1981-82 Detroit Pistons Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 39-43
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Scotty Robertson (39-43)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 406,317, Avg. 9,910 in 41 home dates
1981-82 Detroit Pistons Statistics
1981-82 Detroit Pistons Results

The Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1981-82 season with a record of 39 wins and 43 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference.

The Pistons scored 9,112 points and conceded 9,187. Kelly Tripucka tossed in a team-best 1,772 points for Detroit, while Johnny Long netted 18 or more per game, too. Kent Benson contributed 653 boards. Isiah Thomas dished out 565 assists for the squad.

Defensively, Isiah Thomas added 150 steals, and Terry Tyler blocked 160 shots.

Scotty Robertson coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Kent BensonCDecember 27, 19546'10"235IndianaNew Castle, IN USA
Kenny CarrFAugust 15, 19556'7"220North Carolina StateWashington, DC USA
Glenn HaganGJune 25, 19556'0"170St. BonaventureSanford, FL USA
Alan HardyFMay 25, 19576'6"195MichiganDetroit, MI USA
Steve HayesCAugust 2, 19557'0"205Idaho StateAmerican Falls, ID USA
Phil HubbardF-CDecember 13, 19566'8"215MichiganCanton, OH USA
Vinnie JohnsonGSeptember 1, 19566'2"200BaylorBrooklyn, NY USA
Edgar JonesF-CJune 17, 19566'10"225Nevada-RenoFort Rucker, AL USA
Jeff JudkinsG-FMarch 23, 19566'6"185UtahSalt Lake City, UT USA
Greg KelserFSeptember 17, 19576'7"190Michigan StatePanama City, FL USA
Bill LaimbeerCMay 19, 19576'11"245Notre DameBoston, MA USA
Ron LeeGNovember 2, 19526'3"193OregonBoston, MA USA
Johnny LongG-FAugust 28, 19566'5"195DetroitRomulus, MI USA
Paul MokeskiC-FJanuary 3, 19577'0"250KansasSpokane, WA USA
Isiah ThomasGApril 30, 19616'1"180IndianaChicago, IL USA
Kelly TripuckaF-GFebruary 16, 19596'6"220Notre DameGlen Ridge, NJ USA
Terry TylerF-GOctober 30, 19566'7"215DetroitDetroit, MI USA
Larry WrightGNovember 23, 19546'0"160GramblingMonroe, LA USA



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