Last Updated on September 17, 2026 by Mat Diekhake

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The Detroit Pistons 1959–60 relied on Gene Shue as their primary offensive catalyst, combining scoring with the team’s leading playmaking duties. Bailey Howell provided a strong inside presence through scoring and rebounding, while George Yardley and Walter Dukes added experienced support. The statistics suggest a balanced team that generated offense through multiple contributors and controlled the boards effectively, with its greatest strengths centered on interior production and veteran leadership.

Roster

NO. PLAYER NAME POS HT WT DOB COLLEGE
6 Shellie McMillon SF 6-5 205 March 11, 1936 Bradley
10 Barney Cable F 6-7 175 July 29, 1935 Bradley
10 Billy Kenville SG 6-2 187 December 1, 1930 St. Bonaventure
10 Tony Windis PG 6-1 160 January 27, 1933 Wyoming
12 Ed Conlin SG 6-5 200 September 2, 1933 Fordham
14 Chuck Noble SG 6-4 190 July 24, 1931 Louisville
15 Dick McGuire PG 6-0 180 January 25, 1926 St. John’s, Dartmouth College
16 Gary Alcorn C 6-9 225 October 8, 1936 Fresno State
17 Earl Lloyd SF 6-5 200 April 3, 1928 West Virginia State University
18 Bailey Howell PF 6-7 210 January 20, 1937 Mississippi State
21 Gene Shue PG 6-2 170 December 18, 1931 Maryland
22 Archie Dees PF 6-8 205 February 22, 1936 Indiana
23 Walter Dukes C 7-0 220 June 23, 1930 Seton Hall

Note: Jersey numbers may not be available for all players from that era.

Regular Season Per Game

PLAYER POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Gene Shue PG 28 75 0 44.5 22.8 5.5 3.9 0 0 0 20.0 8.3 .413 0 0 0 7.2 6.3 .872
Bailey Howell PF 23 75 0 31.3 17.8 10.5 0.8 0 0 0 14.9 6.8 .456 0 0 0 5.6 4.2 .739
Walter Dukes C 29 66 0 32.4 15.2 13.4 1.2 0 0 0 13.2 4.8 .361 0 0 0 7.7 5.7 .740
Chuck Noble SG 28 58 0 27.9 11.3 3.5 4.6 0 0 0 13.3 4.8 .357 0 0 0 2.4 1.7 .732
Ed Conlin SG 26 70 0 23.4 11.2 4.9 1.8 0 0 0 11.9 4.3 .361 0 0 0 3.4 2.6 .761
Archie Dees PF 23 73 0 17.0 9.7 5.4 0.6 0 0 0 8.5 3.7 .439 0 0 0 2.8 2.3 .809
Earl Lloyd SF 31 68 0 23.7 8.9 4.7 1.3 0 0 0 9.8 3.5 .356 0 0 0 2.4 1.9 .800
Shellie McMillon SF 23 75 0 18.9 8.9 5.7 0.7 0 0 0 8.4 3.6 .426 0 0 0 2.7 1.8 .663
Dick McGuire PG 34 68 0 21.6 7.1 3.9 5.3 0 0 0 5.9 2.6 .445 0 0 0 3.0 1.8 .617
Barney Cable — 24 7 0 16.6 6.9 6.9 0.9 0 0 0 8.6 3.1 .367 0 0 0 1.4 0.6 .400
Billy Kenville SG 29 25 0 14.6 5.1 2.8 1.8 0 0 0 5.2 1.9 .359 0 0 0 1.6 1.3 .805
Tony Windis PG 27 9 0 21.4 4.0 5.2 3.6 0 0 0 6.7 1.8 .267 0 0 0 0.7 0.4 .667
Gary Alcorn C 23 58 0 11.6 4.0 4.8 0.4 0 0 0 5.4 1.6 .292 0 0 0 1.4 0.8 .571
**Team Totals — — 75 0 25.0 111.6 73.2 19.6 0 0 0 105.6 41.9 .395 0 0 0 38.0 27.7 .756**

Playoff Per Game

PLAYER POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Gene Shue PG 28 2 0 44.5 24.0 6.0 3.0 0 0 2.5 19.0 7.5 .395 0 0 0 10.0 9.0 .900
Walter Dukes C 29 2 0 39.0 24.0 16.5 1.0 0 0 4.5 15.5 8.0 .516 0 0 0 11.0 8.0 .727
Bailey Howell PF 23 2 0 36.0 17.0 8.5 1.5 0 0 4.0 20.5 7.0 .341 0 0 0 4.0 3.0 .750
Shellie McMillon SF 23 2 0 23.5 10.0 8.0 1.0 0 0 2.5 10.5 4.0 .381 0 0 0 2.5 2.0 .800
Earl Lloyd SF 31 2 0 26.5 8.5 4.5 1.5 0 0 5.5 12.0 3.0 .250 0 0 0 4.0 2.5 .625
Chuck Noble SG 28 2 0 30.5 7.0 4.5 6.5 0 0 3.0 13.0 3.5 .269 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
Dick McGuire PG 34 2 0 21.0 5.5 2.0 4.5 0 0 1.5 6.0 2.5 .417 0 0 0 1.5 0.5 .333
Archie Dees PF 23 2 0 9.0 5.5 2.0 1.0 0 0 1.0 6.0 2.0 .333 0 0 0 1.5 1.5 1.000
Ed Conlin SG 26 2 0 10.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 0 0 1.0 5.0 1.5 .300 0 0 0 1.0 1.0 1.000
**Team Totals — — 2 0 240.0 105.5 74.5 20.0 0 0 25.5 107.5 39.0 .363 0 0 0 35.5 27.5 .775**

Regular Season Totals

PLAYER POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Gene Shue   28 75   3338 1712 409 295       1501 620 .413       541 472 .872
Bailey Howell   23 75   2346 1332 790 63       1119 510 .456       422 312 .739
Walter Dukes   29 66   2140 1004 883 80       871 314 .361       508 376 .740
Ed Conlin   26 70   1636 781 346 126       831 300 .361       238 181 .761
Archie Dees   23 73   1244 707 397 43       617 271 .439       204 165 .809
Shellie McMillon   23 75   1416 666 431 49       627 267 .426       199 132 .663
Chuck Noble   28 58   1621 653 201 265       774 276 .357       138 101 .732
Earl Lloyd   31 68   1610 602 322 89       665 237 .356       160 128 .800
Dick McGuire   34 68   1466 482 264 358       402 179 .445       201 124 .617
Gary Alcorn   23 58   670 230 279 22       312 91 .292       84 48 .571
Billy Kenville   29 25   365 127 71 46       131 47 .359       41 33 .805
Barney Cable   24 7   116 48 48 6       60 22 .367       10 4 .400
Tony Windis   27 9   193 36 47 32       60 16 .267       6 4 .667
Team Totals     75   18161 8380 4488 1474       7970 3150 .395       2752 2080 .756

Playoff Totals

PLAYER POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Gene Shue   28 2   89 48 12 6       38 15 .395       20 18 .900
Walter Dukes   29 2   78 48 33 2       31 16 .516       22 16 .727
Bailey Howell   23 2   72 34 17 3       41 14 .341       8 6 .750
Shellie McMillon   23 2   47 20 16 2       21 8 .381       5 4 .800
Earl Lloyd   31 2   53 17 9 3       24 6 .250       8 5 .625
Chuck Noble   28 2   61 14 9 13       26 7 .269       0 0  
Dick McGuire   34 2   42 11 4 9       12 5 .417       3 1 .333
Archie Dees   23 2   18 11 4 2       12 4 .333       3 3 1.000
Ed Conlin   26 2   20 8 4 0       10 3 .300       2 2 1.000
Team Totals     2   480 211 108 40       215 78 .363       71 55 .775

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK Impact Index* Notes Awards
Gene Shue Primary Ball-Handler / Lead Guard 44.5 High 22.8 5.5 3.9 n/a 16.1 Team’s primary playmaker and scorer; heavy minutes; central to offense  All-Star
Walter Dukes Interior Anchor / Lead Big 32.4 Medium-High 15.2 13.4 1.2 n/a 14.9 Key inside presence, top rebounder; anchored paint defense and rebounding  —
Bailey Howell Forward Scoring & Rebounding Option 31.3 Medium 17.8 10.5 0.8 n/a 14.5 Two-way forward, strong scoring and rebounding; complemented Dukes  —
Chuck Noble Secondary Guard / 2nd Unit Playmaker 27.9 Medium 11.3 3.5 4.6 n/a 9.7 Rotation guard providing scoring and assists off the bench  All-Star
Ed Conlin Wing / Supporting Scorer 23.4 Medium 11.2 4.9 1.8 n/a 8.95 Role player providing scoring and some rebounding  —
Earl Lloyd Veteran Wing / Role Contributor 23.7 Medium-Low 8.9 4.7 1.3 n/a 7.45 Experience and rotational depth; moderate scoring  —
Shellie McMillon Reserve Forward / Depth Piece 18.9 Low-Medium 8.9 5.7 0.7 n/a 7.65 Bench forward providing boards and scoring  —
Archie Dees Bench Frontcourt / Backup Forward-Center 17.0 Low-Medium 9.7 5.4 0.6 n/a 7.9 Spot minutes, contributed points and rebounds  —
Dick McGuire Backup Guard / Playmaking Support 21.6 Low 7.1 3.9 5.3 n/a 8.15 Veteran guard, assists and tempo control off the bench  —
Barney Cable Deep Bench Big / Spot Minutes 16.6 Low 6.9 6.9 0.9 n/a 7.35 Backup center providing boards  —
Billy Kenville Reserve Guard / Occasional Back-court Depth 14.6 Low 5.1 2.8 1.8 n/a 4.85 Minimal minutes and production  —
Gary Alcorn Deep Reserve / Emergency Center Depth 11.6 Low 4.0 4.8 0.4 n/a 4.6 Very limited minutes, depth player  —