From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

1959–60 Detroit Pistons season

NBA team season

Dick McGuire (eliminated 0–2) The 1959–60 Detroit Pistons season was the Detroit Pistons' 12th season in the NBA and third season in the city of Detroit. The team played at Olympia Stadium in Detroit.

The team finished with a 30-45 (.400) record, second in the Western Division, advancing to the playoffs, dropping the Western Conference semi-final 2–0 to the Minneapolis Lakers. The team was led guard Gene Shue (22.8 ppg, NBA All-Star) and center Walter Dukes (15.2 ppg, 13.4 rpg). The Pistons also featured rookie Bailey Howell who put up outstanding numbers (17.8 ppg, 10.5 rpg) on his way to a Hall of Fame career.

Regular season

Season standings

:x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

1959–60 Game log
#
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75

Playoffs

|- | 1 | March 12 | Minneapolis | L 112–113 | Bailey Howell (29) | Grosse Pointe South High School

0–1
2
March 13
@ Minneapolis
L 99–114
Gene Shue (27)
Minneapolis Armory
0–2
-

Awards and records

Gene Shue, All-NBA First Team

References

"1959-60 Detroit Pistons Roster and Stats".
(10 October 2011). "Chevette to Corvette No. 46: The 1959-60 Detroit Pistons".
"Alternate location for Pistons playoff game".

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

detroit-pistons-seasons 1959–60-nba-season-by-team 1959-in-sports-in-michigan 1960-in-sports-in-michigan 1959-in-detroit 1960-in-detroit

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 1959–60 Detroit Pistons season — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report