1957-58 Detroit Pistons Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 33-39
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 3-4 Lost division finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Cincinnati Royals 2-0
Division Finals - Lost to St. Louis Hawks 4-1
Coach: Charley Eckman (9-16)
Coach: Red Rocha (24-23)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 134,411, Avg. 4,800 in 28 home dates
1957-58 Detroit Pistons Statistics
1957-58 Detroit Pistons Results

The Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1957-58 season with a record of 33 wins and 39 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-4.

Detroit tossed in 7,585 points and surrendered 7,754. George Yardley scored a team-best 2,001 points for the Pistons, while Walter Dukes contributed 954 boards. Dick McGuire dished out 454 assists for the squad.

Charley Eckman and Red Rocha coached the team. The 1957-58 Detroit Pistons lost in the division finals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Dick AthaGSeptember 21, 19316'2"190Indiana StateOtterbein, IN USA
Doug BolstorffGOctober 29, 19316'4"195Minnesota
Nat CliftonC-FOctober 13, 19226'6"220Xavier (LA)England, AR USA
Walter DukesCJune 23, 19307'0"220Seton HallYoungstown, OH USA
Bill EbbenGOctober 7, 19356'4"190Detroit
Harry GallatinF-CApril 26, 19276'6"210NE Missouri StateRoxana, IL USA
Joe HolupFFebruary 26, 19346'6"215George Washington(ht) Swoyersville, PA USA
Bob HoubregsC-FMarch 12, 19326'7"210WashingtonVancouver, BC CAN
Phil JordonC-FSeptember 12, 19336'10"205WhitworthLakeport, CA USA
Billy KenvilleG-FDecember 1, 19306'2"187St. BonaventureElmhurst, NY USA
Tom MarshallF-GJanuary 6, 19316'4"215Western KentuckyColdwater, TN USA
Dick McGuireGJanuary 25, 19266'0"180St. John's (NY)Huntington, NY USA
Chuck NobleGJuly 24, 19316'4"190Louisville
Gene ShueGDecember 18, 19316'2"170MarylandBaltimore, MD USA
Bill ThiebenF-CMarch 28, 19356'6"215Hofstra
George YardleyF-GNovember 3, 19286'5"190StanfordHollywood, CA USA



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