukee Bucks | 44-38 | 4 |
3 | Chicago Bulls | 40-42 | 8 |
4 | Detroit Pistons | 38-44 | 10 |
5 | Kansas City Kings | 31-51 | 17 |
6 | Indiana Pacers | 31-51 | 17 |
1977-1978 Detroit Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Bob Lanier | Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1978) |
Bob Lanier | J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (1978) |
1977-1978 Detroit Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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Bob Lanier | 63 | 36.7 | 24.5 | 11.3 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 3.6 |
Eric Money | 76 | 33.6 | 18.6 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 4.2 |
M.L. Carr | 79 | 32.4 | 12.4 | 7.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
John Shumate | 62 | 35.0 | 15.5 | 8.9 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
Leon Douglas | 79 | 25.2 | 10.9 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.5 |
Chris Ford | 82 | 31.5 | 10.5 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
Al Skinner | 69 | 18.5 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
Jim Price | 34 | 24.7 | 11.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
Gus Gerard | 47 | 17.1 | 7.9 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
Ralph Simpson | 32 | 23.1 | 10.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
Ben Poquette | 52 | 12.0 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
Al Eberhard | 37 | 15.6 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
Marvin Barnes | 12 | 22.4 | 10.0 | 7.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.4 |
Willie Norwood | 16 | 16.2 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
Kevin Porter | 8 | 15.9 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
Howard Porter | 8 | 13.4 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Jim Bostic | 4 | 12.0 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Wayman Britt | 7 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
1977-1978 Detroit Pistons Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Leon Douglas was selected as the #4 pick in the First Round of the 1976 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Leon Douglas signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons on September 8, 1976. Al Eberhard was selected as the #15 pick in the First Round of the 1974 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Al Eberhard signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons on September 6, 1974. Chris Ford was selected as the #4 pick in the Second Round of the 1972 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Chris Ford signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons on May 8, 1972. Chris Ford re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons on October 21, 1976. Bob Lanier was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1970 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Bob Lanier signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons on July 1, 1970. Bob Lanier re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons on September 19, 1977. Eric Money was selected as the #15 pick in the Second Round of the 1974 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Eric Money signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons on July 8, 1974. Eric Money re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons on October 20, 1976. Ben Poquette was selected as the #14 pick in the Second Round of the 1977 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Ben Poquette signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons on September 7, 1977. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Gus Gerard was acquired in a trade by the Detroit Pistons from the Buffalo Braves on November 25, 1977. Jim Price was acquired in a trade by the Detroit Pistons from the Denver Nuggets on February 2, 1978. John Shumate was acquired in a trade by the Detroit Pistons from the Buffalo Braves on November 23, 1977. Al Skinner was acquired in a trade by the Detroit Pistons from the New Jersey Nets on November 7, 1977. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Jim Bostic signed a contract as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons on April 5, 1978. M.L. Carr signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons on June 12, 1976. |
1977-1978 Detroit Pistons Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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William Davidson | Owner, Principal Owner | 1974-1975 | N/A |
Herb Brown | Head Coach, Head Coach | 1976-1977 | Head Coach (Detroit Pistons, 1975 to 1978) |
Bob Kauffman | Head Coach, General Manager | 1977-1978 | N/A |
Mike Abdenour | Head Athletic Trainer | 1975-1976 | N/A |