Detroit Pistons
1966-67 Season Recap

Teams Detroit Pistons 1966-67 Season Recap

The experiment of Dave DeBusschere serving as player-coach is ended as he replaced in the middle of the season by Donnie Butcher. Under Butcher the Pistons would go on to finish in last place again with a record of 30-51. However, Guard Dave Bing would provide a bright spot and hope for the future by winning the Rookie of the Year with 20.0 ppg.

1967 Pistons

1966-67 Detroit PistonsPistons

Missed Playoffs

30-51 (.370)

5th place in NBA Western Division

Head Coach

Dave DeBusschere (28-45)
Donnie Butcher (2-6)

General Manager

Edwin Coil

Team Owner

Fred Zollner

Arena

Cobo Arena

Attendance

193,782 total
6,459 per game

1967 Draft Picks

Round Pick Player

1 1 Jimmy Walker

1 4 Sonny Dove

2 14 Steve Sullivan

3 21 Darrell Hardy

4 33 Ron Franz

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Missed Playoffs

1967 Draft Picks

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