1963–64 Detroit Pistons season

1963–64 Detroit Pistons season
Head coachCharles Wolf
ArenaCobo Center
Results
Record23–57 (.288)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWJBK
RadioWXYZ
< 1962–63 1964–65 >

The 1963–64 NBA season was the Detroit Pistons' 16th season in the NBA and seventh season in the city of Detroit.[1] The team played at Cobo Arena in Detroit.[2]

The Pistons finished with a 23-57 (.288) record, last place (5th) in the Western Division. The team was led on the season by forward Bailey Howell (21.6 ppg, 10.1 rpg, NBA All-Star), center Ray Scott (17.6 ppg, 13.5 rpg) and guard Don Ohl 17.3 ppg, NBA All-Star.[3]

The Pistons bristled under coach Charles Wolf, with Sports Illustrated describing the team as "the unhappiest team ever assembled. Wolf did not smoke or drink or swear or run around late at night and he was hell-bent on making sure no one else did either. Midseason practice sessions consisted of push-ups, sit-ups and lectures. "We had to raise our hand if we wanted to go to the bathroom," said one player. And during a game, one missed shot or bad pass meant a trip to the pines, as Piston center Reggie Harding refers to bench time. 'I'd trade every one of you,' Wolf once told his players in an effort to build up their confidence, 'except you're so bad no one will have you.'"[4]

Draft picks

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Main article: 1963 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Team
1 4 Eddie Miles G United States United States Seattle
6 48 Reggie Harding C United States United States Holland Oilers (MPBL)

Roster

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1963–64 Detroit Pistons roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 24 Butcher, Donnis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1936–02–08 Pikeville
F 22 DeBusschere, Dave 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1940–10–16 Detroit Mercy
G 25 Duffy, Bob 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1940–09–26 Colgate
C 16 Ferry, Bob 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1937–05–31 Saint Louis
C 19 Harding, Reggie 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 249 lb (113 kg) 1942–05–04 Nashville Christian Institute (TN)
F 18 Howell, Bailey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1937–01–20 Mississippi State
C 17 Imhoff, Darrall 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1938–10–11 California
G 5 Jones, Willie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1936–06–29 Northwestern
G 14 Miles, Eddie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1940–07–05 Seattle
F 15 Moreland, Jackie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1938–03–11 Louisiana Tech
G 10 Ohl, Don 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1936–04–18 Illinois
F 12 Scott, Ray 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1938–07–12 Portland
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 1963–12–16

Regular season

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Season standings

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Western Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-San Francisco Warriors 48 32 .600 – 25–14 21–15 2–3 29–17
x-St. Louis Hawks 46 34 .575 2 27–12 17–19 2–3 30–16
x-Los Angeles Lakers 42 38 .525 6 24–12 15–21 3–5 24–22
Baltimore Bullets 31 49 .388 17 20–19 8–21 3–9 16–24
Detroit Pistons 23 57 .288 25 9–21 6–25 8–11 13–33
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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1963-64 NBA Records
Team BAL BOS CIN DET LAL NYK PHI SFW STL
Baltimore — 1–9 2–8 7–3 3–7 7–3 5–5 3–7 3–7
Boston 9–1 — 5–7 7–1 6–3 10–2 10–2 5–3 7–2
Cincinnati 8–2 7–5 — 7–2 4–4 11–1 9–3 5–4 4–4
Detroit 3–7 1–7 2–7 — 5–7 4–5 3–5 3–9 2–10
Los Angeles 7–3 3–6 4–4 7–5 — 6–2 5–4 5–7 5–7
New York 3–7 2–10 1–11 5–4 2–6 — 4–8 1–8 4–4
Philadelphia 5–5 2–10 3–9 5–3 4–5 8–4 — 4–4 3–6
San Francisco 7–3 3–5 4–5 9–3 7–5 8–1 4–4 — 6–6
St. Louis 7–3 2–7 4–4 10–2 7–5 4–4 6–3 6–6 —

Game log

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1963–64 Game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 16 Philadelphia 117–115 Don Ohl (23) 0–1
2 October 19 @ Philadelphia 124–121 Bailey Howell (28) 1–1
3 October 23 Los Angeles 124–116 Don Ohl (25) 1–2
4 October 26 @ St. Louis 103–127 Bailey Howell (27) 1–3
5 October 30 Boston 108–102 Bailey Howell (21) 1–4
6 November 2 @ Boston 109–117 Ray Scott (23) 1–5
7 November 6 Philadelphia 101–119 Ray Scott (30) 2–5
8 November 9 @ Cincinnati 109–118 Jackie Moreland (21) 2–6
9 November 11 N Los Angeles 109–116 Egan, Ohl (27) 3–6
10 November 15 @ San Francisco 101–98 Bob Ferry (16) 4–6
11 November 16 @ Los Angeles 95–115 Moreland, Scott (15) 4–7
12 November 17 @ San Francisco 96–120 Eddie Miles (27) 4–8
13 November 19 N Cincinnati 102–127 Ray Scott (20) 4–9
14 November 20 Cincinnati 118–124 Don Ohl (34) 5–9
15 November 23 @ New York 99–108 Bailey Howell (25) 5–10
16 November 27 St. Louis 113–105 Howell, Ohl (18) 5–11
17 November 28 @ St. Louis 101–118 Ray Scott (20) 5–12
18 November 29 Los Angeles 127–111 Ray Scott (21) 5–13
19 November 30 N Baltimore 101–120 Bailey Howell (20) 5–14
20 December 1 N Philadelphia 132–121 Bailey Howell (32) 5–15
21 December 4 New York 120–119 Ray Scott (30) 5–16
22 December 6 St. Louis 108–112 (OT) Bailey Howell (35) 6–16
23 December 11 Cincinnati 127–107 Larry Staverman (21) 6–17
24 December 14 @ St. Louis 92–104 Bailey Howell (24) 6–18
25 December 17 @ New York 107–103 Ray Scott (19) 7–18
26 December 18 Baltimore 124–107 Ray Scott (27) 7–19
27 December 21 St. Louis 100–91 Bailey Howell (25) 7–20
28 December 26 @ Baltimore 108–110 Don Ohl (27) 7–21
29 December 27 N Philadelphia 119–107 Ray Scott (22) 7–22
30 December 29 N Los Angeles 140–128 Bailey Howell (25) 7–23
31 December 30 N San Francisco 112–114 (OT) Bailey Howell (28) 8–23
32 January 2 N Cincinnati 111–112 Bailey Howell (33) 8–24
33 January 5 @ St. Louis 99–116 Bailey Howell (28) 8–25
34 January 8 Baltimore 106–99 Ferry, Howell (17) 8–26
35 January 9 N Baltimore 125–115 Bailey Howell (35) 9–26
36 January 11 St. Louis 112–107 Bailey Howell (21) 9–27
37 January 12 @ Cincinnati 88–120 Bailey Howell (15) 9–28
38 January 15 San Francisco 89–79 Bailey Howell (21) 9–29
39 January 16 N New York 124–116 Bailey Howell (33) 9–30
40 January 17 N New York 99–101 Bailey Howell (27) 10–30
41 January 18 Boston 121–115 Willie Jones (29) 10–31
42 January 20 @ Los Angeles 118–107 Bailey Howell (35) 11–31
43 January 21 @ San Francisco 88–100 Don Ohl (17) 11–32
44 January 22 @ Los Angeles 101–110 Bailey Howell (23) 11–33
45 January 23 @ San Francisco 93–125 Ray Scott (16) 11–34
46 January 25 St. Louis 107–98 Bailey Howell (28) 11–35
47 January 26 @ St. Louis 104–106 Don Ohl (22) 11–36
48 January 28 Los Angeles 92–93 Harding, Howell (16) 12–36
49 January 30 San Francisco 100–109 Don Ohl (29) 13–36
50 February 1 @ Baltimore 112–111 Bailey Howell (25) 14–36
51 February 4 @ San Francisco 79–118 Ray Scott (19) 14–37
52 February 5 @ Los Angeles 85–111 Ray Scott (26) 14–38
53 February 6 @ San Francisco 97–104 Bailey Howell (33) 14–39
54 February 7 @ Los Angeles 111–103 Bailey Howell (30) 15–39
55 February 9 @ Cincinnati 107–135 Ray Scott (21) 15–40
56 February 11 San Francisco 128–118 (OT) Bailey Howell (23) 15–41
57 February 12 N Cincinnati 121–147 Ray Scott (28) 15–42
58 February 14 @ Philadelphia 123–130 Bailey Howell (27) 15–43
59 February 15 @ Baltimore 122–124 Bailey Howell (27) 15–44
60 February 16 Baltimore 111–99 Ray Scott (21) 15–45
61 February 18 N San Francisco 108–98 Don Ohl (29) 15–46
62 February 19 N Los Angeles 115–116 Ray Scott (23) 16–46
63 February 20 Los Angeles 106–101 Bailey Howell (24) 16–47
64 February 22 New York 125–119 (OT) Don Ohl (33) 16–48
65 February 23 @ Baltimore 104–129 Don Ohl (23) 16–49
66 February 24 Boston 113–115 Reggie Harding (23) 17–49
67 February 26 Philadelphia 130–122 Bailey Howell (42) 17–50
68 February 28 N New York 110–112 Ray Scott (22) 18–50
69 February 29 N Boston 108–115 Don Ohl (29) 18–51
70 March 1 San Francisco 100–86 Bailey Howell (18) 18–52
71 March 5 N Baltimore 125–120 Reggie Harding (27) 19–52
72 March 7 Boston 112–94 Howell, Jones (14) 19–53
73 March 8 @ Boston 118–128 Don Ohl (32) 19–54
74 March 10 Cincinnati 103–114 Ray Scott (27) 20–54
75 March 12 N Boston 120–140 Bailey Howell (19) 20–55
76 March 13 N Philadelphia 122–133 Don Ohl (32) 21–55
77 March 14 New York 124–126 Bailey Howell (33) 22–55
78 March 15 @ New York 125–139 Bailey Howell (27) 22–56
79 March 17 @ St. Louis 99–115 Bailey Howell (20) 22–57
80 March 18 St. Louis 96–106 Don Ohl (28) 23–57

References

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  1. ^ 1963–64 Detroit Pistons
  2. ^ "1963-64 Detroit Pistons Roster and Stats".
  3. ^ "Chevette to Corvette No. 61: The 1963-64 Detroit Pistons". September 15, 2011.
  4. ^ "A Young Man with Three Heads".
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