1978-79 Detroit Pistons Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
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 Statistics
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
Ron BehagenF-CJanuary 14, 19516'9"185MinnesotaNew York, NY USA
Dennis BoydGMay 21, 19546'1"175DetroitPortsmouth, VA USA
Jim BrewerF-CDecember 3, 19516'9"210MinnesotaMaywood, IL USA
M.L. CarrF-GJanuary 9, 19516'6"205GuilfordWallace, NC USA
Leon DouglasC-FAugust 26, 19546'10"230AlabamaLeighton, AL USA
Chris FordG-FJanuary 11, 19496'5"190VillanovaAtlantic City, NJ USA
Gus GerardF-GJuly 27, 19536'8"200VirginiaUniontown, PA USA
Rickey GreenGAugust 18, 19546'0"170MichiganChicago, IL USA
Robert HawkinsGJune 30, 19546'4"190Illinois StateDetroit, MI USA
Essie HollisFMay 16, 19556'6"195St. BonaventureErie, PA USA
Otis HowardFNovember 5, 19566'7"220Austin PeayOak Ridge, TN USA
Bob LanierCSeptember 10, 19486'10"250St. BonaventureBuffalo, NY USA
Johnny LongG-FAugust 28, 19566'5"195DetroitRomulus, MI USA
Larry McNeillF-CJanuary 31, 19516'9"195MarquetteHoke, NC USA
Ben PoquetteF-CMay 7, 19556'9"235Central MichiganAnn Arbor, MI USA
Kevin PorterGApril 17, 19506'0"170St. Francis (PA)Chicago, IL USA
Steve SheppardFMarch 21, 19546'6"210MarylandNew York, NY USA
Earl TatumG-FJuly 26, 19536'4"185MarquetteMount Vernon, NY USA
Terry TylerF-GOctober 30, 19566'7"215DetroitDetroit, MI USA
Andre WakefieldGJanuary 11, 19556'2"175Loyola (IL)Chicago, IL USA



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