Detroit Pistons

Written by Matthew Maurer

Team Name: Detroit Pistons Conference: Eastern Division: Central History: 1949-57 Fort Wayne Pistons 1957-Detroit Pistons Draft Picks Round Pick Overall Year Name Pos. School 1 8 8 1950 George Yardley F Stanford 2 8 20 1950 Jim Riffey F Tulane 1 4 4 1951 Zeke Sinicola G Niagara 2 4 14 1951 Jack Kiley G Syracuse 1 3 3 1952 Dick Groat G Duke 2 3 13 1952 Don Meineke C Dayton 1 4 4 1953 Jack Molinas F Columbia 2 4 13 1953 George Glasgow G Fairleigh-Dickerson 1 4 4 1954 Dick Rosenthal F Notre Dame 2 4 13 1954 Arnold Short G Oklahoma City 1 8 8 1955 John Horan F Dayton 2 7 15 1955 Jesse Arnelle F Penn State 1 7 7 1956 Ron Sobieszczyk G DePaul 2 7 15 1956 Bob Kessler F Maryland 1 2 2 1957 Charles Tyra C Louisville 2 2 10 1957 Bob McCoy F Grambling 2 3 11 1958 Barney Cable F Bradley 1 2 2 1959 Bailey Howell F Mississippi State 2 1 9 1959 Tom Robitaille F/C Rice 2 2 10 1959 Don Goldstein F Louisville 1 4 4 1960 Jack Moreland F Louisiana Tech 2 4 12 1960 Ron Johnson F Minnesota 1 4 4 1961 Ray Scott F (EBL) 2 3 12 1961 Johnny Egan G Providence 1 4 4 1962 Dave DeBusschere F Detroit 2 4 13 1962 Kevin Loughery G St. John's 1 4 4 1963 Eddie Miles F/G Seattle 2 4 13 1963 Jerry Smith G Furman 1 2 2 1964 Joe Caldwell F Arizona State 2 2 11 1964 Les Hunter F Loyola (IL) 1 3 3 1965 Bill Buntin F Michigan 2 3 14 1965 Tom Van Arsdale F Indiana 1 2 2 1966 Dave Bing G Syracuse 2 2 12 1966 Dorie Murrey F Detroit 1 1 1 1967 Jimmy Walker G Providence 1 4 4 1967 Sonny Dove F St. John's 2 2 14 1967 Steve Sullivan F Georgetown 1 6 6 1968 Otto Moore C Pan American 2 6 20 1968 Manny Leaks F Niagara 1 4 4 1969 Terry Driscoll F Boston College 2 4 19 1969 Willie Norwood F Alcorn A&M 1 1 1 1970 Bob Lanier C St. Bonaventure 2 15 32 1970 Ken Warzynski F DePaul 1 11 11 1971 Curtis Rowe F UCLA 2 12 29 1971 Isaiah Wilson G Baltimore 1 9 9 1972 Bob Nash F Hawaii 2 4 17 1972 Chris Ford G Villanova 1 15 15 1974 Al Eberhard SF Missouri 2 15 33 1974 Eric Money PG/SG Arizona 2 9 27 1975 Walter Luckett SG Ohio 1 4 4 1976 Leon Douglas PF/C Alabama 2 14 36 1977 Ben Poquette PF Central Michigan 2 1 23 1978 Terry Tyler PF Detroit 2 7 29 1978 John Long SG Detroit 1 4 4 1979 Greg Kelser SF Michigan State 1 10 10 1979 Roy Hamilton PG UCLA 1 15 15 1979 Phil Hubbard PF Michigan 2 7 29 1979 Tony Price SF Penn 1 17 17 1980 Larry Drew PG Missouri 2 22 45 1980 Brad Branson C Southern Methodist 1 2 2 1981 Isiah Thomas PG Indiana 1 12 12 1981 Kelly Tripucka SG Notre Dame 1 9 9 1982 Cliff Levingston PF Wichita State 1 18 18 1982 Ricky Pierce SG Boston 1 8 8 1983 Antoine Carr PF Wichita State 1 20 20 1984 Tony Campbell SG/SF Ohio State 2 8 32 1984 Eric Turner PG Michigan 1 18 18 1985 Joe Dumars SG McNeese State 1 11 11 1986 John Salley C/PF Georgia Tech 2 3 27 1986 Dennis Rodman PF SE Oklahoma State 2 1 24 1987 Freddie Banks SG UNLV 2 5 30 1988 Fennis Dembo SF Wyoming 2 23 48 1988 Micheal Williams SG Baylor 1 27 27 1989 Kenny Battle SF Illinois 1 26 26 1990 Lance Blanks SG Texas 2 13 40 1991 Doug Overton PG LaSalle 1 19 19 1992 Don MacLean PF/SF UCLA 1 10 10 1993 Lindsey Hunter PG Jackson State 1 11 11 1993 Allan Houston SG Tennessee 1 3 3 1994 Grant Hill SF Duke 2 21 48 1994 Jevon Crudup PF Missouri 1 18 18 1995 Theo Ratliff PF Wyoming 1 19 19 1995 Randolph Childress SG/PG Wake Forest 2 1 30 1995 Lou Roe PF/SF Massachusetts 2 29 58 1995 Don Reid PF Georgetown 1 26 26 1996 Jerome Williams PF Georgetown 1 19 19 1997 Scot Pollard PF/C Kansas 2 3 32 1997 Charles O'Bannon SF/SG UCLA 1 11 11 1998 Bonzi Wells SG Ball State 2 11 40 1998 Korleone Young SF (High School) 2 25 54 1999 Melvin Levett SG Cincinnati 1 14 14 2000 Mateen Cleaves PG Michigan State 2 15 44 2000 Brian Cardinal PF Purdue 1 9 9 2001 Rodney White SF Charlotte 2 9 38 2001 Mehmet Okur PF/C (Turkey) 1 23 23 2002 Tayshaun Prince SF Kentucky 1 2 2 2003 Darko Milicic PF (Serbia-Montenegro) 1 25 25 2003 Carlos Delfino SG (Italy) 2 29 58 2003 Andreas Glyniadakis C (Greece) 2 25 54 2004 Rickey Paulding SG Missouri 1 26 26 2005 Jason Maxiell PF Cincinnati 2 26 56 2005 Amir Johnson PF (High School) 2 30 60 2005 Alex Acker SG/PG Pepperdine 2 30 30 2006 Will Blalock PG Iowa State 1 15 15 2007 Rodney Stuckey PG/SG Eastern Washington 1 27 27 2007 Arron Afflalo SG UCLA 2 27 57 2007 Sammy Mejia PG/SG DePaul