Detroit Pistons Regular Season Rosters
1968-1969 Detroit Pistons Regular Season Roster
1968-1969 Detroit Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | D. Bing | J. Walker | E. Miles | H. Hairston | O. Moore |
Rotation | T. Dischinger | ||||
Rotation | S. Dove | ||||
Lim PT | H. Komives | P. Long | M. McLemore | B. Olsen | W. Bellamy |
Lim PT | D. Gambee |
1968-1969 Eastern Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Baltimore Bullets | 57-25 | - |
2 | Philadelphia Sixers | 55-27 | 2 |
3 | New York Knicks | 54-28 | 3 |
4 | Boston Celtics | 48-34 | 9 |
5 | Cincinnati Royals | 41-41 | 16 |
6 | Detroit Pistons | 32-50 | 25 |
7 | Milwaukee Bucks | 27-55 | 30 |
1968-1969 Detroit Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Dave Bing | Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1969) |
1968-1969 Detroit Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST |
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Dave Bing | 77 | 39.5 | 23.4 | 5.0 | 7.1 |
Happy Hairston | 81 | 35.7 | 18.1 | 11.8 | 1.3 |
Eddie Miles | 80 | 28.1 | 13.3 | 3.5 | 2.2 |
Walt Bellamy | 53 | 38.2 | 18.8 | 13.5 | 1.9 |
Jimmy Walker | 69 | 23.8 | 11.7 | 2.3 | 3.2 |
Howard Komives | 53 | 32.6 | 12.9 | 3.8 | 5.0 |
Terry Dischinger | 75 | 19.4 | 8.8 | 4.3 | 1.2 |
Otto Moore | 74 | 21.7 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 0.9 |
Dave DeBusschere | 29 | 37.7 | 16.3 | 12.2 | 2.2 |
McCoy McLemore | 50 | 18.2 | 7.3 | 4.7 | 0.9 |
Dave Gambee | 25 | 12.1 | 6.8 | 3.1 | 0.6 |
Jim Fox | 25 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 0.9 |
Sonny Dove | 29 | 8.1 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 0.4 |
Rich Niemann | 16 | 7.7 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 0.6 |
Bud Olsen | 10 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
Cliff Williams | 3 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
1968-1969 Detroit Pistons Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Dave Bing was selected as the #2 pick in the First Round of the 1966 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Dave Bing signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons on September 1, 1966. Sonny Dove was selected as the #4 pick in the First Round of the 1967 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Sonny Dove signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons on September 1, 1967. 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. Otto Moore was selected as the #6 pick in the First Round of the 1968 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Otto Moore signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons on September 1, 1968. Jimmy Walker was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1967 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Jimmy Walker signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons on June 1, 1967. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Walt Bellamy was acquired in a trade by the Detroit Pistons from the New York Knicks on December 19, 1968. Terry Dischinger was acquired in a trade by the Detroit Pistons from the Washington Wizards on June 9, 1964. Terry Dischinger re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons on September 1, 1967. Dave Gambee was acquired in a trade by the Detroit Pistons from the Milwaukee Bucks on January 1, 1969. Happy Hairston was acquired in a trade by the Detroit Pistons from the Cincinnati Royals on February 1, 1968. Howard Komives was acquired in a trade by the Detroit Pistons from the New York Knicks on December 19, 1968. McCoy McLemore was acquired in a trade by the Detroit Pistons from the Phoenix Suns on December 18, 1968. |
Acquired via Waiver Claim |
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Bud Olsen was claimed off of the waiver wire by the Detroit Pistons from the Boston Celtics on December 6, 1968. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Paul Long signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons on October 12, 1968. |
1968-1969 Detroit Pistons Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Fred Zollner | Owner | 1948-1949 | N/A |
Donnie Butcher | Head Coach | 1966-1967 | N/A |
Paul Seymour | Head Coach | 1968-1969 | Head Coach (Washington Wizards, 1965 to 1966) |
Edwin Coil | General Manager | 1965-1966 | N/A |