Detroit Pistons Regular Season Rosters

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1971-1972 Detroit Pistons Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Dave Bing G 6-3 180 5 Syracuse 1966 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
Jim Davis C 6-9 225 5 Colorado 1964 Rnd 4 Pick 2 United States
Terry Dischinger GF 6-7 189 7 Purdue 1962 Rnd 2 Pick 1 United States
Chris Ford SG 6-5 190 0 Villanova 1972 Rnd 2 Pick 4 United States
Bill Hewitt SF 6-7 210 3 USC 1968 Rnd 1 Pick 11 United States
Howard Komives PG 6-1 185 7 Bowling Green 1964 Rnd 2 Pick 6 United States
Bob Lanier C 6-11 250 1 St. Bonaventure 1970 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
Harvey Marlatt SG 6-3 185 1 Eastern Michigan 1970 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Steve Mix F 6-7 215 2 Toledo 1969 Rnd 5 Pick 4 United States
Erwin Mueller FC 6-8 230 5 San Francisco 1966 Rnd 2 Pick 10 United States
Bob Nash SF 6-8 195 0 Hawaii 1972 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
Willie Norwood PF 6-7 220 0 Alcorn State 1969 Rnd 2 Pick 4 United States
Bob Quick GF 6-5 215 3 Xavier 1968 Rnd 2 Pick 4 United States
Curtis Rowe PF 6-7 225 0 UCLA 1971 Rnd 1 Pick 11 United States
Jimmy Walker SG 6-3 195 4 Providence 1967 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
Isaiah Wilson SG 6-2 175 0 University of Baltimore 1971 Rnd 2 Pick 12 United States

1971-1972 Detroit Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters H. Komives D. Bing J. Walker C. Rowe B. Lanier
Rotation   H. Marlatt T. Dischinger W. Norwood  
Rotation   I. Wilson B. Hewitt E. Mueller  
Lim PT         J. Davis

1971-1972 Midwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Milwaukee Bucks63-19-
2Chicago Bulls57-256
3Phoenix Suns49-3314
4Detroit Pistons26-5637

1971-1972 Detroit Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Bob Lanier Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1972)
Jimmy Walker Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1972)

1971-1972 Detroit Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Bob Lanier 80 38.6 25.7 14.2 3.1
Jimmy Walker 78 39.5 21.3 3.0 4.0
Dave Bing 45 43.0 22.6 4.1 7.0
Curtis Rowe 82 32.5 11.3 8.5 1.2
Terry Dischinger 79 26.1 9.4 4.3 1.2
Howard Komives 79 26.2 8.7 2.2 3.7
Willie Norwood 78 16.3 7.5 4.1 0.6
Jim Davis 52 13.2 5.9 3.8 0.7
Bill Hewitt 68 17.7 4.5 5.4 1.0
Erwin Mueller 42 14.4 4.3 3.5 1.4
Isaiah Wilson 48 6.7 3.5 1.0 0.9
Harvey Marlatt 31 16.3 5.0 2.0 1.9
Bob Quick 18 11.3 6.2 2.8 0.6
Steve Mix 8 13.0 4.6 2.9 0.5

1971-1972 Detroit Pistons Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

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.

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.

Willie Norwood was selected as the #4 pick in the Second Round of the 1969 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Willie Norwood signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons on September 1, 1971.

Curtis Rowe was selected as the #11 pick in the First Round of the 1971 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Curtis Rowe signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons on June 1, 1971.

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.

Isaiah Wilson was selected as the #12 pick in the Second Round of the 1971 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Isaiah Wilson signed a contract with the Detroit Pistons on April 27, 1971.

Acquired via Trade

Jim Davis was acquired in a trade by the Detroit Pistons from the Houston Rockets on December 9, 1971.

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. Terry Dischinger re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons on September 7, 1970.

Bill Hewitt was acquired in a trade by the Detroit Pistons from the Los Angeles Lakers on November 27, 1969.

Howard Komives was acquired in a trade by the Detroit Pistons from the New York Knicks on December 19, 1968.

Erwin Mueller was acquired in a trade by the Detroit Pistons from the Seattle SuperSonics on November 1, 1969.

Acquired via Free Agency

Harvey Marlatt signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons on September 1, 1970.

1971-1972 Detroit Pistons Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Fred Zollner Owner 1948-1949 N/A
Butch Van Breda Kolff Head Coach 1969-1970 Head Coach (Los Angeles Lakers, 1967 to 1969)
Earl Lloyd Head Coach 1971-1972 N/A
Terry Dischinger Head Coach 1971-1972 N/A
Edwin Coil General Manager 1965-1966 N/A