Detroit Pistons Regular Season Rosters
1978-1979 Detroit Pistons Regular Season Roster
1978-1979 Detroit Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | K. Porter | J. Long | M. Carr | T. Tyler | B. Lanier |
Rotation | B. Poquette | L. Douglas | |||
Lim PT | E. Tatum | J. Bostic | J. Shumate | ||
Lim PT | A. Wakefield | S. Sheppard | J. Brewer |
1978-1979 Central Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | San Antonio Spurs | 48-34 | - |
2 | Houston Rockets | 47-35 | 1 |
3 | Atlanta Hawks | 46-36 | 2 |
4 | Detroit Pistons | 30-52 | 18 |
5 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 30-52 | 18 |
6 | New Orleans Jazz | 26-56 | 22 |
1978-1979 Detroit Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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M.L. Carr | All-NBA Defensive Second Team (1979) |
Terry Tyler | All-Rookie First Team (1979) |
Bob Lanier | Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1979) |
1978-1979 Detroit Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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M.L. Carr | 80 | 40.1 | 18.7 | 7.4 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 3.2 |
John Long | 82 | 30.5 | 16.1 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
Kevin Porter | 82 | 37.4 | 15.4 | 2.5 | 13.4 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 4.1 |
Bob Lanier | 53 | 34.6 | 23.6 | 9.3 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 3.3 |
Terry Tyler | 82 | 31.2 | 12.9 | 7.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 1.7 |
Leon Douglas | 78 | 28.4 | 11.4 | 8.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.4 |
Earl Tatum | 76 | 15.7 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
Ben Poquette | 76 | 17.6 | 6.7 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
Rickey Green | 27 | 16.0 | 6.6 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
Andre Wakefield | 71 | 8.1 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Essie Hollis | 25 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Jim Brewer | 25 | 12.4 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
Otis Howard | 11 | 8.3 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
Chris Ford | 3 | 36.0 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
Steve Sheppard | 20 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Larry McNeill | 11 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Robert Hawkins | 4 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Dennis Boyd | 5 | 8.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
Gus Gerard | 2 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Ron Behagen | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
1978-1979 Detroit Pistons Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Leon Douglas was selected as the #4 pick in the First Round of the 1976 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Leon Douglas signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons on September 8, 1976. 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. Bob Lanier re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons on September 19, 1977. John Long was selected as the #7 pick in the Second Round of the 1978 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. John Long signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons on September 1, 1978. Ben Poquette was selected as the #14 pick in the Second Round of the 1977 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Ben Poquette signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons on September 7, 1977. Terry Tyler was selected as the #1 pick in the Second Round of the 1978 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Terry Tyler signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons on August 5, 1978. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Jim Brewer was acquired in a trade by the Detroit Pistons from the Cleveland Cavaliers on February 15, 1979. Kevin Porter was acquired in a trade by the Detroit Pistons from the New Jersey Nets on September 8, 1978. John Shumate was acquired in a trade by the Detroit Pistons from the Buffalo Braves on November 23, 1977. Earl Tatum was acquired in a trade by the Detroit Pistons from the Boston Celtics on October 19, 1978. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Jim Bostic signed a contract as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons on April 5, 1978. M.L. Carr signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons on June 12, 1976. Steve Sheppard signed a contract as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons on January 13, 1979. Andre Wakefield signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons on November 1, 1978. |
1978-1979 Detroit Pistons Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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William Davidson | Owner, Principal Owner | 1974-1975 | N/A |
Bill Davidson | General Manager | 1978-1979 | N/A |
Mike Abdenour | Head Athletic Trainer | 1975-1976 | N/A |