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34-45, Finished 3rd in NBA Western Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 118.6 points per game, Allowed 121.0 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 34-45)
Coached by Dick McGuire (34-45)
Arena: Detroit Olympia / Attendance: 164,230 (6th of 8 available)
SRS: -2.12 (6th of 8)
Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Division Semifinals (3-2) versus Los Angeles Lakers
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1960-61 Statistics / Schedule
| G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 79 | 3481 | 8357 | .417 | 2408 | 3240 | .743 | 5813 | 1866 | 2157 | 9370 | 118.6 | |||||||||
| Opponent | 79 | 9558 | 121.0 |
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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 | Bailey Howell | F | 6-7 | 210 | 24 | 77 | 2952 | 607 | 1293 | .469 | 601 | 798 | .753 | 1111 | 196 | 297 | 1815 | |||||||||
| 2 | Gene Shue | G | 6-2 | 170 | 29 | 78 | 3361 | 650 | 1545 | .421 | 465 | 543 | .856 | 334 | 530 | 207 | 1765 | |||||||||
| 3 | Don Ohl | G | 6-3 | 190 | 24 | 79 | 2173 | 427 | 1085 | .394 | 200 | 278 | .719 | 256 | 265 | 224 | 1054 | |||||||||
| 4 | George Lee | F-G | 6-4 | 200 | 24 | 74 | 1735 | 310 | 776 | .399 | 276 | 394 | .701 | 490 | 89 | 158 | 896 | |||||||||
| 5 | Bob Ferry | C-F | 6-8 | 230 | 23 | 79 | 1657 | 350 | 776 | .451 | 189 | 255 | .741 | 500 | 129 | 205 | 889 | |||||||||
| 6 | Walter Dukes | C | 7-0 | 220 | 30 | 73 | 2044 | 286 | 706 | .405 | 281 | 400 | .703 | 1028 | 139 | 313 | 853 | |||||||||
| 7 | Shellie McMillon | F | 6-5 | 205 | 24 | 78 | 1636 | 322 | 752 | .428 | 140 | 201 | .697 | 487 | 98 | 238 | 784 | |||||||||
| 8 | Chuck Noble | G | 6-4 | 190 | 29 | 75 | 1665 | 196 | 566 | .346 | 82 | 115 | .713 | 180 | 287 | 195 | 474 | |||||||||
| 9 | Jackie Moreland | F-G | 6-7 | 215 | 22 | 64 | 1003 | 191 | 477 | .400 | 86 | 132 | .652 | 315 | 52 | 174 | 468 | |||||||||
| 10 | Willie Jones | G | 6-3 | 185 | 24 | 35 | 452 | 78 | 216 | .361 | 40 | 63 | .635 | 94 | 63 | 90 | 196 | |||||||||
| 11 | Archie Dees | F-C | 6-8 | 205 | 24 | 28 | 308 | 53 | 135 | .393 | 39 | 47 | .830 | 94 | 17 | 50 | 145 | |||||||||
| 12 | Ron Johnson | F | 6-8 | 215 | 22 | 6 | 49 | 11 | 30 | .367 | 9 | 14 | .643 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 31 |
| 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 | Bailey Howell | F | 6-7 | 210 | 24 | 77 | 38.3 | 7.9 | 16.8 | .469 | 7.8 | 10.4 | .753 | 14.4 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 23.6 | |||||||||
| 2 | Gene Shue | G | 6-2 | 170 | 29 | 78 | 43.1 | 8.3 | 19.8 | .421 | 6.0 | 7.0 | .856 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 2.7 | 22.6 | |||||||||
| 3 | Don Ohl | G | 6-3 | 190 | 24 | 79 | 27.5 | 5.4 | 13.7 | .394 | 2.5 | 3.5 | .719 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 13.3 | |||||||||
| 4 | George Lee | F-G | 6-4 | 200 | 24 | 74 | 23.4 | 4.2 | 10.5 | .399 | 3.7 | 5.3 | .701 | 6.6 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 12.1 | |||||||||
| 5 | Walter Dukes | C | 7-0 | 220 | 30 | 73 | 28.0 | 3.9 | 9.7 | .405 | 3.8 | 5.5 | .703 | 14.1 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 11.7 | |||||||||
| 6 | Bob Ferry | C-F | 6-8 | 230 | 23 | 79 | 21.0 | 4.4 | 9.8 | .451 | 2.4 | 3.2 | .741 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 11.3 | |||||||||
| 7 | Shellie McMillon | F | 6-5 | 205 | 24 | 78 | 21.0 | 4.1 | 9.6 | .428 | 1.8 | 2.6 | .697 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 10.1 | |||||||||
| 8 | Jackie Moreland | F-G | 6-7 | 215 | 22 | 64 | 15.7 | 3.0 | 7.5 | .400 | 1.3 | 2.1 | .652 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 7.3 | |||||||||
| 9 | Chuck Noble | G | 6-4 | 190 | 29 | 75 | 22.2 | 2.6 | 7.5 | .346 | 1.1 | 1.5 | .713 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 6.3 | |||||||||
| 10 | Willie Jones | G | 6-3 | 185 | 24 | 35 | 12.9 | 2.2 | 6.2 | .361 | 1.1 | 1.8 | .635 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 5.6 | |||||||||
| 11 | Ron Johnson | F | 6-8 | 215 | 22 | 6 | 8.2 | 1.8 | 5.0 | .367 | 1.5 | 2.3 | .643 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 5.2 | |||||||||
| 12 | Archie Dees | F-C | 6-8 | 205 | 24 | 28 | 11.0 | 1.9 | 4.8 | .393 | 1.4 | 1.7 | .830 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 5.2 |
| 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 | Ron Johnson | F | 6-8 | 215 | 22 | 6 | 49 | 8.1 | 22.0 | .367 | 6.6 | 10.3 | .643 | 10.3 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 22.8 | |||||||||
| 2 | Bailey Howell | F | 6-7 | 210 | 24 | 77 | 2952 | 7.4 | 15.8 | .469 | 7.3 | 9.7 | .753 | 13.5 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 22.1 | |||||||||
| 3 | Bob Ferry | C-F | 6-8 | 230 | 23 | 79 | 1657 | 7.6 | 16.9 | .451 | 4.1 | 5.5 | .741 | 10.9 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 19.3 | |||||||||
| 4 | Gene Shue | G | 6-2 | 170 | 29 | 78 | 3361 | 7.0 | 16.5 | .421 | 5.0 | 5.8 | .856 | 3.6 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 18.9 | |||||||||
| 5 | George Lee | F-G | 6-4 | 200 | 24 | 74 | 1735 | 6.4 | 16.1 | .399 | 5.7 | 8.2 | .701 | 10.2 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 18.6 | |||||||||
| 6 | Don Ohl | G | 6-3 | 190 | 24 | 79 | 2173 | 7.1 | 18.0 | .394 | 3.3 | 4.6 | .719 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 17.5 | |||||||||
| 7 | Shellie McMillon | F | 6-5 | 205 | 24 | 78 | 1636 | 7.1 | 16.5 | .428 | 3.1 | 4.4 | .697 | 10.7 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 17.3 | |||||||||
| 8 | Archie Dees | F-C | 6-8 | 205 | 24 | 28 | 308 | 6.2 | 15.8 | .393 | 4.6 | 5.5 | .830 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 16.9 | |||||||||
| 9 | Jackie Moreland | F-G | 6-7 | 215 | 22 | 64 | 1003 | 6.9 | 17.1 | .400 | 3.1 | 4.7 | .652 | 11.3 | 1.9 | 6.2 | 16.8 | |||||||||
| 10 | Willie Jones | G | 6-3 | 185 | 24 | 35 | 452 | 6.2 | 17.2 | .361 | 3.2 | 5.0 | .635 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 7.2 | 15.6 | |||||||||
| 11 | Walter Dukes | C | 7-0 | 220 | 30 | 73 | 2044 | 5.0 | 12.4 | .405 | 4.9 | 7.0 | .703 | 18.1 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 15.0 | |||||||||
| 12 | Chuck Noble | G | 6-4 | 190 | 29 | 75 | 1665 | 4.2 | 12.2 | .346 | 1.8 | 2.5 | .713 | 3.9 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 10.2 |
| 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 | Archie Dees | F-C | 6-8 | 205 | 24 | 28 | 308 | 12.9 | .466 | .393 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Don Ohl | G | 6-3 | 190 | 24 | 79 | 2173 | 11.7 | .437 | .394 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Chuck Noble | G | 6-4 | 190 | 29 | 75 | 1665 | 8.1 | .384 | .346 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Jackie Moreland | F-G | 6-7 | 215 | 22 | 64 | 1003 | 11.7 | .437 | .400 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | Shellie McMillon | F | 6-5 | 205 | 24 | 78 | 1636 | 13.3 | .466 | .428 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | George Lee | F-G | 6-4 | 200 | 24 | 74 | 1735 | 14.6 | .472 | .399 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Willie Jones | G | 6-3 | 185 | 24 | 35 | 452 | 10.0 | .402 | .361 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Ron Johnson | F | 6-8 | 215 | 22 | 6 | 49 | 13.4 | .429 | .367 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | Bailey Howell | F | 6-7 | 210 | 24 | 77 | 2952 | 21.2 | .552 | .469 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | Bob Ferry | C-F | 6-8 | 230 | 23 | 79 | 1657 | 16.5 | .500 | .451 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | Walter Dukes | C | 7-0 | 220 | 30 | 73 | 2044 | 16.3 | .484 | .405 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | Gene Shue | G | 6-2 | 170 | 29 | 78 | 3361 | 15.9 | .495 | .421 |
| 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 | Bob Ferry | C-F | 6-8 | 230 | 23 | 5 | 167 | 30 | 74 | 41 | 49 | 63 | 11 | 12 | 101 | .405 | .837 | 33.4 | 20.2 | 12.6 | 2.2 | |||||||
| 2 | Gene Shue | G | 6-2 | 170 | 29 | 5 | 186 | 35 | 72 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 93 | .486 | .793 | 37.2 | 18.6 | 2.4 | 4.4 | |||||||
| 3 | George Lee | F-G | 6-4 | 200 | 24 | 5 | 135 | 29 | 70 | 20 | 27 | 34 | 14 | 11 | 78 | .414 | .741 | 27.0 | 15.6 | 6.8 | 2.8 | |||||||
| 4 | Don Ohl | G | 6-3 | 190 | 24 | 5 | 130 | 25 | 78 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 63 | .321 | .684 | 26.0 | 12.6 | 3.8 | 2.8 | |||||||
| 5 | Bailey Howell | F | 6-7 | 210 | 24 | 5 | 154 | 20 | 57 | 16 | 23 | 46 | 22 | 22 | 56 | .351 | .696 | 30.8 | 11.2 | 9.2 | 4.4 | |||||||
| 6 | Walter Dukes | C | 7-0 | 220 | 30 | 5 | 152 | 20 | 53 | 10 | 18 | 49 | 11 | 25 | 50 | .377 | .556 | 30.4 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 2.2 | |||||||
| 7 | Chuck Noble | G | 6-4 | 190 | 29 | 5 | 124 | 20 | 45 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 18 | 45 | .444 | .714 | 24.8 | 9.0 | 1.6 | 4.2 | |||||||
| 8 | Shellie McMillon | F | 6-5 | 205 | 24 | 4 | 67 | 13 | 27 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 39 | .481 | .722 | 16.8 | 9.8 | 2.3 | 1.8 | |||||||
| 9 | Jackie Moreland | F-G | 6-7 | 215 | 22 | 3 | 45 | 14 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 32 | .452 | .800 | 15.0 | 10.7 | 6.0 | 1.0 | |||||||
| 10 | Willie Jones | G | 6-3 | 185 | 24 | 3 | 40 | 12 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 30 | .414 | .857 | 13.3 | 10.0 | 2.3 | 2.0 | |||||||