1993–94 Detroit Pistons season

1993–94 Detroit Pistons season
Isiah Thomas' final season
Head coach	Ron Rothstein
Owner(s)	William Davidson
Arena	The Palace of Auburn Hills
Results
Record	20–62 (.244)
Place	Division: 6th (Central) Conference: 13th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1993–94 NBA season was the Pistons' 46th season in the NBA and 37th season in the city of Detroit.^[1] Already playing without Dennis Rodman, who was dealt to the San Antonio Spurs for Sean Elliott, the Pistons continued to struggle as Bill Laimbeer retired in early December after an ugly practice scuffle with Isiah Thomas. After Laimbeer's retirement, the Pistons went on to lose their final 13 games of the season finishing last in the Central Division with a 20–62 record, their worst record since 1979–80. Following the season, Thomas retired and Elliott would return to San Antonio after playing one year with Pistons.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	10	Lindsey Hunter	PG	United States	Jackson State
1	11	Allan Houston	SG	United States	Tennessee

Roster

Detroit Pistons roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From PF 33 Anderson, Greg 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Houston PF 34 Chilcutt, Pete 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) North Carolina PF 51 Coleman, Ben 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Maryland SG 4 Dumars, Joe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) McNeese State SF 32 Elliott, Sean 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Arizona SG 20 Houston, Allan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Tennessee PG 1 Hunter, Lindsey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jackson State C 23 Jones, Charles 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Albany State C 40 Laimbeer, Bill 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Notre Dame SF 30 Liberty, Marcus 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Illinois SG 2 Macon, Mark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Temple PF 6 Mills, Terry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Michigan SG 23 Moore, Tracy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Tulsa PG 11 Thomas, Isiah 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Indiana PF 12 Wood, David 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Nevada	Head coach Don Chaney Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Roster Notes

• Center Bill Laimbeer retired on December 1st.

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Atlanta Hawks	57	25	.695	–	36–5	21–20	21–7
x-Chicago Bulls	55	27	.671	2	31–10	24–17	21–7
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	47	35	.573	10	31–10	16–25	16–12
x-Indiana Pacers	47	35	.573	10	29–12	18–23	15–13
Charlotte Hornets	41	41	.500	16	28–13	13–28	12–16
Detroit Pistons	20	62	.244	37	10–31	10–31	4–24
Milwaukee Bucks	20	62	.244	37	11–30	9–32	9–19

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Atlanta Hawks	57	25	.695	–
2	y-New York Knicks	57	25	.695	–
3	x-Chicago Bulls	55	27	.671	2
4	x-Orlando Magic	50	32	.610	7
5	x-Indiana Pacers	47	35	.573	10
6	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	47	35	.573	10
7	x-New Jersey Nets	45	37	.549	12
8	x-Miami Heat	42	40	.512	15
9	Charlotte Hornets	41	41	.500	16
10	Boston Celtics	32	50	.390	25
11	Philadelphia 76ers	25	57	.305	32
12	Washington Bullets	24	58	.293	33
13t	Milwaukee Bucks	20	62	.244	37
13t	Detroit Pistons	20	62	.244	37

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Greg Anderson
Pete Chilcutt
Ben Coleman
Joe Dumars
Sean Elliott
Allan Houston
Lindsey Hunter
Charles Jones
Bill Laimbeer
Marcus Liberty
Mark Macon
Terry Mills
Tracy Moore
Tod Murphy
Dan O'Sullivan
Olden Polynice
Isiah Thomas
David Wood

Awards and records

• Lindsey Hunter, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team

References

1. 1993-94 Detroit Pistons

See also

• 1993-94 NBA season