1991–92 Detroit Pistons season

The 1991–92 NBA season was the Pistons' 44th season in the NBA and 35th season in the city of Detroit.^[1] The Pistons finished third in the Central Division with a 48-34 record. As the “Bad Boys” era was fading, they were eliminated in five games in the first round of the playoffs by the New York Knicks.^[2] The Pistons would not return to the playoffs until 1996. Following the season, Chuck Daly left to coach the New Jersey Nets.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
2	40	Doug Overton	PG	United States	La Salle

Roster

Detroit Pistons roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From 3.0 !SF 23 USA ! Aguirre, Mark 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 232 lb (105 kg) DePaul 6.0 !C 00 USA ! Bedford, William 7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Memphis 2.0 !SG 32 USA ! Blanks, Lance 7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Texas 2.0 !SG 4 USA ! Dumars, Joe 7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) McNeese State 1.0 !PG 12 USA ! Henderson, Gerald 7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Virginia Commonwealth 6.0 !C 40 USA ! Laimbeer, Bill 7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Notre Dame 3.0 !SF 30 USA ! McCann, Bob 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 244 lb (111 kg) Morehead State 4.5 !PF 10 USA ! Rodman, Dennis 7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Southeastern Oklahoma State 4.5 !PF 22 USA ! Salley, John 7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Georgia Tech 6.0 !C 3 USA ! Sellers, Brad 7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Ohio State 2.0 !SG 14 USA ! Thomas, Charles 7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Eastern Michigan 1.0 !PG 11 USA ! Thomas, Isiah 7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Indiana 1.0 !PG 5 USA ! Walker, Darrell 7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Arkansas 3.0 !SF 0/6 USA ! Woolridge, Orlando 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Notre Dame	Head coach Chuck Daly Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

z - clinched conference title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

East First Round

(4) New York Knicks vs. (5) Detroit Pistons: Knicks win series 3–2

• Game 1 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (April 24): New York 109, Detroit 75
• Game 2 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (April 26): Detroit 89, New York 88
• Game 3 @ The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills (April 28): New York 90, Detroit 87 (OT)
• Game 4 @ The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills (May 1): Detroit 86, New York 82
• Game 5 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (May 3): New York 94, Detroit 87

Last Playoff Meeting: 1990 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Detroit won 4–1)

Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

• Dennis Rodman, All-NBA Third Team
• Joe Dumars, NBA All-Defensive First Team
• Dennis Rodman, NBA All-Defensive First Team

See also

• 1991-92 NBA season

References