Detroit Pistons Regular Season Rosters

1963-1964 Detroit Pistons Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Donnie Butcher G 6-2 200 2 Pikeville 1961 Rnd 7 Pick 1 United States
Dave DeBusschere F 6-6 220 1 Detroit-Mercy 1962 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Terry Dischinger GF 6-7 189 1 Purdue 1962 Rnd 2 Pick 1 United States
Bob Duffy G 6-3 165 1 Colgate 1962 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
Johnny Egan PG 5-11 180 2 Providence 1961 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
Bob Ferry FC 6-8 230 4 Saint Louis 1959 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Reggie Harding C 7-0 249 0 - 1962 Rnd 4 Pick 4 United States
Bailey Howell SF 6-7 210 4 Mississippi State 1959 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
Darrall Imhoff C 6-10 220 3 California 1960 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
Willie Jones G 6-3 185 3 Northwestern 1960 Rnd 5 Pick 4 United States
Don Kojis SF 6-3 202 0 Marquette 1961 Rnd 2 Pick 12 United States
Eddie Miles SG 6-4 195 0 Seattle 1963 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
Jackie Moreland F 6-7 215 3 LSU 1960 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
Don Ohl SG 6-3 190 3 Illinois 1958 Rnd 5 Pick 5 United States
Hub Reed C 6-9 215 5 Oklahoma City 1958 Rnd 2 Pick 7 United States
Ray Scott FC 6-9 215 2 Allentown (United States) 1961 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
Larry Staverman PF 6-7 205 4 Thomas More 1958 Rnd 9 Pick 2 United States
Rod Thorn G 6-4 195 0 West Virginia 1963 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States

1963-1964 Detroit Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. Ohl B. Howell J. Moreland R. Scott R. Harding
Rotation   W. Jones D. DeBusschere B. Ferry D. Imhoff
Rotation   E. Miles      
Lim PT   B. Duffy      
Lim PT   D. Butcher      

1963-1964 Western Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1San Francisco Warriors48-32-
2St. Louis Hawks46-342
3Los Angeles Lakers42-386
4Baltimore Bullets31-4917
5Detroit Pistons23-5725

1963-1964 Detroit Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Bailey Howell Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1964)
Don Ohl Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1964)

1963-1964 Detroit Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Bailey Howell 77 35.1 21.6 10.1 2.7
Ray Scott 80 37.0 17.6 13.5 3.0
Don Ohl 71 33.3 17.3 2.5 3.2
Bob Ferry 74 20.6 10.6 5.8 1.3
Jackie Moreland 78 22.8 9.1 5.2 1.6
Willie Jones 77 20.0 8.2 3.3 2.2
Donnie Butcher 52 29.9 8.6 5.0 3.4
Reggie Harding 39 29.7 11.0 10.5 1.3
Eddie Miles 60 13.5 5.4 1.6 1.0
Darrall Imhoff 58 15.0 4.8 4.9 1.0
Johnny Egan 24 34.9 11.1 2.6 4.8
Bob Duffy 42 14.4 5.1 1.3 1.8
Dave DeBusschere 15 20.3 8.6 7.0 1.5
Larry Staverman 20 12.8 5.7 3.5 0.6
Kevin Loughery 1 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0

1963-1964 Detroit Pistons Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Reggie Harding was selected as the #4 pick in the 4 Round of the 1962 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Reggie Harding signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons on January 19, 1964.

Bailey Howell was selected as the #2 pick in the First Round of the 1959 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Bailey Howell signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons on September 1, 1959.

Willie Jones was selected as the #4 pick in the 5 Round of the 1960 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Willie Jones signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons on September 1, 1960.

Eddie Miles was selected as the #4 pick in the First Round of the 1963 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Eddie Miles signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons on September 1, 1963.

Jackie Moreland was selected as the #4 pick in the First Round of the 1960 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Jackie Moreland signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons on September 1, 1960.

Ray Scott was selected as the #4 pick in the First Round of the 1961 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Ray Scott signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons on September 1, 1961.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Don Ohl, the #5 pick in the 5 Round of the 1958 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Detroit Pistons from the Philadelphia Warriors on June 16, 1960. Don Ohl signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons on September 1, 1960.

Acquired via Trade

Donnie Butcher was acquired in a trade by the Detroit Pistons from the New York Knicks on December 15, 1963.

Dave DeBusschere signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons on September 1, 1962.

Bob Duffy was acquired in a trade by the Detroit Pistons from the New York Knicks on December 16, 1963.

Bob Ferry was acquired in a trade by the Detroit Pistons from the St. Louis Hawks on June 16, 1960.

Darrall Imhoff was acquired in a trade by the Detroit Pistons from the New York Knicks on August 29, 1962.

1963-1964 Detroit Pistons Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Fred Zollner Owner 1948-1949 N/A
Francis Smith General Manager 1961-1962 N/A