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1978-79 Detroit Pistons Roster
Team Record: 30-52
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Dick Vitale (30-52)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 389,936, Avg. 9,511 in 41 home dates
1978-79 Detroit Pistons Results
The Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 30 wins and 52 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference.
The Pistons scored 9,023 points and allowed 9,242. M.L. Carr tossed in a team-best 1,497 points for Detroit, while Leon Douglas contributed 664 boards. Kevin Porter dished out 1099 assists for the squad.
On defense, M.L. Carr added 197 thefts, and Terry Tyler blocked 201 shots.
Dick Vitale coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
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Ron Behagen | F-C | January 14, 1951 | 6'9" | 185 | Minnesota | New York, NY USA |
Dennis Boyd | G | May 21, 1954 | 6'1" | 175 | Detroit | Portsmouth, VA USA |
Jim Brewer | F-C | December 3, 1951 | 6'9" | 210 | Minnesota | Maywood, IL USA |
M.L. Carr | F-G | January 9, 1951 | 6'6" | 205 | Guilford | Wallace, NC USA |
Leon Douglas | C-F | August 26, 1954 | 6'10" | 230 | Alabama | Leighton, AL USA |
Chris Ford | G-F | January 11, 1949 | 6'5" | 190 | Villanova | Atlantic City, NJ USA |
Gus Gerard | F-G | July 27, 1953 | 6'8" | 200 | Virginia | Uniontown, PA USA |
Rickey Green | G | August 18, 1954 | 6'0" | 170 | Michigan | Chicago, IL USA |
Robert Hawkins | G | June 30, 1954 | 6'4" | 190 | Illinois State | Detroit, MI USA |
Essie Hollis | F | May 16, 1955 | 6'6" | 195 | St. Bonaventure | Erie, PA USA |
Otis Howard | F | November 5, 1956 | 6'7" | 220 | Austin Peay | Oak Ridge, TN USA |
Bob Lanier | C | September 10, 1948 | 6'10" | 250 | St. Bonaventure | Buffalo, NY USA |
Johnny Long | G-F | August 28, 1956 | 6'5" | 195 | Detroit | Romulus, MI USA |
Larry McNeill | F-C | January 31, 1951 | 6'9" | 195 | Marquette | Hoke, NC USA |
Ben Poquette | F-C | May 7, 1955 | 6'9" | 235 | Central Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI USA |
Kevin Porter | G | April 17, 1950 | 6'0" | 170 | St. Francis (PA) | Chicago, IL USA |
Steve Sheppard | F | March 21, 1954 | 6'6" | 210 | Maryland | New York, NY USA |
Earl Tatum | G-F | July 26, 1953 | 6'4" | 185 | Marquette | Mount Vernon, NY USA |
Terry Tyler | F-G | October 30, 1956 | 6'7" | 215 | Detroit | Detroit, MI USA |
Andre Wakefield | G | January 11, 1955 | 6'2" | 175 | Loyola (IL) | Chicago, IL USA |