1978–79 Detroit Pistons season

NBA team season March 2026 August 2023 Detroit Pistons 1979 30 52 Central 4 9 Dick Vitale Bill Davidson Bill Davidson Pontiac Silverdome Did not qualify DET The 1978–79 Detroit Pistons season was the Detroit Pistons' 31st season in the NBA, 22nd season in the metropolitan area of Detroit, first at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan, and first in the Eastern Conference.1978-79 Detroit Pistons New Coach Dick Vitale did little to revitalize the direction of the franchise as the team finished with a 30-52 (.366) record, 4th place in the Central Division. Vitale was even hospitalized with stress during the season.https://www.nba.com/pistons/news/vitale_071031.html The Dickie V Era NBA.com The team was led by point guard Kevin Porter, who led the league with 13.4 assists per game, forward M.L. Carr (18.7 ppg, 7.4 rpg), center Bob Lanier (23.6 ppg, 9.3 rpg, NBA All-Star, limited to 53 games due to injury), and the addition of two rookies Vitale drafted from the University of Detroit, where he had coached previously - John Long (16.1 ppg) and Terry Tyler (12.9 ppg, 2.5 blocks per game).https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DET/1979.html 1978-79 Detroit Pistons Roster and Statshttps://pistonpowered.com/2021/01/20/worst-team-detroit-pistons-history-dick-vitale/3/ Dick Vitale and the worst team in Detroit Pistons history 20 January 2021 Draft picks 1978 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College223Terry TylerG/FUniversity of Detroit Mercy229John Long G/FUniversity of Detroit Mercy8157Earl EvansFUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas Roster 1978-79 Detroit Pistons #002FA7 #FFFFFF #eb003c #FFFFFF 27 Ron Behagen PF 6 9 185 Minnesota 42 Jim Brewer basketball PG 6 9 210 Minnesota 30 M. L. Carr F 6 6 205 Guilford 13 Leon Douglas C 6 10 230 Alabama 22 Gus Gerard F 6 8 205 Virginia 16 Bob Lanier C 6 11 250 St. Bonaventure 25 John Long basketball, born 1956 SG 6 5 195 Detroit 50 Ben Poquette C 6 9 235 Central Michigan 1 Kevin Porter basketball, born 1950 PG 6 0 190 1950-04-17 Saint Francis University 41 Terry Tyler F/G 6 7 215 Detroit Dick Vitale Regular season Season standings DET DET z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot Season Awards and records M. L. Carr, NBA All-Defensive Second Team Terry Tyler, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team References Category:Detroit Pistons seasons Detroit Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons Category:Long stubs with short prose