1985-86 Detroit Pistons Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 46-36
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-3 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Atlanta Hawks 3-1
Coach: Chuck Daly (46-36)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 695,239, Avg. 16,957 in 41 home dates
1985-86 Detroit Pistons Statistics
1985-86 Detroit Pistons Results

The Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1985-86 season with a record of 46 wins and 36 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-3.

The Pistons scored 9,363 points and conceded 9,267. Kelly Tripucka tossed in a team-best 1,622 points for Detroit, while Isiah Thomas netted 18 or more per game, too. Bill Laimbeer contributed 1,075 boards. Isiah Thomas dished out 830 assists for the squad.

Defensively, Isiah Thomas added 171 steals.

Chuck Daly coached the team. The 1985-86 Detroit Pistons lost in the conference first round.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Kent BensonCDecember 27, 19546'10"235IndianaNew Castle, IN USA
Tony CampbellF-GMay 7, 19626'7"215Ohio StateTeaneck, NJ USA
Ron CrevierCApril 14, 19587'0"235Boston CollegeMontreal, QU CAN
Earl CuretonF-CSeptember 3, 19576'9"210DetroitDetroit, MI USA
Joe DumarsGMay 24, 19636'3"190McNeese StateShreveport, LA USA
Mike GibsonFOctober 27, 19606'10"205SC-SpartanburgWilliamsburg Co., SC USA
Vinnie JohnsonGSeptember 1, 19566'2"200BaylorBrooklyn, NY USA
Bill LaimbeerCMay 19, 19576'11"245Notre DameBoston, MA USA
Johnny LongG-FAugust 28, 19566'5"195DetroitRomulus, MI USA
Rick MahornC-FSeptember 21, 19586'10"240Hampton InstituteHartford, CT USA
Chuck NevittCJune 13, 19597'5"217North Carolina StateCortez, CO USA
Walker RussellGOctober 26, 19606'5"195Western MichiganPontiac, MI USA
Isiah ThomasGApril 30, 19616'1"180IndianaChicago, IL USA
Kelly TripuckaF-GFebruary 16, 19596'6"220Notre DameGlen Ridge, NJ USA



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