NBA team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2011β12 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 25β41 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.[1]
Richard Hamilton was not on the roster for the first time since the 2001-02 season, as he signed with the Chicago Bulls in December.
Draft picks
Roster
2011β12 Detroit Pistons roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
PG
12
Bynum, Will
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1983-01-04
Georgia Tech
SF
5
Daye, Austin
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1988-06-05
Gonzaga
SG
8
Gordon, Ben
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1983-04-04
Connecticut
PF
33
Jerebko, Jonas
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
231 lb (105 kg)
1987-03-02
Sweden
PG
7
Knight, Brandon
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1991-12-02
Kentucky
C
20
Macklin, Vernon (DL)
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1986-09-20
Florida
PF
54
Maxiell, Jason
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
260 lb (118 kg)
1983-02-18
Cincinnati
C
10
Monroe, Greg
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
1990-06-04
Georgetown
SF
22
Prince, Tayshaun
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1980-02-28
Kentucky
PG
23
Russell, Walker
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1982-10-06
Jacksonville State
SG
3
Stuckey, Rodney
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1986-04-21
Eastern Washington
PF
31
Villanueva, Charlie
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
232 lb (105 kg)
1984-08-24
Connecticut
C
6
Wallace, Ben
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1974-09-10
Virginia Union
SF
9
Wilkins, Damien
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1980-01-11
Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured
Roster Last transaction: April 9, 2012
Pre-season
Regular season
Standings
Game log
2011β12 game log Total: 25β41 (Home: 18β15; Road: 7β26)
December: 1β3 (home: 1β1; road: 0β2)
January
: 3β16 (home: 2β7; road: 1β9)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
5
January 2
Orlando
W 89β78
Ben Gordon (26)
Jonas Jerebko (11)
Ben Gordon (6)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 8,120
2β3
6
January 4
Chicago
L 83β99
Greg Monroe (19)
Greg Monroe (13)
Greg Monroe (5)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 9,125
2β4
7
January 6
@ Philadelphia
L 73β96
Greg Monroe (22)
Jonas Jerebko Brandon Knight (9)
Brandon Knight (4)
Wells Fargo Center 19,408
2β5
8
January 7
New York
L 80β103
Brandon Knight (19)
Three players (6)
Brandon Knight (6)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 12,044
2β6
9
January 9
@ Chicago
L 68β92
Greg Monroe (14)
Greg Monroe (10)
Greg Monroe (6)
United Center 21,530
2β7
10
January 10
Dallas
L 86β100
Will Bynum (20)
Greg Monroe (7)
Austin Daye (4)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 10,073
2β8
11
January 12
@ Milwaukee
L 93β102
Greg Monroe (32)
Greg Monroe (16)
Three players (4)
Bradley Center 11,465
2β9
12
January 13
@ Charlotte
W 98β81
Jonas Jerebko (22)
Brandon Knight (10)
Two players (5)
Time Warner Cable Arena 18,043
3β9
13
January 15
Golden State
L 91β99
Greg Monroe (25)
Greg Monroe (8)
Two players (6)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 11,774
3β10
14
January 17
@ Houston
L 80β97
Tayshaun Prince (20)
Greg Monroe (11)
Greg Monroe (6)
Toyota Center 9,318
3β11
15
January 18
@ Minnesota
L 85β93
Tayshaun Prince (29)
Greg Monroe (12)
Brandon Knight (6)
Target Center 15,598
3β12
16
January 20
Memphis
L 81β98
Brandon Knight (22)
Greg Monroe (13)
Greg Monroe (4)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 10,255
3β13
17
January 21
Portland
W 94β91
Rodney Stuckey (28)
Greg Monroe (8)
Rodney Stuckey (5)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 14,456
4β13
18
January 23
@ Oklahoma City
L 79β99
Brandon Knight (13)
Two players (7)
Two players (3)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,023
4β14
19
January 25
Miami
L 98β101
Austin Daye (28)
Greg Monroe (10)
Rodney Stuckey (6)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 18,058
4β15
20
January 27
Atlanta
L 101β107
Greg Monroe (22)
Greg Monroe (11)
Brandon Knight (8)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 14,010
4β16
21
January 28
@ Philadelphia
L 74β95
Greg Monroe (16)
Greg Monroe (10)
Walker Russel (5)
Wells Fargo Center 18,710
4β17
22
January 30
@ Milwaukee
L 82β103
Rodney Stuckey (19)
Greg Monroe (10)
Two players (6)
Bradley Center 13,103
4β18
23
January 31
@ New York
L 86β113
Jonas Jerebko (15)
Greg Monroe (12)
Two players (3)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
4β19
February
: 8β6 (home: 6β3; road: 2β3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
24
February 1
@ New Jersey
L 96β98
Two players (21)
Greg Monroe (8)
Three players (4)
Prudential Center 10,504
4β20
25
February 3
Milwaukee
W 88β80
Brandon Knight (26)
Jason Maxiell (12)
Brandon Knight (7)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 13,181
5β20
26
February 4
New Orleans
W 89β87
Greg Monroe (24)
Greg Monroe (16)
Tayshaun Prince (5)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 13,174
6β20
27
February 8
@ New Jersey
W 99β92
Greg Monroe (20)
Greg Monroe (12)
Rodney Stuckey (6)
Prudential Center 10,145
7β20
28
February 10
New Jersey
W 109β92
Jonas Jerebko (20)
Greg Monroe (11)
Three players (5)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 14,320
8β20
29
February 12
Washington
L 77β98
Greg Monroe (27)
Ben Wallace (7)
Walker Russell (4)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 12,654
8β21
30
February 14
San Antonio
L 95β99
Rodney Stuckey (23)
Jason Maxiell (9)
Rodney Stuckey (8)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 11,533
8β22
31
February 15
@ Boston
W 98β88
Rodney Stuckey (25)
Ben Wallace (11)
Rodney Stuckey (4)
TD Garden 18,624
9β22
32
February 17
Sacramento
W 114β108
Rodney Stuckey (36)
Tayshaun Prince (10)
Brandon Knight (10)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 14,686
10β22
33
February 19
Boston
W 96β81
Greg Monroe (17)
Two players (10)
Three players (3)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076
11β22
34
February 21
@ Cleveland
L 100β101
Brandon Knight (24)
Greg Monroe (11)
Greg Monroe (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 13,459
11β23
35
February 22
@ Toronto
L 93β103
Greg Monroe (30)
Greg Monroe (14)
Walker Russell (4)
Air Canada Centre 17,125
11β24
36
February 28
Philadelphia
L 68β97
Greg Monroe (20)
Two players (8)
Greg Monroe (3)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 11,916
11β25
37
February 29
Charlotte
W 109β94
Rodney Stuckey (29)
Greg Monroe (20)
Brandon Knight (5)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 14,534
12β25
March
: 7β8 (home: 4β1; road: 3β7)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
38
March 3
@ Memphis
L 83β100
Rodney Stuckey (20)
Greg Monroe (11)
Two players (4)
FedEx Forum 17,659
12β26
39
March 6
L. A. Lakers
W 88β85
Rodney Stuckey (34)
Greg Monroe (15)
Ben Gordon (5)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076
13β26
40
March 9
Atlanta
W 86β85
Greg Monroe (20)
Jason Maxiell (12)
Rodney Stuckey (7)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 15,503
14β26
41
March 10
Toronto
W 105β86
Rodney Stuckey (20)
Ben Wallace (8)
Rodney Stuckey (8)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 16,090
15β26
42
March 12
@ Utah
L 90β105
Rodney Stuckey (29)
Two players (5)
Rodney Stuckey (7)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,393
15β27
43
March 14
@ Sacramento
W 124β112
Rodney Stuckey (35)
Greg Monroe (11)
Brandon Knight (11)
Power Balance Pavilion 12,173
16β27
44
March 16
@ Phoenix
L 101β109
Rodney Stuckey (23)
Greg Monroe (9)
Rodney Stuckey (8)
US Airways Center 17,148
16β28
45
March 18
@ L. A. Clippers
L 83β87
Greg Monroe (23)
Greg Monroe (15)
Two players (5)
Staples Center 19,060
16β29
46
March 21
@ Denver
L 115β116
Ben Gordon (45)
Greg Monroe (11)
Ben Gordon (8)
Pepsi Center 16,681
16β30
47
March 23
Miami
L 73β88
Brandon Knight (18)
Jason Maxiell (7)
Will Bynum (6)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076
16β31
48
March 24
@ New York
L 79β101
Ben Gordon (20)
Ben Wallace (7)
Walker Russell (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
16β32
49
March 26
@ Washington
W 79β77
Rodney Stuckey (24)
Jonas Jerebko (12)
Brandon Knight (7)
Verizon Center 15,911
17β32
50
March 28
@ Cleveland
W 87β75
Tayshaun Prince (29)
Greg Monroe (10)
Brandon Knight (5)
Quicken Loans Arena 14,486
18β32
51
March 30
@ Chicago
L 71β83
Brandon Knight (16)
Greg Monroe (10)
Tayshaun Prince (6)
United Center 22,385
18β33
52
March 31
Charlotte
W 110β107
Tayshaun Prince (24)
Two players (9)
Brandon Knight (6)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 17,082
19β33
April
: 6β8 (home: 5β3; road: 1β5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
53
April 3
Orlando
W 102β95
Greg Monroe (22)
Greg Monroe (11)
Ben Gordon (7)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 16,741
20β33
54
April 5
Washington
W 99β94
Greg Monroe (18)
Jason Maxiell (11)
Three players (3)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 12,681
21β33
55
April 6
@ Atlanta
L 96β101
Rodney Stuckey (27)
Greg Monroe (8)
Greg Monroe (4)
Philips Arena 15,143
21β34
56
April 8
@ Miami
L 75β98
Brandon Knight (16)
Two players (7)
Ben Gordon (2)
American Airlines Arena 20,017
21β35
57
April 9
@ Orlando
L 89β119
Tayshaun Prince (21)
Tayshaun Prince (8)
Will Bynum (5)
Amway Center 18,998
21β36
58
April 12
@ Charlotte
W 109β85
Greg Monroe (25)
Greg Monroe (11)
Two players (7)
Time Warner Cable Arena 10,828
22β36
59
April 13
Milwaukee
L 97β113
Brandon Knight (25)
Greg Monroe (10)
Brandon Knight (8)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 15,255
22β37
60
April 15
Chicago
L 94β100
Rodney Stuckey (32)
Jason Maxiell (9)
Brandon Knight (7)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 17,450
22β38
61
April 17
Cleveland
W 116β77
Brandon Knight (28)
Greg Monroe (13)
Brandon Knight (7)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 11,595
23β38
62
April 18
@ Atlanta
L 84β116
Greg Monroe (17)
Vernon Macklin (9)
Two players (3)
Philips Arena 14,392
23β39
63
April 19
Minnesota
L 80β91
Tayshaun Prince (18)
Charlie Villanueva (12)
Three players (3)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 12,458
23β40
64
April 22
Toronto
W 76β73
Two players (19)
Greg Monroe (17)
Rodney Stuckey (6)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 14,370
24β40
65
April 23
@Indiana
L 97β103
Greg Monroe (18)
Greg Monroe (12)
Will Bynum (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 13,584
24β41
66
April 26
Philadelphia
W 108β86
Ben Gordon (26)
Ben Wallace (12)
Brandon Knight (7)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 15,372
25β41
2011β12 season schedule
Player statistics
Season
Disciplinary actions
Awards
Transactions
Overview
Players Added
Via draft
Via free agency
Players Lost
Via free agency
Waived
Free agents
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.[4] The Chinese Basketball Association , however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.[5]
See also
2011β12 NBA season
References
^ Ben Wallace says he's retiring , ESPN.com . February 13, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
^ Charlie Villanueva Suspension: Pistons Forward Will Sit Out Four, Not Five, Games , SB Nation . December 23, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
^ Irving, Rubio headline 2011-12 NBA All-Rookie First Team Archived 2012-05-25 at the Wayback Machine , NBA.com. May 22, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
^ "FIBA: NBA stars can play overseas" . ESPN.com . ESPN Internet Ventures. July 30, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
^ Sun Xiaochen (August 21, 2011). "New rule shuts door on NBA stars" . China Daily . Archived from the original on August 30, 2011.
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