Detroit Pistons 1965-66 Roster and Stats

The 1965-66 Detroit Pistons finished their NBA season with a record of 22-58. Coached by Dave DeBusschere, who was also a key player, the team struggled to find consistency throughout the season. The Pistons’ performance placed them 5th in the Western Division, far from playoff contention.

Despite the team’s challenges, DeBusschere showcased his dual role effectively, contributing significant points and rebounds. Additionally, guard Eddie Miles emerged as a notable performer, leading the team in scoring with an average of 19.6 points per game. The Pistons faced difficulties with their defense and depth, which hindered their competitiveness against stronger opponents.

The season was marked by frequent roster changes and management strategies that aimed to rebuild the team’s core. As the Pistons closed the 1965-66 campaign, they set their sights on future improvements, focusing on acquiring talent that could bolster their lineup and improve their standing in the league.

Regular Season Record: 22-58
Playoff Result: Did not make playoffs

Detroit Pistons Roster and Stats for 1965-66 Season

POINTS

Eddie Miles

19.6

REBOUNDS

Dave DeBusschere

9.6

ASSISTS

Ray Scott

2.0

	Regular Season							Playoffs
Player	GP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	3P%	GP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	3P%
Eddie Miles	80	19.6	2.8	1.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Ray Scott	79	17.9	7.1	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dave DeBusschere	79	16.4	9.6	1.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rod Thorn	27	13.9	2.9	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Tom Van Arsdale	79	10.5	2.8	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Joe Caldwell	33	10.5	4.1	1.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Joe Strawder	79	8.6	7.8	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
John Tresvant	46	8.3	4.9	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Bill Buntin	41	7.9	4.7	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Chico Vaughn	36	7.8	1.3	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
John Barnhill	45	7.5	2.0	1.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Ron Reed	57	7.5	4.4	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Don Kojis	60	7.3	3.4	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Donnie Butcher	15	7.2	1.7	1.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Bob Warlick	10	2.4	1.5	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Detroit Pistons 1965-66 Regular Season Game Log

Here is the game log for the 1965-66 season for the Detroit Pistons.

Date	Opponent	Result	High Scorer
Oct 16, 1965	@ New York Knicks	L 111-103	Dave DeBusschere (23 pts)
Oct 20, 1965	vs. New York Knicks	W 116-103	Joe Caldwell (18 pts)
Oct 23, 1965	@ Philadelphia 76ers	L 120-103	Eddie Miles (21 pts)
Oct 26, 1965	vs. Baltimore Bullets	L 117-98	Don Kojis (15 pts)
Oct 27, 1965	@ Baltimore Bullets	W 108-107	Bill Buntin (25 pts)
Oct 29, 1965	vs. Boston Celtics	W 108-106	Eddie Miles (36 pts)
Oct 30, 1965	@ St. Louis Hawks	L 122-95	Dave DeBusschere (20 pts)
Oct 31, 1965	@ Cincinnati Royals	L 113-107	Eddie Miles (29 pts)
Nov 03, 1965	vs. Philadelphia 76ers	W 110-100	Eddie Miles (27 pts)
Nov 05, 1965	vs. Cincinnati Royals	L 120-114	Tom Van Arsdale (24 pts)
Nov 06, 1965	@ San Francisco Warriors	L 110-100	Rod Thorn (29 pts)
Nov 09, 1965	@ San Francisco Warriors	L 107-102	Dave DeBusschere (24 pts)
Nov 10, 1965	@ Los Angeles Lakers	L 133-125	Eddie Miles (30 pts)
Nov 12, 1965	vs. San Francisco Warriors	L 103-102	Eddie Miles (21 pts)
Nov 13, 1965	@ Boston Celtics	L 122-93	Donnie Butcher (15 pts)
Nov 16, 1965	@ New York Knicks	L 120-95	Ray Scott (26 pts)
Nov 19, 1965	vs. New York Knicks	L 116-109	Ray Scott (23 pts)
Nov 20, 1965	@ St. Louis Hawks	L 110-101	Rod Thorn (20 pts)
Nov 23, 1965	@ Cincinnati Royals	W 118-115	Dave DeBusschere (25 pts)
Nov 24, 1965	vs. Baltimore Bullets	W 130-124	Ray Scott (31 pts)
Nov 26, 1965	@ Boston Celtics	L 134-114	Ray Scott (25 pts)
Nov 28, 1965	vs. Los Angeles Lakers	L 128-110	Rod Thorn (21 pts)
Dec 01, 1965	vs. St. Louis Hawks	L 110-101	Ray Scott (23 pts)
Dec 04, 1965	vs. Baltimore Bullets	W 130-119	Eddie Miles (36 pts)
Dec 08, 1965	vs. San Francisco Warriors	W 115-113	Eddie Miles (30 pts)
Dec 10, 1965	@ Philadelphia 76ers	W 116-114	Ray Scott (32 pts)
Dec 14, 1965	@ Baltimore Bullets	L 142-129	Dave DeBusschere (30 pts)
Dec 17, 1965	vs. Boston Celtics	L 114-112	Ray Scott (32 pts)
Dec 18, 1965	@ Baltimore Bullets	L 143-114	Ray Scott (21 pts)
Dec 22, 1965	vs. San Francisco Warriors	L 114-104	Eddie Miles (20 pts)
Dec 23, 1965	@ Los Angeles Lakers	L 122-112	Ray Scott (19 pts)
Dec 25, 1965	@ Los Angeles Lakers	L 115-106	Eddie Miles (35 pts)
Dec 28, 1965	vs. San Francisco Warriors	L 120-107	Eddie Miles (24 pts)
Dec 29, 1965	vs. Philadelphia 76ers	L 113-112	Dave DeBusschere (28 pts)
Dec 30, 1965	vs. Los Angeles Lakers	W 117-114	Dave DeBusschere (20 pts)
Jan 01, 1966	@ Baltimore Bullets	L 116-112	John Tresvant (21 pts)
Jan 02, 1966	vs. San Francisco Warriors	L 136-113	Don Kojis (16 pts)
Jan 05, 1966	@ Cincinnati Royals	L 117-103	Ray Scott (26 pts)
Jan 06, 1966	@ Cincinnati Royals	L 109-97	Eddie Miles (20 pts)
Jan 07, 1966	vs. St. Louis Hawks	W 137-97	Ray Scott (25 pts)
Jan 09, 1966	vs. Los Angeles Lakers	L 111-98	John Barnhill (16 pts)
Jan 12, 1966	vs. Philadelphia 76ers	W 129-111	Dave DeBusschere (41 pts)
Jan 15, 1966	vs. Baltimore Bullets	W 122-117	Tom Van Arsdale (29 pts)
Jan 16, 1966	@ Cincinnati Royals	L 108-106	Eddie Miles (23 pts)
Jan 18, 1966	@ Boston Celtics	W 116-115	Eddie Miles (32 pts)
Jan 19, 1966	vs. Philadelphia 76ers	L 110-93	Ray Scott (23 pts)
Jan 20, 1966	vs. St. Louis Hawks	L 103-92	Tom Van Arsdale (19 pts)
Jan 21, 1966	vs. St. Louis Hawks	W 117-108	Ray Scott (32 pts)
Jan 25, 1966	@ New York Knicks	L 115-100	Eddie Miles (28 pts)
Jan 26, 1966	vs. Los Angeles Lakers	L 126-110	Joe Strawder (22 pts)
Jan 27, 1966	@ Boston Celtics	L 131-112	Dave DeBusschere (32 pts)
Jan 28, 1966	@ Boston Celtics	W 108-105	Joe Strawder (29 pts)
Jan 30, 1966	@ Philadelphia 76ers	L 117-98	Dave DeBusschere (18 pts)
Feb 01, 1966	@ Boston Celtics	L 100-81	Eddie Miles (22 pts)
Feb 02, 1966	vs. Boston Celtics	W 99-93	Joe Strawder (20 pts)
Feb 04, 1966	vs. New York Knicks	L 115-113	Eddie Miles (26 pts)
Feb 07, 1966	@ Cincinnati Royals	W 124-118	Dave DeBusschere (29 pts)
Feb 08, 1966	vs. San Francisco Warriors	L 113-103	Eddie Miles (28 pts)
Feb 09, 1966	vs. Philadelphia 76ers	L 108-91	Ray Scott (26 pts)
Feb 11, 1966	vs. New York Knicks	L 122-107	Joe Strawder (25 pts)
Feb 12, 1966	@ Cincinnati Royals	L 143-116	Ray Scott (29 pts)
Feb 14, 1966	vs. Philadelphia 76ers	L 149-123	Ray Scott (21 pts)
Feb 15, 1966	@ Baltimore Bullets	L 114-105	Dave DeBusschere (26 pts)
Feb 18, 1966	vs. New York Knicks	W 120-118	Eddie Miles (30 pts)
Feb 20, 1966	vs. Cincinnati Royals	L 133-129	Ray Scott (33 pts)
Feb 22, 1966	vs. Philadelphia 76ers	L 117-112	Eddie Miles (21 pts)
Feb 23, 1966	vs. New York Knicks	L 100-98	Dave DeBusschere (17 pts)
Feb 26, 1966	vs. Los Angeles Lakers	L 131-118	Eddie Miles (31 pts)
Feb 27, 1966	@ St. Louis Hawks	L 125-114	Eddie Miles (24 pts)
Feb 28, 1966	vs. St. Louis Hawks	L 108-103	Ray Scott (29 pts)
Mar 01, 1966	@ Baltimore Bullets	W 122-110	Eddie Miles (28 pts)
Mar 02, 1966	vs. San Francisco Warriors	W 131-118	Ray Scott (27 pts)
Mar 04, 1966	vs. New York Knicks	L 121-119	Dave DeBusschere (29 pts)
Mar 06, 1966	vs. Cincinnati Royals	L 137-125	John Barnhill (20 pts)
Mar 11, 1966	@ Los Angeles Lakers	W 116-114	Chico Vaughn (18 pts)
Mar 13, 1966	vs. San Francisco Warriors	L 121-119	Ron Reed (17 pts)
Mar 15, 1966	@ Los Angeles Lakers	L 135-108	John Tresvant (22 pts)
Mar 17, 1966	vs. Boston Celtics	L 128-103	Ray Scott (26 pts)
Mar 19, 1966	@ St. Louis Hawks	L 115-112	Ray Scott (20 pts)
Mar 20, 1966	vs. St. Louis Hawks	L 121-117	Dave DeBusschere (31 pts)

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Detroit Pistons 1965-66 Roster and Stats

Detroit Pistons Roster and Stats for 1965-66 Season

Detroit Pistons 1965-66 Regular Season Game Log