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28-44, Finished 3rd in NBA Western Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 105.1 points per game, Allowed 106.3 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 33-39)
Coached by Red Rocha (28-44)
Arena: Detroit Olympia / Attendance: 119,351 (6th of 8 available)
SRS: -1.37 (5th of 8)
Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Division Semifinals (2-1) versus Minneapolis Lakers
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1958-59 Statistics / Schedule
| G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 72 | 2811 | 7305 | .385 | 1943 | 2627 | .740 | 4860 | 1317 | 1881 | 7565 | 105.1 | |||||||||
| Opponent | 72 | 7657 | 106.3 |
Click on the Player for career statistics and
accomplishments.
Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be
included (1961-62 season and before).
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gene Shue | G | 6-2 | 170 | 27 | 72 | 2745 | 464 | 1197 | .388 | 338 | 421 | .803 | 335 | 231 | 129 | 1266 | |||||||||
| 2 | Phil Jordon | C-F | 6-10 | 205 | 25 | 72 | 2058 | 399 | 967 | .413 | 231 | 303 | .762 | 594 | 83 | 193 | 1029 | |||||||||
| 3 | George Yardley | F-G | 6-5 | 190 | 30 | 46 | 1419 | 350 | 843 | .415 | 258 | 316 | .816 | 327 | 40 | 122 | 958 | |||||||||
| 4 | Walter Dukes | C | 7-0 | 220 | 28 | 72 | 2338 | 318 | 904 | .352 | 297 | 452 | .657 | 958 | 64 | 332 | 933 | |||||||||
| 5 | Dick McGuire | G | 6-0 | 180 | 33 | 71 | 2063 | 232 | 543 | .427 | 191 | 258 | .740 | 285 | 443 | 147 | 655 | |||||||||
| 6 | Earl Lloyd | F-C | 6-5 | 200 | 30 | 72 | 1796 | 234 | 670 | .349 | 137 | 182 | .753 | 500 | 90 | 291 | 605 | |||||||||
| 7 | Joe Holup | F | 6-6 | 215 | 24 | 68 | 1502 | 209 | 580 | .360 | 152 | 200 | .760 | 352 | 73 | 239 | 570 | |||||||||
| 8 | Dick Farley | G-F | 6-4 | 190 | 26 | 70 | 1280 | 177 | 448 | .395 | 137 | 186 | .737 | 195 | 124 | 130 | 491 | |||||||||
| 9 | Chuck Noble | G | 6-4 | 190 | 27 | 65 | 939 | 189 | 560 | .338 | 83 | 113 | .735 | 115 | 114 | 126 | 461 | |||||||||
| 10 | Shellie McMillon | F | 6-5 | 205 | 22 | 48 | 700 | 127 | 289 | .439 | 55 | 104 | .529 | 285 | 26 | 110 | 309 | |||||||||
| 11 | Ed Conlin | F-G | 6-5 | 200 | 25 | 15 | 354 | 68 | 175 | .389 | 41 | 63 | .651 | 91 | 17 | 32 | 177 | |||||||||
| 12 | Barney Cable | F | 6-7 | 175 | 23 | 31 | 271 | 43 | 126 | .341 | 23 | 29 | .793 | 88 | 12 | 30 | 109 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Yardley | F-G | 6-5 | 190 | 30 | 46 | 30.8 | 7.6 | 18.3 | .415 | 5.6 | 6.9 | .816 | 7.1 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 20.8 | |||||||||
| 2 | Gene Shue | G | 6-2 | 170 | 27 | 72 | 38.1 | 6.4 | 16.6 | .388 | 4.7 | 5.8 | .803 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 17.6 | |||||||||
| 3 | Phil Jordon | C-F | 6-10 | 205 | 25 | 72 | 28.6 | 5.5 | 13.4 | .413 | 3.2 | 4.2 | .762 | 8.3 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 14.3 | |||||||||
| 4 | Walter Dukes | C | 7-0 | 220 | 28 | 72 | 32.5 | 4.4 | 12.6 | .352 | 4.1 | 6.3 | .657 | 13.3 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 13.0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Ed Conlin | F-G | 6-5 | 200 | 25 | 15 | 23.6 | 4.5 | 11.7 | .389 | 2.7 | 4.2 | .651 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 11.8 | |||||||||
| 6 | Dick McGuire | G | 6-0 | 180 | 33 | 71 | 29.1 | 3.3 | 7.6 | .427 | 2.7 | 3.6 | .740 | 4.0 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 9.2 | |||||||||
| 7 | Earl Lloyd | F-C | 6-5 | 200 | 30 | 72 | 24.9 | 3.3 | 9.3 | .349 | 1.9 | 2.5 | .753 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 8.4 | |||||||||
| 8 | Joe Holup | F | 6-6 | 215 | 24 | 68 | 22.1 | 3.1 | 8.5 | .360 | 2.2 | 2.9 | .760 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 8.4 | |||||||||
| 9 | Chuck Noble | G | 6-4 | 190 | 27 | 65 | 14.4 | 2.9 | 8.6 | .338 | 1.3 | 1.7 | .735 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 7.1 | |||||||||
| 10 | Dick Farley | G-F | 6-4 | 190 | 26 | 70 | 18.3 | 2.5 | 6.4 | .395 | 2.0 | 2.7 | .737 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 7.0 | |||||||||
| 11 | Shellie McMillon | F | 6-5 | 205 | 22 | 48 | 14.6 | 2.6 | 6.0 | .439 | 1.1 | 2.2 | .529 | 5.9 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 6.4 | |||||||||
| 12 | Barney Cable | F | 6-7 | 175 | 23 | 31 | 8.7 | 1.4 | 4.1 | .341 | 0.7 | 0.9 | .793 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Yardley | F-G | 6-5 | 190 | 30 | 46 | 1419 | 8.9 | 21.4 | .415 | 6.5 | 8.0 | .816 | 8.3 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 24.3 | |||||||||
| 2 | Ed Conlin | F-G | 6-5 | 200 | 25 | 15 | 354 | 6.9 | 17.8 | .389 | 4.2 | 6.4 | .651 | 9.3 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 18.0 | |||||||||
| 3 | Phil Jordon | C-F | 6-10 | 205 | 25 | 72 | 2058 | 7.0 | 16.9 | .413 | 4.0 | 5.3 | .762 | 10.4 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 18.0 | |||||||||
| 4 | Chuck Noble | G | 6-4 | 190 | 27 | 65 | 939 | 7.2 | 21.5 | .338 | 3.2 | 4.3 | .735 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 17.7 | |||||||||
| 5 | Gene Shue | G | 6-2 | 170 | 27 | 72 | 2745 | 6.1 | 15.7 | .388 | 4.4 | 5.5 | .803 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 16.6 | |||||||||
| 6 | Shellie McMillon | F | 6-5 | 205 | 22 | 48 | 700 | 6.5 | 14.9 | .439 | 2.8 | 5.3 | .529 | 14.7 | 1.3 | 5.7 | 15.9 | |||||||||
| 7 | Barney Cable | F | 6-7 | 175 | 23 | 31 | 271 | 5.7 | 16.7 | .341 | 3.1 | 3.9 | .793 | 11.7 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 14.5 | |||||||||
| 8 | Walter Dukes | C | 7-0 | 220 | 28 | 72 | 2338 | 4.9 | 13.9 | .352 | 4.6 | 7.0 | .657 | 14.8 | 1.0 | 5.1 | 14.4 | |||||||||
| 9 | Dick Farley | G-F | 6-4 | 190 | 26 | 70 | 1280 | 5.0 | 12.6 | .395 | 3.9 | 5.2 | .737 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 13.8 | |||||||||
| 10 | Joe Holup | F | 6-6 | 215 | 24 | 68 | 1502 | 5.0 | 13.9 | .360 | 3.6 | 4.8 | .760 | 8.4 | 1.7 | 5.7 | 13.7 | |||||||||
| 11 | Earl Lloyd | F-C | 6-5 | 200 | 30 | 72 | 1796 | 4.7 | 13.4 | .349 | 2.7 | 3.6 | .753 | 10.0 | 1.8 | 5.8 | 12.1 | |||||||||
| 12 | Dick McGuire | G | 6-0 | 180 | 33 | 71 | 2063 | 4.0 | 9.5 | .427 | 3.3 | 4.5 | .740 | 5.0 | 7.7 | 2.6 | 11.4 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | Usg% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | LS | WSAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barney Cable | F | 6-7 | 175 | 23 | 31 | 271 | 12.3 | .393 | .341 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Gene Shue | G | 6-2 | 170 | 27 | 72 | 2745 | 14.6 | .458 | .388 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Chuck Noble | G | 6-4 | 190 | 27 | 65 | 939 | 10.6 | .378 | .338 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Shellie McMillon | F | 6-5 | 205 | 22 | 48 | 700 | 16.1 | .462 | .439 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | Dick McGuire | G | 6-0 | 180 | 33 | 71 | 2063 | 16.5 | .499 | .427 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | Earl Lloyd | F-C | 6-5 | 200 | 30 | 72 | 1796 | 9.7 | .403 | .349 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Phil Jordon | C-F | 6-10 | 205 | 25 | 72 | 2058 | 16.8 | .468 | .413 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Joe Holup | F | 6-6 | 215 | 24 | 68 | 1502 | 10.4 | .427 | .360 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | Dick Farley | G-F | 6-4 | 190 | 26 | 70 | 1280 | 12.9 | .463 | .395 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | Walter Dukes | C | 7-0 | 220 | 28 | 72 | 2338 | 13.9 | .423 | .352 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | Ed Conlin | F-G | 6-5 | 200 | 25 | 15 | 354 | 15.1 | .437 | .389 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | George Yardley | F-G | 6-5 | 190 | 30 | 46 | 1419 | 20.5 | .488 | .415 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1 | Gene Shue | G | 6-2 | 170 | 27 | 3 | 118 | 28 | 60 | 27 | 33 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 83 | .467 | .818 | 39.3 | 27.7 | 4.7 | 3.3 | |||||||
| 2 | Dick McGuire | G | 6-0 | 180 | 33 | 3 | 109 | 20 | 32 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 47 | .625 | .636 | 36.3 | 15.7 | 5.7 | 6.3 | |||||||
| 3 | Phil Jordon | C-F | 6-10 | 205 | 25 | 3 | 99 | 15 | 45 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 45 | .333 | .833 | 33.0 | 15.0 | 8.0 | 1.7 | |||||||
| 4 | Walter Dukes | C | 7-0 | 220 | 28 | 3 | 113 | 15 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 40 | 3 | 15 | 43 | .500 | .765 | 37.7 | 14.3 | 13.3 | 1.0 | |||||||
| 5 | Earl Lloyd | F-C | 6-5 | 200 | 30 | 3 | 87 | 9 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 26 | .321 | 1.000 | 29.0 | 8.7 | 6.0 | 2.3 | |||||||
| 6 | Shellie McMillon | F | 6-5 | 205 | 22 | 3 | 54 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 19 | .304 | .833 | 18.0 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 7 | Joe Holup | F | 6-6 | 215 | 24 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 12 | .214 | .857 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 1.0 | |||||||
| 8 | Chuck Noble | G | 6-4 | 190 | 27 | 3 | 28 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | .294 | 1.000 | 9.3 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | |||||||
| 9 | Dick Farley | G-F | 6-4 | 190 | 26 | 3 | 33 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 11 | .417 | 1.000 | 11.0 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |||||||
| 10 | Ed Conlin | F-G | 6-5 | 200 | 25 | 3 | 43 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 10 | .250 | .500 | 14.3 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 | |||||||