1971–72 Detroit Pistons season

Following are the results of the 1971–72 season of the Detroit Pistons, the franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Detroit, Michigan. The 1971-72 NBA season was the Pistons' 24th season in the NBA and 15th season in the city of Detroit.[1]

1971–72 Detroit Pistons season
Head coachBill Van Breda Kolff
Terry Dischinger
Earl Lloyd
ArenaCobo Center
Results
Record26–56 (.317)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Midwest)
Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finishDid Not Qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWJBK
RadioWXYZ

Draft picks
Main article: 1971 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
111Curtis RowePF United StatesUCLA
229Isaiah WilsonG United StatesBaltimore
345Marv RobertsPF/C United StatesUtah State
462Jarrett Durham United StatesDuquesne
579Vincent White United StatesSavannah State
696Jim Larranaga United StatesProvidence
7113Steve Kelly United StatesBrigham Young
8130Wayne Jones United StatesNiagara
9146Paul Botts United StatesCentral Michigan
10162Steve Butcher United StatesPikeville
11177Larry Saunders United StatesDuke
12190Bob Horn United StatesDrake
13202Willie Roberson United StatesWyoming
14212Art Davis United StatesJohnson C. Smith
15221James Fleming United StatesAlcorn State
16228Fred Smiley United StatesDetroit Mercy
17232Leroy Jenkins United StatesDetroit Mercy
18235Ike Bundy United StatesLawrence Tech
19237Ed Jenkins United StatesShaw

Roster
Roster listing
Detroit Pistons roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 21 Bing, Dave 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Syracuse
C 20 Davis, Jim 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Colorado
SF 43 Dischinger, Terry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Purdue
F 31 Hewitt, Bill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Southern California
G 30 Komives, Howard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Bowling Green
C 16 Lanier, Bob 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) St. Bonaventure
G 26 Marlatt, Harvey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Eastern Michigan
F 23 Mix, Steve 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Toledo
F 51 Mueller, Erwin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) San Francisco
F 8 Norwood, Willie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Alcorn State
F 14 Quick, Bob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Xavier
F 18 Rowe, Curtis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) UCLA
G 24 Walker, Jimmy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Providence
G 10 Wilson, Isaiah 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Baltimore
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 6319.768–31–527–125–213–5
x-Chicago Bulls 5725.695629–1226–122–112–6
Phoenix Suns 4933.5981430–1119–200–27–11
Detroit Pistons 2656.3173716–259–301–14–14
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT
1 z-Los Angeles Lakers6913.841
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks6319.768
3 x-Chicago Bulls5725.695
4 x-Golden State Warriors5131.622
5 Phoenix Suns4933.598
6 Seattle SuperSonics4735.573
7 Houston Rockets3448.415
8 Detroit Pistons2656.317
9 Portland Trail Blazers1864.220
z, y – division champions
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1971–72 NBA Records
Team ATL BAL BOS BUF CHI CIN CLE DET GSW HOU LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO POR SEA
Atlanta —2–40–44–20–53–34–23–23–21–40–52–33–13–33–24–01–4
Baltimore 4–2—2–23–31–44–21–53–21–43–21–40–52–44–04–13–12–3
Boston 4–02–2—6–03–24–25–15–02–35–01–42–33–36–02–34–02–3
Buffalo 2–43–30–6—1–33–34–22–41–30–40–40–41–53–30–42–40–4
Chicago 5–04–12–33–1—3–14–05–13–35–11–32–43–24–15–16–02–3
Cincinnati 3–32–42–43–31–3—6–22–32–30–41–40–52–22–22–32–20–5
Cleveland 2–45–11–52–40–42–6—1–30–42–21–30–41–52–40–44–20–4
Detroit 2–32–30–54–21–53–23–1—0–53–31–41–51–41–42–42–20–4
Golden State 2–34–13–23–13–33–24–05–0—5–11–52–22–34–12–34–24–2
Houston 4–12–30–54–01–54–02–23–31–5—1–50–50–54–11–34–23–3
Los Angeles 5–04–14–14–03–14–13–14–15–15–1—4–14–15–04–26–05–1
Milwaukee 3–25–03–24–04–25–04–05–12–25–01–4—2–34–14–26–06–0
New York 1–34–23–35–12–32–25–14–13–25–01–43–2—3–31–43–13–2
Philadelphia 3–30–40–63–31–42–24–24–11–41–40–51–43–3—1–42–24–1
Phoenix 2–31–43–24–01–53–24–04–23–23–12–42–44–14–1—6–03–2
Portland 0–41–30–44–20–62–22–42–22–42–40–60–61–32–20–6—0–6
Seattle 4–13–23–24–03–25–04–04–02–43–31–50–62–31–42–36–0—

See also

References
  1. 1971–72 Detroit Pistons
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