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Here is the 1985–86 Detroit Pistons roster and regular season player statistics:
1985–86 Detroit Pistons Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terry Tyler | F | 6-7 | 215 lbs | 30 | Detroit Mercy |
| 3 | Joe Dumars | G | 6-3 | 190 lbs | 22 | McNeese State |
| 10 | John Long | G | 6-5 | 195 lbs | 29 | Detroit Mercy |
| 11 | Isiah Thomas | G | 6-1 | 180 lbs | 24 | Indiana |
| 15 | Cliff Levingston | F | 6-8 | 210 lbs | 24 | Wichita State |
| 20 | Vinny Johnson | G | 6-2 | 200 lbs | 29 | Baylor |
| 21 | Bill Laimbeer | C | 6-11 | 245 lbs | 28 | Notre Dame |
| 22 | Earl Cureton | F/C | 6-9 | 210 lbs | 28 | Detroit Mercy |
| 25 | Tony Campbell | G/F | 6-7 | 215 lbs | 23 | Ohio State |
| 32 | Phil Hubbard | F/C | 6-8 | 215 lbs | 28 | Michigan |
| 41 | Dan Roundfield | F | 6-8 | 205 lbs | 32 | Central Michigan |
| 43 | Sidney Green | F/C | 6-9 | 220 lbs | 24 | UNLV |
| 44 | Rick Mahorn | F/C | 6-10 | 240 lbs | 27 | Hampton |
1985–86 Detroit Pistons Regular Season Per Game
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isiah Thomas | PG | 24 | 77 | 77 | 36.2 | 20.9 | 3.6 | 10.8 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 16.2 | 7.9 | .488 | 1.1 | 0.3 | .310 | 6.0 | 4.7 | .790 |
| Kelly Tripucka | SF | 26 | 81 | 81 | 32.4 | 20.0 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 15.3 | 7.6 | .498 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .480 | 5.5 | 4.7 | .856 |
| Bill Laimbeer | C | 28 | 82 | 82 | 35.3 | 16.6 | 13.1 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 13.5 | 6.6 | .492 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .286 | 3.9 | 3.2 | .834 |
| Vinnie Johnson | SG | 29 | 79 | 12 | 25.0 | 13.9 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 12.6 | 5.9 | .467 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .154 | 2.7 | 2.1 | .771 |
| John Long | SG | 29 | 62 | 30 | 19.0 | 10.0 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 8.8 | 4.3 | .482 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .188 | 1.7 | 1.4 | .856 |
| Earl Cureton | PF | 28 | 80 | 19 | 25.2 | 8.6 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 7.1 | 3.6 | .505 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.6 | 1.5 | .555 |
| Joe Dumars | SG | 22 | 82 | 45 | 23.9 | 9.4 | 1.5 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 7.3 | 3.5 | .481 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .313 | 2.9 | 2.3 | .798 |
| Kent Benson | C | 31 | 72 | 51 | 18.7 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 5.8 | 2.8 | .484 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .500 | 1.2 | 0.9 | .795 |
| Rick Mahorn | PF | 27 | 80 | 12 | 18.0 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 2.0 | .455 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.5 | 1.0 | .681 |
| Tony Campbell | SF | 23 | 82 | 1 | 15.8 | 7.9 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 7.4 | 3.6 | .484 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .222 | 0.9 | 0.7 | .795 |
| Mike Gibson | PF | 25 | 32 | 0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | .392 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .727 |
| Chuck Nevitt | C | 26 | 25 | 0 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | .375 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.8 | 0.6 | .750 |
| Walker Russell | PG | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 |
| Ron Crevier | C | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 82 | 82 | 241.2 | 114.2 | 45.6 | 28.3 | 9.0 | 4.1 | 16.4 | 94.5 | 45.8 | .484 | 2.2 | 0.7 | .302 | 30.0 | 22.0 | .783 |
1985–86 Detroit Pistons Playoff Per Game
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isiah Thomas | PG | 24 | 4 | 4 | 40.8 | 26.5 | 5.5 | 12.0 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 22.8 | 10.3 | .451 | 1.3 | 0.0 | .000 | 9.0 | 6.0 | .667 |
| Bill Laimbeer | C | 28 | 4 | 4 | 42.0 | 22.5 | 14.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 17.0 | 8.5 | .500 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.000 | 5.8 | 5.3 | .913 |
| Kelly Tripucka | SF | 26 | 4 | 4 | 43.8 | 21.8 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 17.8 | 8.3 | .465 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.8 | 5.3 | .913 |
| Vinnie Johnson | SG | 29 | 4 | 0 | 21.3 | 12.8 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 12.3 | 5.5 | .449 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.3 | 1.8 | .538 |
| Joe Dumars | SG | 22 | 4 | 4 | 36.8 | 15.0 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 10.3 | 6.3 | .610 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.8 | 2.5 | .667 |
| Earl Cureton | PF | 28 | 4 | 4 | 31.5 | 9.0 | 7.5 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 7.8 | 4.3 | .548 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.5 | .250 |
| John Long | SG | 29 | 1 | 0 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | .400 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.000 |
| Tony Campbell | SF | 23 | 2 | 0 | 8.0 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 2.0 | .400 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.5 | .500 |
| Rick Mahorn | PF | 27 | 4 | 0 | 15.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 1.3 | .385 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.000 |
| Kent Benson | C | 31 | 4 | 0 | 13.8 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | .400 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Chuck Nevitt | C | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Team Totals | 4 | 4 | 252.5 | 46.8 | 47.3 | 25.8 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 16.3 | 97.3 | 46.5 | .488 | 2.0 | 0.3 | .125 | 31.3 | 22.8 | .728 |
1985–86 Detroit Pistons Regular Season Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Tripucka | SF | 26 | 81 | 81 | 2626 | 1622 | 348 | 265 | 93 | 10 | 183 | 1236 | 615 | .498 | 25 | 12 | .480 | 444 | 380 | .856 |
| Isiah Thomas | PG | 24 | 77 | 77 | 2790 | 1609 | 277 | 830 | 171 | 20 | 289 | 1248 | 609 | .488 | 84 | 26 | .310 | 462 | 365 | .790 |
| Bill Laimbeer | C | 28 | 82 | 82 | 2891 | 1360 | 1075 | 146 | 59 | 65 | 133 | 1107 | 545 | .492 | 14 | 4 | .286 | 319 | 266 | .834 |
| Vinnie Johnson | SG | 29 | 79 | 12 | 1978 | 1097 | 226 | 269 | 80 | 23 | 88 | 996 | 465 | .467 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 214 | 165 | .771 |
| Joe Dumars | SG | 22 | 82 | 45 | 1957 | 769 | 119 | 390 | 66 | 11 | 158 | 597 | 287 | .481 | 16 | 5 | .313 | 238 | 190 | .798 |
| Tony Campbell | SF | 23 | 82 | 1 | 1292 | 648 | 236 | 45 | 62 | 7 | 86 | 608 | 294 | .484 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 73 | 58 | .795 |
| Kent Benson | C | 31 | 72 | 51 | 1344 | 469 | 376 | 80 | 58 | 51 | 58 | 415 | 201 | .484 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 83 | 66 | .795 |
| John Long | SG | 29 | 62 | 30 | 1176 | 620 | 98 | 82 | 41 | 13 | 59 | 548 | 264 | .482 | 16 | 3 | .188 | 104 | 89 | .856 |
| Earl Cureton | PF | 28 | 80 | 19 | 2017 | 687 | 504 | 137 | 58 | 58 | 150 | 564 | 285 | .505 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 211 | 117 | .555 |
| Rick Mahorn | PF | 27 | 80 | 12 | 1442 | 395 | 412 | 64 | 40 | 61 | 109 | 345 | 157 | .455 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 119 | 81 | .681 |
| Mike Gibson | PF | 25 | 32 | 0 | 161 | 48 | 40 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 51 | 20 | .392 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 8 | .727 |
| Chuck Nevitt | C | 26 | 25 | 0 | 101 | 39 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 32 | 12 | .375 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 15 | .750 |
| Ron Crevier | C | 27 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Walker Russell | PG | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Team Totals | 82 | 82 | 19780 | 9363 | 3737 | 2319 | 738 | 340 | 1326 | 7750 | 3754 | .484 | 182 | 55 | .302 | 2300 | 1800 | .783 |
1985–86 Detroit Pistons Playoff Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isiah Thomas | PG | 24 | 4 | 4 | 163 | 106 | 22 | 48 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 91 | 41 | .451 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 36 | 24 | .667 |
| Kelly Tripucka | SF | 26 | 4 | 4 | 175 | 87 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 71 | 33 | .465 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 21 | .913 |
| Bill Laimbeer | C | 28 | 4 | 4 | 168 | 90 | 56 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 68 | 34 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 23 | 21 | .913 |
| Vinnie Johnson | SG | 29 | 4 | 0 | 85 | 51 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 49 | 22 | .449 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 13 | 7 | .538 |
| Joe Dumars | SG | 22 | 4 | 4 | 147 | 60 | 13 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 41 | 25 | .610 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 10 | .667 |
| Earl Cureton | PF | 28 | 4 | 4 | 126 | 36 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 17 | .548 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | 2 | .250 |
| Rick Mahorn | PF | 27 | 4 | 0 | 61 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 5 | .385 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 2 | 1.000 |
| Kent Benson | C | 31 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | .400 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Tony Campbell | SF | 23 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | .400 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | .500 |
| John Long | SG | 29 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 3 | 1.000 |
| Chuck Nevitt | C | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Team Totals | 4 | 4 | 1010 | 466 | 189 | 103 | 26 | 10 | 65 | 389 | 187 | .481 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 125 | 91 | .728 |
Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (SPG + BPG) | Impact Index* | Notes | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isiah Thomas | Core Leader / Floor-General | 36.2 | High | 20.9 | 3.6 | 10.8 | 2.5 | 19.40 | The engine of the team — led Pistons in assists and controlled tempo, running a dynamic offense anchored around his playmaking. | MVP-9, AS, All-NBA (NBA1) |
| Bill Laimbeer | Interior Anchor / Big-Man Core | 35.3 | Medium | 16.6 | 13.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 16.50 | Provided elite rebounding and inside presence — a rugged, physical big who anchored Detroit’s frontcourt and complemented perimeter players. | AS |
| Kelly Tripucka | Primary Wing Scorer / Secondary Offense | 32.4 | High | 20.0 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 14.45 | Inside-outside scoring wing — reliable mid-range/inside scorer, added balance to backcourt-led offense and often took on primary scoring when defense sagged in. | — |
| Earl Cureton | Rotation PF / Defensive-Rebounder | 25.2 | Low–Medium | 8.6 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 9.00 | Role-player who provided frontcourt depth, rebounding and interior defense in relief minutes — a useful supporting piece off the bench or spot starter opportunities. | — |
| Vinnie Johnson | Sixth-Man Scorer / Instant-Offense | 25.0 | Medium | 13.9 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 10.75 | “Microwave” bench scorer — provided instant offense and spark when starters rested; a valuable scoring punch and change-of-pace guard. | — |
| Joe Dumars | Young Two-Way Guard / Secondary Ball-Handler | 23.9 | Medium | 9.4 | 1.5 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 8.50 | Early-career guard contributing depth in backcourt; provided secondary ball-handling, perimeter defense and occasional scoring — promising young role player. | — |
| John Long | Veteran Wing / Spot Minutes | 19.0 | Low–Medium | 10.0 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 6.90 | Spot-up shooting and veteran presence in the backcourt/wing; used in situational lineups to give rest to main rotation or provide shooting depth. | — |
| Kent Benson | Backup Center / Size Reserve | 18.7 | Low–Medium | 6.5 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 7.20 | Provided frontcourt depth and size — on-court when rest for starters needed; offered modest scoring, rebounding and rim-protection. | — |
| Rick Mahorn | Tough PF / Hustle Role | 18.0 | Low–Medium | 4.9 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 6.00 | Physical forward contributing grit, defense, and rebounding — spot minutes to maintain toughness inside when starters rested. | — |
| Tony Campbell | Bench Wing / Depth Scoring | 15.8 | Low | 7.9 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 5.15 | Offered supplementary scoring and wing depth in a reserve role; occasionally filled in for injuries or rest. | — |
| Mike Gibson | Deep Rotation PF / Emergency Minutes | 5.0 | Low | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.75 | Rarely used forward providing very limited minutes — minimal impact, primarily used for roster depth. | — |
| Chuck Nevitt | Reserve Center / Garbage-Time Minutes | 4.0 | Low | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.65 | Ultra-reserve center providing rim-height and occasional defensive presence in blowouts or garbage time. | — |
| Walker Russell | Brief Appearance / Depth Guard | 2.0 | Low | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.50 | Made a single brief appearance — negligible statistical impact; on the roster as a depth guard. (same source list) | — |
| Ron Crevier | Emergency Center / Very Limited Minutes | 1.5 | Low | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.25 | Minimal role and playing time; essentially an end-of-bench depth piece with almost no on-court impact. (same source list) | — |