Detroit Pistons Regular Season Rosters

1974-1975 Detroit Pistons Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Don Adams SF 6-6 210 4 Northwestern 1970 Rnd 8 Pick 1 United States
Dave Bing G 6-3 180 8 Syracuse 1966 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
Jim Davis C 6-9 225 8 Colorado 1964 Rnd 4 Pick 2 United States
Al Eberhard F 6-6 225 0 Missouri 1974 Rnd 1 Pick 15 United States
Chris Ford SG 6-5 190 2 Villanova 1972 Rnd 2 Pick 4 United States
Bob Lanier C 6-11 250 4 St. Bonaventure 1970 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
Bill Ligon GF 6-4 180 0 Vanderbilt 1974 Rnd 10 Pick 14 United States
John Mengelt SG 6-2 195 3 Auburn 1971 Rnd 2 Pick 4 United States
Eric Money G 6-0 170 0 Arizona 1974 Rnd 2 Pick 15 United States
Otto Moore C 6-11 205 6 Texas-RGV 1968 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
Willie Norwood PF 6-7 220 3 Alcorn State 1969 Rnd 2 Pick 4 United States
Howard Porter PF 6-8 220 3 Villanova 1971 Rnd 2 Pick 15 United States
Curtis Rowe PF 6-7 225 3 UCLA 1971 Rnd 1 Pick 11 United States
George Trapp FC 6-8 205 3 Long Beach State 1971 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
Earl Williams C 6-7 230 0 Winston-Salem State 1974 Rnd 3 Pick 13 United States

1974-1975 Detroit Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. Bing C. Ford C. Rowe G. Trapp B. Lanier
Rotation   J. Mengelt     J. Davis
Lim PT   E. Money B. Ligon H. Porter  
Lim PT     A. Eberhard W. Norwood  

1974-1975 Midwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Chicago Bulls47-35-
2Kansas City Kings44-383
3Detroit Pistons40-427
4Milwaukee Bucks38-449

1974-1975 Detroit Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Dave Bing Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1975)
Bob Lanier Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1975)

1974-1975 Detroit Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK
Bob Lanier 76 39.3 24.0 12.0 4.6 1.0 2.3
Dave Bing 79 40.8 19.0 3.6 7.7 1.5 0.3
Curtis Rowe 82 34.0 12.4 7.1 1.5 0.6 0.5
John Mengelt 80 24.9 11.0 2.4 2.5 0.9 0.1
George Trapp 78 18.9 8.7 3.5 0.8 0.5 0.2
Chris Ford 80 24.5 5.9 3.4 2.9 1.4 0.3
Howard Porter 41 25.1 10.6 5.3 0.4 0.5 0.6
Jim Davis 79 13.6 4.1 3.6 1.1 0.6 0.5
Eric Money 66 13.5 4.8 1.3 1.5 0.5 0.0
Don Adams 51 27.0 5.9 4.8 1.5 1.4 0.4
Willie Norwood 24 14.5 6.6 3.7 0.7 1.0 0.0
Bill Ligon 38 7.2 3.3 0.7 0.7 0.2 0.2
Al Eberhard 34 8.1 2.3 1.4 0.5 0.4 0.0
Otto Moore 2 5.5 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.5

1974-1975 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. Dave Bing signed a multi-year extension with the Detroit Pistons on May 11, 1973.

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.

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.

Bill Ligon was selected as the #14 pick in the 10 Round of the 1974 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Bill Ligon signed a contract with the Detroit Pistons on September 1, 1974.

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.

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.

Acquired via Trade

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

John Mengelt was acquired in a trade by the Detroit Pistons from the Kansas City Kings on November 9, 1972.

Howard Porter was acquired in a trade by the Detroit Pistons from the New York Knicks on December 26, 1974.

George Trapp was acquired in a trade by the Detroit Pistons from the Atlanta Hawks on April 15, 1973.

1974-1975 Detroit Pistons Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
William Davidson Owner, Principal Owner 1974-1975 N/A
Ray Scott Head Coach 1972-1973 N/A
Edwin Coil General Manager 1965-1966 N/A