2011–12 Detroit Pistons season

NBA team season March 2026 August 2023 Detroit Pistons 2012 25 41 Central 4 10 Lawrence Frank Joe Dumars Joe Dumars Tom Gores The Palace of Auburn Hills Did not qualify DET Fox Sports Detroit WWJ WXYT-AM FM The 2011–12 Detroit Pistons season was the 71st season of the franchise, the 64th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 55th in the Detroit area. In their first season under head coach Lawrence Frank the team finished with a 25–41 record and in 10th place in the Eastern Conference. In February, center Ben Wallace announced his retirement after 16 seasons, 9 of them spent with the Pistons.Ben Wallace says he's retiring, ESPN.com. February 13, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012. This was also the Pistons' first season since 2001-02 without Richard Hamilton on the roster as he signed with the Chicago Bulls on December 14, 2011. Draft picks 2011 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Team 1 8 Brandon Knight G United States Kentucky 2 33 Kyle Singler F United States Duke 2 52 Vernon Macklin F United States Florida Roster Detroit Pistons 2011–12 12 Will Bynum PG 6 0 185 1983-01-04 Georgia Tech 5 Austin Daye SF 6 11 200 1988-06-05 Gonzaga 8 Ben Gordon SG 6 3 200 1983-04-04 Connecticut 33 Jonas Jerebko PF 6 10 231 1987-03-02 Sweden 7 Brandon Knight basketball PG 6 3 185 1991-12-02 Kentucky 20 Vernon Macklin C 6 10 240 1986-09-20 Florida DL 54 Jason Maxiell PF 6 7 260 1983-02-18 Cincinnati 10 Greg Monroe C 6 11 250 1990-06-04 Georgetown 22 Tayshaun Prince SF 6 9 215 1980-02-28 Kentucky 23 Walker Russell Walker Russell, Jr. PG 6 0 175 1982-10-06 Jacksonville State 3 Rodney Stuckey SG 6 5 205 1986-04-21 Eastern Washington 31 Charlie Villanueva PF 6 11 232 1984-08-24 Connecticut 6 Ben Wallace basketball C 6 9 240 1974-09-10 Virginia Union 9 Damien Wilkins SF 6 6 225 1980-01-11 Georgia Lawrence Frank Dee Brown Brian Hill Charles Klask John Loyer Bill Pope Roy Rogers Steve Hetzel Mike Abdenour (trainer) (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DET/2012.html April 9, 2012 Pre-season Detroit Pistons yes 2012 Detroit Pistons Pre-season yes 0 1 1 0 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 1 | December 16 | Cleveland | 20111216 CLEDET 87 91 | Austin Daye (18) | Greg Monroe (13) | Brandon Knight (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills7,927 | 0–1 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 2 | December 20 | @ Cleveland | 20111220 DETCLE 90 89 | Austin Daye (19) | Greg MonroeJonas Jerebko (7) | Brandon Knight (6) | Quicken Loans Arena9,853 | 1–1 det 2012 Regular season Standings DET DET Game log Detroit Pistons 2012 Total: 25–41 (Home: 18–15; Road: 7–26) Detroit Pistons December yes 1 1 0 2 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 1 | December 26 | @ Indiana | 20111226 DETIND 79 91 | Rodney Stuckey (17) | Three players (7) | Rodney Stuckey (6) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse18,165 | 0–1 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 2 | December 28 | Cleveland | 20111226 CLEDET 89 105 | Ben Gordon (25) | Greg Monroe (7) | Brandon Knight (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 0–2 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 3 | December 30 | @ Boston | 20111230 DETBOS 85 96 | Greg Monroe (22) | Greg Monroe (9) | Rodney Stuckey (7) | TD Garden18,624 | 0–3 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 4 | December 31 | Indiana | 20111231 INDDET 96 88 | Jonas Jerebko (20) | Jonas Jerebko (12) | Brandon Knight (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills8,824 | 1–3 Detroit Pistons January 2 7 1 9 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 5 | January 2 | Orlando | 20120102 ORLDET 89 78 | Ben Gordon (26) | Jonas Jerebko (11) | Ben Gordon (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills8,120 | 2–3 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 6 | January 4 | Chicago | 20120104 CHIDET 83 99 | Greg Monroe (19) | Greg Monroe (13) | Greg Monroe (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills9,125 | 2–4 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 7 | January 6 | @ Philadelphia | 20120106 DETPHI 73 96 | Greg Monroe (22) | Jonas JerebkoBrandon Knight (9) | Brandon Knight (4) | Wells Fargo Center19,408 | 2–5 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 8 | January 7 | New York | 20120106 NYKDET 80 103 | Brandon Knight (19) | Three players (6) | Brandon Knight (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills12,044 | 2–6 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 9 | January 9 | @ Chicago | 20120109 DETCHI 68 92 | Greg Monroe (14) | Greg Monroe (10) | Greg Monroe (6) | United Center21,530 | 2–7 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 10 | January 10 | Dallas | 20120110 DALDET 86 100 | Will Bynum (20) | Greg Monroe (7) | Austin Daye (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills10,073 | 2–8 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 11 | January 12 | @ Milwaukee | 20120112 DETMIL 93 102 | Greg Monroe (32) | Greg Monroe (16) | Three players (4) | Bradley Center11,465 | 2–9 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 12 | January 13 | @ Charlotte | 20120113 DETCHA 98 81 | Jonas Jerebko (22) | Brandon Knight (10) | Two players (5) | Time Warner Cable Arena18,043 | 3–9 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 13 | January 15 | Golden State | 20120113 GSDET 91 99 | Greg Monroe (25) | Greg Monroe (8) | Two players (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills11,774 | 3–10 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 14 | January 17 | @ Houston | 20120117 DETHOU 80 97 | Tayshaun Prince (20) | Greg Monroe (11) | Greg Monroe (6) | Toyota Center9,318 | 3–11 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 15 | January 18 | @ Minnesota | 20120118 DETMIN 85 93 | Tayshaun Prince (29) | Greg Monroe (12) | Brandon Knight (6) | Target Center15,598 | 3–12 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 16 | January 20 | Memphis | 20120120 MEMDET 81 98 | Brandon Knight (22) | Greg Monroe (13) | Greg Monroe (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills10,255 | 3–13 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 17 | January 21 | Portland | 20120121 PORDET 94 91 | Rodney Stuckey (28) | Greg Monroe (8) | Rodney Stuckey (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills14,456 | 4–13 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 18 | January 23 | @ Oklahoma City | 20120123 DETOKC 79 99 | Brandon Knight (13) | Two players (7) | Two players (3) | Chesapeake Energy Arena18,023 | 4–14 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 19 | January 25 | Miami | 20120125 MIADET 98 101 | Austin Daye (28) | Greg Monroe (10) | Rodney Stuckey (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills18,058 | 4–15 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 20 | January 27 | Atlanta | 20120125 MIADET 101 107 | Greg Monroe (22) | Greg Monroe (11) | Brandon Knight (8) | The Palace of Auburn Hills14,010 | 4–16 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 21 | January 28 | @ Philadelphia | 20120128 DETPHI 74 95 | Greg Monroe (16) | Greg Monroe (10) | Walker Russel (5) | Wells Fargo Center18,710 | 4–17 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 22 | January 30 | @ Milwaukee | 20120130 DETMIL 82 103 | Rodney Stuckey (19) | Greg Monroe (10) | Two players (6) | Bradley Center13,103 | 4–18 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 23 | January 31 | @ New York | 20120131 DETNYK 86 113 | Jonas Jerebko (15) | Greg Monroe (12) | Two players (3) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 4–19 Detroit Pistons February 6 3 2 3 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 24 | February 1 | @ New Jersey | 20120201 DETPHI 96 98 | Two players (21) | Greg Monroe (8) | Three players (4) | Prudential Center10,504 | 4–20 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 25 | February 3 | Milwaukee | 20120203 MILDET 88 80 | Brandon Knight (26) | Jason Maxiell (12) | Brandon Knight (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills13,181 | 5–20 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 26 | February 4 | New Orleans | 20120204 NOHDET 89 87 | Greg Monroe (24) | Greg Monroe (16) | Tayshaun Prince (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills13,174 | 6–20 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 27 | February 8 | @ New Jersey | 20120208 DETNJN 99 92 | Greg Monroe (20) | Greg Monroe (12) | Rodney Stuckey (6) | Prudential Center10,145 | 7–20 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 28 | February 10 | New Jersey | 20120210 NJNDET 109 92 | Jonas Jerebko (20) | Greg Monroe (11) | Three players (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills14,320 | 8–20 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 29 | February 12 | Washington | 20120212 WASDET 77 98 | Greg Monroe (27) | Ben Wallace (7) | Walker Russell (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills12,654 | 8–21 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 30 | February 14 | San Antonio | 20120214 SASDET 95 99 | Rodney Stuckey (23) | Jason Maxiell (9) | Rodney Stuckey (8) | The Palace of Auburn Hills11,533 | 8–22 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 31 | February 15 | @ Boston | 20120215 DETBOS 98 88 | Rodney Stuckey (25) | Ben Wallace (11) | Rodney Stuckey (4) | TD Garden18,624 | 9–22 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 32 | February 17 | Sacramento | 20120217 SACDET 114 108 | Rodney Stuckey (36) | Tayshaun Prince (10) | Brandon Knight (10) | The Palace of Auburn Hills14,686 | 10–22 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 33 | February 19 | Boston | 20120219 BOSDET 96 81 | Greg Monroe (17) | Two players (10) | Three players (3) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 11–22 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 34 | February 21 | @ Cleveland | 20120221 DETCLE 100 101 | Brandon Knight (24) | Greg Monroe (11) | Greg Monroe (7) | Quicken Loans Arena13,459 | 11–23 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 35 | February 22 | @ Toronto | 20120222 DETTOR 93 103 | Greg Monroe (30) | Greg Monroe (14) | Walker Russell (4) | Air Canada Centre17,125 | 11–24 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 36 | February 28 | Philadelphia | 20120228 PHIDET 68 97 | Greg Monroe (20) | Two players (8) | Greg Monroe (3) | The Palace of Auburn Hills11,916 | 11–25 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 37 | February 29 | Charlotte | 20120229 CHADET 109 94 | Rodney Stuckey (29) | Greg Monroe (20) | Brandon Knight (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills14,534 | 12–25 Detroit Pistons March 4 1 3 7 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 38 | March 3 | @ Memphis | 20120304 DETMEM 83 100 | Rodney Stuckey (20) | Greg Monroe (11) | Two players (4) | FedEx Forum17,659 | 12–26 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 39 | March 6 | L. A. Lakers | 20120306 LALDET 88 85 | Rodney Stuckey (34) | Greg Monroe (15) | Ben Gordon(5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 13–26 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 40 | March 9 | Atlanta | 20120309 ATLDET 86 85 | Greg Monroe (20) | Jason Maxiell (12) | Rodney Stuckey (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills15,503 | 14–26 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 41 | March 10 | Toronto | 20120310 TORDET 105 86 | Rodney Stuckey (20) | Ben Wallace (8) | Rodney Stuckey (8) | The Palace of Auburn Hills16,090 | 15–26 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 42 | March 12 | @ Utah | 20120312 DETUTA 90 105 | Rodney Stuckey (29) | Two players (5) | Rodney Stuckey (7) | EnergySolutions Arena19,393 | 15–27 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 43 | March 14 | @ Sacramento | 20120314 DETSAC 124 112 | Rodney Stuckey (35) | Greg Monroe (11) | Brandon Knight (11) | Power Balance Pavilion12,173 | 16–27 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 44 | March 16 | @ Phoenix | 20120316 DETPHO 101 109 | Rodney Stuckey (23) | Greg Monroe (9) | Rodney Stuckey (8) | US Airways Center17,148 | 16–28 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 45 | March 18 | @ L. A. Clippers | 20120318 DETLAC 83 87 | Greg Monroe (23) | Greg Monroe (15) | Two players (5) | Staples Center19,060 | 16–29 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 46 | March 21 | @ Denver | 20120321 DETDEN 115 116 | Ben Gordon (45) | Greg Monroe (11) | Ben Gordon (8) | Pepsi Center16,681 | 16–30 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 47 | March 23 | Miami | 20120323 MIADET 73 88 | Brandon Knight (18) | Jason Maxiell (7) | Will Bynum (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 16–31 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 48 | March 24 | @ New York | 20120324 DETNYK 79 101 | Ben Gordon (20) | Ben Wallace (7) | Walker Russell (4) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 16–32 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 49 | March 26 | @ Washington | 20120327 DETWAS 79 77 | Rodney Stuckey (24) | Jonas Jerebko (12) | Brandon Knight (7) | Verizon Center15,911 | 17–32 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 50 | March 28 | @ Cleveland | 20120328 DETCLE 87 75 | Tayshaun Prince (29) | Greg Monroe (10) | Brandon Knight (5) | Quicken Loans Arena14,486 | 18–32 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 51 | March 30 | @ Chicago | 20120330 DETCHI 71 83 | Brandon Knight (16) | Greg Monroe (10) | Tayshaun Prince (6) | United Center22,385 | 18–33 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 52 | March 31 | Charlotte | 20120331 CHADET 110 107 | Tayshaun Prince (24) | Two players (9) | Brandon Knight (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills17,082 | 19–33 Detroit Pistons April 5 3 1 5 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 53 | April 3 | Orlando | 20120403 ORLDET 102 95 | Greg Monroe (22) | Greg Monroe (11) | Ben Gordon (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills16,741 | 20–33 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 54 | April 5 | Washington | 20120405 WASDET 99 94 | Greg Monroe (18) | Jason Maxiell (11) | Three players (3) | The Palace of Auburn Hills12,681 | 21–33 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 55 | April 6 | @ Atlanta | 20120406 DETATL 96 101 | Rodney Stuckey (27) | Greg Monroe (8) | Greg Monroe (4) | Philips Arena15,143 | 21–34 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 56 | April 8 | @ Miami | 20120408 DETMIA 75 98 | Brandon Knight (16) | Two players (7) | Ben Gordon (2) | American Airlines Arena20,017 | 21–35 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 57 | April 9 | @ Orlando | 20120409 DETORL 89 119 | Tayshaun Prince (21) | Tayshaun Prince (8) | Will Bynum (5) | Amway Center18,998 | 21–36 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 58 | April 12 | @ Charlotte | 20120412 DETCHA 109 85 | Greg Monroe (25) | Greg Monroe (11) | Two players (7) | Time Warner Cable Arena10,828 | 22–36 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 59 | April 13 | Milwaukee | 20120413 MILDET 97 113 | Brandon Knight (25) | Greg Monroe (10) | Brandon Knight (8) | The Palace of Auburn Hills15,255 | 22–37 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 60 | April 15 | Chicago | 20120415 CHIDET 94 100 | Rodney Stuckey (32) | Jason Maxiell (9) | Brandon Knight (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills17,450 | 22–38 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 61 | April 17 | Cleveland | 20120417 CLEDET 116 77 | Brandon Knight (28) | Greg Monroe (13) | Brandon Knight (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills11,595 | 23–38 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 62 | April 18 | @ Atlanta | 20120418 DETATL 84 116 | Greg Monroe (17) | Vernon Macklin (9) | Two players (3) | Philips Arena14,392 | 23–39 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 63 | April 19 | Minnesota | 20120419 MINDET 80 91 | Tayshaun Prince (18) | Charlie Villanueva (12) | Three players (3) | The Palace of Auburn Hills12,458 | 23–40 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 64 | April 22 | Toronto | 20120422 TORDET 76 73 | Two players (19) | Greg Monroe (17) | Rodney Stuckey (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills14,370 | 24–40 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 65 | April 23 | @Indiana | 20120423 DETIND 97 103 | Greg Monroe (18) | Greg Monroe (12) | Will Bynum (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse13,584 | 24–41 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 66 | April 26 | Philadelphia | 20120426 PHIDET 108 86 | Ben Gordon (26) | Ben Wallace (12) | Brandon Knight (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills15,372 | 25–41 det 2012 Player statistics Season PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG Greg Monroe66 66 31.5 .521 .000 .739 9.7 2.3 1.3 .7 15.4 Rodney Stuckey 55 48 29.9 .429 .317 .834 2.6 3.8 .8 .2 14.8 Brandon Knight Brandon Knight (basketball)66 60 32.3 .415 .380 .759 3.2 3.8 .7 .2 12.8 Tayshaun Prince 63 63 33.1 .421 .356 .774 4.5 2.4 .4 .5 12.7 Ben Gordon Ben Gordon (basketball) 52 21 26.9 .442 .429 .860 2.3 2.4 .7 .2 12.5 Jonas Jerebko 64 13 22.9 .468 .302 .806 4.8 .7 .6 .3 8.7 Charlie Villanueva 13 0 13.8 .385 .333 .857 3.7 .5 .5 .4 7.0 Jason Maxiell 65 42 22.6 .478 .000 .547 5.1 .6 .5 .8 6.5 Will Bynum 36 0 14.3 .381 .241 .766 1.6 1.8 .6 .1 5.7 Austin Daye 41 4 14.7 .322 .210 .814 2.2 .8 .5 .5 4.7 Damien Wilkins 60 2 15.4 .394 .304 .630 1.7 .7 .5 .2 3.2 Walker Russell, Jr. 28 0 12.8 .347 .308 .636 .9 2.1 .6 .0 3.0 Vernon Macklin 23 0 5.9 .543 .000 .571 1.5 .2 .2 .2 2.0 Ben Wallace basketball 62 11 15.8 .395 .250 .340 4.3 .7 .8 .8 1.4 Disciplinary actions Charlie Villanueva missed the first four games of the regular season following a suspension after a scuffle during a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers with Cavs center Ryan Hollins.Charlie Villanueva Suspension: Pistons Forward Will Sit Out Four, Not Five, Games, SB Nation. December 23, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012. Awards Brandon Knight was selected for the NBA All-Rookie First Team.Irving, Rubio headline 2011-12 NBA All-Rookie First Team https://web.archive.org/web/20120525095317/http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/22/all-rookie-team-release/index.html 2012-05-25 , NBA.com. May 22, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012. Transactions List of 2011–12 NBA season transactions Overview Players Added Via draft Brandon Knight Vernon Macklin Via free agency Damien Wilkins Walker Russell, Jr.Players Lost Via free agency Tracy McGrady DaJuan Summers Chris Wilcox Waived Richard Hamilton Terrico White Free agents AdditionsPlayerDate signedFormer teamJonas JerebkoDecember 9Re-signedTayshaun PrinceDecember 9Re-signedDamien WilkinsDecember 9Atlanta HawksRodney StuckeyDecember 17Re-signedWalker Russell, Jr.January 20Fort Wayne Mad Ants(from D-League) SubtractionsPlayerDate signedNew teamTracy McGradyDecember 9Atlanta HawksChris WilcoxDecember 9Boston CelticsDaJuan SummersDecember 9New Orleans HornetsTerrico WhiteDecember 9New Orleans Hornets Many players signed with teams from other leagues due to the 2011 NBA lockout. FIBA allows players under NBA contracts to sign and play for teams from other leagues if the contracts have opt-out clauses that allow the players to return to the NBA if the lockout ends."FIBA: NBA stars can play overseas". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. July 30, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011. The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.Sun Xiaochen New rule shuts door on NBA stars August 21, 2011 China Daily http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2011-08/21/content_13157487.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20110830142537/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2011-08/21/content_13157487.htm live August 30, 2011 Played in other leagues during lockoutPlayerDate signedNew teamOpt-out clauseDaJuan SummersJuly 3Montepaschi Siena (Italy)NoAustin DayeSeptember 23BC Khimki (Russia)Yes See also 2011–12 NBA season References Category:Detroit Pistons seasons Detroit Pistons Detroit Detroit