1965-66 Detroit Pistons Statistics
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 22-58
Finishing 5th in the NBA's Western Division
Coach: Dave DeBusschere (22-58)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 120,013, Avg. 4,000 in 30 home dates
1965-66 Detroit Pistons RosterTeam Record: 22-58
Finishing 5th in the NBA's Western Division
Coach: Dave DeBusschere (22-58)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 120,013, Avg. 4,000 in 30 home dates
1965-66 Detroit Pistons Results
The Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1965-66 season with a record of 22 wins and 58 losses, finishing fifth in the NBA's Western Division.
The Pistons racked up 8,827 points, worst in the circuit and surrendered 9,373. Eddie Miles tossed in a team-best 1,566 points for Detroit, and Dave DeBusschere racked up 916 boards. Ray Scott dished out 238 assists for the squad.
Dave DeBusschere coached the team.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Miles | G-F | 80 | 2788 | 1418 | 634 | 402 | 298 | 0 | 0 | 302 | 221 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 1566 | ||
| Ray Scott | F-C | 79 | 2652 | 1309 | 544 | 435 | 323 | 0 | 0 | 755 | 238 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 1411 | ||
| Dave DeBusschere | F-G | 79 | 2696 | 1284 | 524 | 378 | 249 | 0 | 0 | 916 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 252 | 1297 | ||
| Tom Van Arsdale | F-G | 79 | 2041 | 834 | 312 | 290 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 309 | 205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 833 | ||
| Joe Strawder | C | 79 | 2180 | 613 | 250 | 256 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 820 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 305 | 676 | ||
| Don Kojis | F | 60 | 783 | 439 | 182 | 141 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 440 | ||
| Ron Reed | F | 57 | 997 | 524 | 186 | 100 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 339 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 426 | ||
| John Tresvant | F-C | 46 | 756 | 322 | 134 | 158 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 279 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 383 | ||
| Rod Thorn | G | 27 | 815 | 343 | 143 | 123 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 376 | ||
| Joe Caldwell | F-G | 33 | 716 | 338 | 143 | 88 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 346 | ||
| John Barnhill | G | 45 | 926 | 363 | 139 | 98 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 337 | ||
| Bill Buntin | C-F | 42 | 713 | 299 | 118 | 143 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 252 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 324 | ||
| Chico Vaughn | G | 37 | 774 | 282 | 110 | 82 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 280 | ||
| Donnie Butcher | G | 15 | 285 | 96 | 45 | 34 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 108 | ||
| Bob Warlick | G-F | 10 | 78 | 38 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 24 | ||
| Totals | 768 | 19200 | 8502 | 3475 | 0 | 0 | 2734 | 1877 | 0 | 0 | 4747 | 1569 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | 8827 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Miles | G-F | 80 | 34.9 | 44.7 | 74.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 19.6 | |
| Ray Scott | F-C | 79 | 33.6 | 41.6 | 74.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.6 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 17.9 | |
| Dave DeBusschere | F-G | 79 | 34.1 | 40.8 | 65.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.6 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 16.4 | |
| Tom Van Arsdale | F-G | 79 | 25.8 | 37.4 | 72.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 10.5 | |
| Joe Strawder | C | 79 | 27.6 | 40.8 | 68.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 8.6 | |
| Don Kojis | F | 60 | 13.1 | 41.5 | 53.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 7.3 | |
| Ron Reed | F | 57 | 17.5 | 35.5 | 54.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 7.5 | |
| John Tresvant | F-C | 46 | 16.4 | 41.6 | 72.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 8.3 | |
| Rod Thorn | G | 27 | 30.2 | 41.7 | 73.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 13.9 | |
| Joe Caldwell | F-G | 33 | 21.7 | 42.3 | 68.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 10.5 | |
| John Barnhill | G | 45 | 20.6 | 38.3 | 60.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 7.5 | |
| Bill Buntin | C-F | 42 | 17.0 | 39.5 | 61.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 7.7 | |
| Chico Vaughn | G | 37 | 20.9 | 39.0 | 73.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 7.6 | |
| Donnie Butcher | G | 15 | 19.0 | 46.9 | 52.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 7.2 | |
| Bob Warlick | G-F | 10 | 7.8 | 28.9 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.4 | |
| Averages | 768 | 25.0 | 40.9 | 68.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 11.5 |
