1968-69 Detroit Pistons Roster
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 32-50
Finishing 6th in the NBA's Eastern Division
Coach: Donnie Butcher (10-12)
Coach: Paul Seymour (22-38)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 201,433, Avg. 5,301 in 38 home dates
1968-69 Detroit Pistons StatisticsTeam Record: 32-50
Finishing 6th in the NBA's Eastern Division
Coach: Donnie Butcher (10-12)
Coach: Paul Seymour (22-38)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 201,433, Avg. 5,301 in 38 home dates
1968-69 Detroit Pistons Results
The Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1968-69 season with a record of 32 wins and 50 losses, finishing sixth in the NBA's Eastern Division.
The Pistons poured in 9,359 points and conceded 9,618. Dave Bing tossed in a team-best 1,800 points for Detroit, while Happy Hairston scored 18 or more per game also. Happy Hairston accounted for 959 boards. Dave Bing dished out 546 assists for the squad.
Donnie Butcher and Paul Seymour coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Bellamy | C | July 24, 1939 | 6'10" | 225 | Indiana | New Bern, NC USA |
| Dave Bing | G | November 24, 1943 | 6'3" | 180 | Syracuse | Washington, DC USA |
| Dave DeBusschere | F-G | October 16, 1940 | 6'6" | 220 | Detroit | Detroit, MI USA |
| Terry Dischinger | F-G | November 21, 1940 | 6'7" | 189 | Purdue | Terre Haute, IN USA |
| Sonny Dove | F | August 16, 1945 | 6'7" | 198 | St. John's (NY) | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Jim Fox | C-F | April 7, 1943 | 6'9" | 220 | South Carolina | Atlanta, GA USA |
| Dave Gambee | F | April 16, 1937 | 6'6" | 215 | Oregon State | Portland, OR USA |
| Happy Hairston | F | May 31, 1942 | 6'7" | 225 | NYU | Winston-Salem, NC USA |
| Howard Komives | G | May 9, 1941 | 6'1" | 185 | Bowling Green | Toledo, OH USA |
| McCoy McLemore | F-C | April 3, 1942 | 6'7" | 230 | Drake | Houston, TX USA |
| Eddie Miles | G-F | July 5, 1940 | 6'4" | 195 | Seattle | North Little Rock, AR USA |
| Otto Moore | C-F | August 27, 1946 | 6'11" | 205 | Pan American | Miami, FL USA |
| Rich Niemann | C | July 2, 1946 | 7'0" | 245 | St. Louis | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Bud Olsen | F-C | July 25, 1940 | 6'8" | 215 | Louisville | Gary, IN USA |
| Jimmy Walker | G | April 8, 1944 | 6'3" | 195 | Providence | Amherst, VA USA |
| Cliff Williams | G | April 15, 1945 | 6'3" | 180 | Bowling Green |
