DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1968-69 Detroit Pistons
32–50 · #11 in the league · Missed playoffs
Season snapshotDET
Detroit Pistons went 32–50 in the regular season, good for the #11 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#11
Net rating
-2.7
Home floor
Cobo Arena
Roster
16 players
Record
32–50
39.0% win rate
League rank
#11
Regular season
Net rating
-2.7
SRS -2.8
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Hairston | F | 5 | 81 | — | 18.1 | 11.8 | 1.3 |
| Eddie Miles | G-F | 14 | 80 | — | 13.3 | 3.5 | 2.3 |
| Dave Bing | G | 21 | 77 | — | 23.4 | 5.0 | 7.1 |
| Terry Dischinger | F-G | 43 | 75 | — | 8.8 | 4.3 | 1.2 |
| Otto Moore | C-F | — | 74 | — | 7.7 | 7.1 | 0.9 |
| Jimmy Walker | G | 24 | 69 | — | 11.7 | 2.3 | 3.2 |
| Walt Bellamy | C | — | 53 | — | 18.8 | 13.5 | 1.9 |
| Howard Komives | G | — | 53 | — | 12.9 | 3.8 | 5.0 |
| McCoy McLemore | F-C | — | 50 | — | 7.3 | 4.7 | 0.9 |
| Dave DeBusschere | F-G | 22 | 29 | — | 16.3 | 12.2 | 2.2 |
| Sonny Dove | F | 44 | 29 | — | 4.1 | 2.1 | 0.4 |
| Dave Gambee | F | — | 25 | — | 6.8 | 3.1 | 0.6 |
| Jim Fox | C-F | 23 | 25 | — | 5.0 | 5.6 | 0.9 |
| Rich Niemann | C | — | 16 | — | 3.0 | 2.6 | 0.6 |
| Bud Olsen | F-C | — | 10 | — | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
| Cliff Williams | G | 12 | 3 | — | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
Team stats
Season profile
97.3
ORtg
100.0
DRtg
116.8
Pace
-2.8
SRS
-3.2
MOV
50.2%
TS%
45.1%
eFG%
26.2
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Paul Seymour
head_coach
Donnis Butcher
head_coach
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Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
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Cobo Arena
419 average attendance
Then and now
Detroit Pistons
DET
16 players