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2011–12 Detroit Pistons season
Head coachLawrence Frank
General managerJoe Dumars
PresidentJoe Dumars
Owner(s)Tom Gores
ArenaThe Palace of Auburn Hills
Results
Record25–41 (.379)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Central)
Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Detroit
Radio
< 2010–11 2012–13 >

The 2011–12 Detroit Pistons season was the 71st season of the franchise, the 64th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 55th in the Detroit area. In their first season under head coach Lawrence Frank the team finished with a 25–41 record and in 10th place in the Eastern Conference. In February, center Ben Wallace announced his retirement after 16 seasons, 9 of them spent with the Pistons.[1]

Richard Hamilton was not on the roster for the first time since the 2001–02 season, as he signed with the Chicago Bulls in December.

Draft picks

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Main article: 2011 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Team
1 8 Brandon Knight G  United States Kentucky
2 33 Kyle Singler F  United States Duke
2 52 Vernon Macklin F  United States Florida

Roster

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2011–12 Detroit Pistons roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
PG 12 Bynum, Will 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983-01-04 Georgia Tech
SF 5 Daye, Austin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988-06-05 Gonzaga
SG 8 Gordon, Ben 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1983-04-04 Connecticut
PF 33 Jerebko, Jonas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1987-03-02 Sweden
PG 7 Knight, Brandon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991-12-02 Kentucky
C 20 Macklin, Vernon (DL) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1986-09-20 Florida
PF 54 Maxiell, Jason 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1983-02-18 Cincinnati
C 10 Monroe, Greg 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1990-06-04 Georgetown
SF 22 Prince, Tayshaun 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1980-02-28 Kentucky
PG 23 Russell, Walker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1982-10-06 Jacksonville State
SG 3 Stuckey, Rodney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1986-04-21 Eastern Washington
PF 31 Villanueva, Charlie 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1984-08-24 Connecticut
C 6 Wallace, Ben 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1974-09-10 Virginia Union
SF 9 Wilkins, Damien 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1980-01-11 Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 9, 2012

Pre-season

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2011 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 1–1 (home: 0–1; road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 December 16 Cleveland L 87–91 Austin Daye (18) Greg Monroe (13) Brandon Knight (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills
7,927 		0–1
2 December 20 @ Cleveland W 90–89 Austin Daye (19) Greg Monroe
Jonas Jerebko (7) 		Brandon Knight (6) Quicken Loans Arena
9,853 		1–1
2011–12 season schedule

Regular season

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Standings

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Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
z-Chicago Bulls 50 16 .758 – 26–7 24–9 13–1 66
x-Indiana Pacers 42 24 .636 8 23–10 19–14 9–4 66
Milwaukee Bucks 31 35 .470 19 17–16 14–19 7–8 66
Detroit Pistons 25 41 .379 25 18–15 7–26 4–11 66
Cleveland Cavaliers 21 45 .318 29 11–22 10–23 3–12 66
Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1z-Chicago Bulls5016.758–66
2y-Miami Heat *4620.6974.066
3x-Indiana Pacers *4224.6368.066
4y-Boston Celtics3927.59111.066
5x-Atlanta Hawks4026.60610.066
6x-Orlando Magic3729.56113.066
7x-New York Knicks3630.54514.066
8x-Philadelphia 76ers3531.53015.066
9Milwaukee Bucks3135.47019.066
10Detroit Pistons2541.37925.066
11Toronto Raptors2343.34827.066
12New Jersey Nets2244.33328.066
13Cleveland Cavaliers2145.31829.066
14Washington Wizards2046.30330.066
15Charlotte Bobcats759.10643.066

Game log

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2011–12 game log
Total: 25–41 (Home: 18–15; Road: 7–26)
December: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 December 26 @ Indiana L 79–91 Rodney Stuckey (17) Three players (7) Rodney Stuckey (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		0–1
2 December 28 Cleveland L 89–105 Ben Gordon (25) Greg Monroe (7) Brandon Knight (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		0–2
3 December 30 @ Boston L 85–96 Greg Monroe (22) Greg Monroe (9) Rodney Stuckey (7) TD Garden
18,624 		0–3
4 December 31 Indiana W 96–88 Jonas Jerebko (20) Jonas Jerebko (12) Brandon Knight (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
8,824 		1–3
January : 3–16 (home: 2–7; road: 1–9)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 January 2 Orlando W 89–78 Ben Gordon (26) Jonas Jerebko (11) Ben Gordon (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
8,120 		2–3
6 January 4 Chicago L 83–99 Greg Monroe (19) Greg Monroe (13) Greg Monroe (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills
9,125 		2–4
7 January 6 @ Philadelphia L 73–96 Greg Monroe (22) Jonas Jerebko
Brandon Knight (9) 		Brandon Knight (4) Wells Fargo Center
19,408 		2–5
8 January 7 New York L 80–103 Brandon Knight (19) Three players (6) Brandon Knight (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
12,044 		2–6
9 January 9 @ Chicago L 68–92 Greg Monroe (14) Greg Monroe (10) Greg Monroe (6) United Center
21,530 		2–7
10 January 10 Dallas L 86–100 Will Bynum (20) Greg Monroe (7) Austin Daye (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills
10,073 		2–8
11 January 12 @ Milwaukee L 93–102 Greg Monroe (32) Greg Monroe (16) Three players (4) Bradley Center
11,465 		2–9
12 January 13 @ Charlotte W 98–81 Jonas Jerebko (22) Brandon Knight (10) Two players (5) Time Warner Cable Arena
18,043 		3–9
13 January 15 Golden State L 91–99 Greg Monroe (25) Greg Monroe (8) Two players (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
11,774 		3–10
14 January 17 @ Houston L 80–97 Tayshaun Prince (20) Greg Monroe (11) Greg Monroe (6) Toyota Center
9,318 		3–11
15 January 18 @ Minnesota L 85–93 Tayshaun Prince (29) Greg Monroe (12) Brandon Knight (6) Target Center
15,598 		3–12
16 January 20 Memphis L 81–98 Brandon Knight (22) Greg Monroe (13) Greg Monroe (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills
10,255 		3–13
17 January 21 Portland W 94–91 Rodney Stuckey (28) Greg Monroe (8) Rodney Stuckey (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills
14,456 		4–13
18 January 23 @ Oklahoma City L 79–99 Brandon Knight (13) Two players (7) Two players (3) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,023 		4–14
19 January 25 Miami L 98–101 Austin Daye (28) Greg Monroe (10) Rodney Stuckey (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
18,058 		4–15
20 January 27 Atlanta L 101–107 Greg Monroe (22) Greg Monroe (11) Brandon Knight (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills
14,010 		4–16
21 January 28 @ Philadelphia L 74–95 Greg Monroe (16) Greg Monroe (10) Walker Russel (5) Wells Fargo Center
18,710 		4–17
22 January 30 @ Milwaukee L 82–103 Rodney Stuckey (19) Greg Monroe (10) Two players (6) Bradley Center
13,103 		4–18
23 January 31 @ New York L 86–113 Jonas Jerebko (15) Greg Monroe (12) Two players (3) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		4–19
February : 8–6 (home: 6–3; road: 2–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
24 February 1 @ New Jersey L 96–98 Two players (21) Greg Monroe (8) Three players (4) Prudential Center
10,504 		4–20
25 February 3 Milwaukee W 88–80 Brandon Knight (26) Jason Maxiell (12) Brandon Knight (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills
13,181 		5–20
26 February 4 New Orleans W 89–87 Greg Monroe (24) Greg Monroe (16) Tayshaun Prince (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills
13,174 		6–20
27 February 8 @ New Jersey W 99–92 Greg Monroe (20) Greg Monroe (12) Rodney Stuckey (6) Prudential Center
10,145 		7–20
28 February 10 New Jersey W 109–92 Jonas Jerebko (20) Greg Monroe (11) Three players (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills
14,320 		8–20
29 February 12 Washington L 77–98 Greg Monroe (27) Ben Wallace (7) Walker Russell (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills
12,654 		8–21
30 February 14 San Antonio L 95–99 Rodney Stuckey (23) Jason Maxiell (9) Rodney Stuckey (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills
11,533 		8–22
31 February 15 @ Boston W 98–88 Rodney Stuckey (25) Ben Wallace (11) Rodney Stuckey (4) TD Garden
18,624 		9–22
32 February 17 Sacramento W 114–108 Rodney Stuckey (36) Tayshaun Prince (10) Brandon Knight (10) The Palace of Auburn Hills
14,686 		10–22
33 February 19 Boston W 96–81 Greg Monroe (17) Two players (10) Three players (3) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		11–22
34 February 21 @ Cleveland L 100–101 Brandon Knight (24) Greg Monroe (11) Greg Monroe (7) Quicken Loans Arena
13,459 		11–23
35 February 22 @ Toronto L 93–103 Greg Monroe (30) Greg Monroe (14) Walker Russell (4) Air Canada Centre
17,125 		11–24
36 February 28 Philadelphia L 68–97 Greg Monroe (20) Two players (8) Greg Monroe (3) The Palace of Auburn Hills
11,916 		11–25
37 February 29 Charlotte W 109–94 Rodney Stuckey (29) Greg Monroe (20) Brandon Knight (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills
14,534 		12–25
March : 7–8 (home: 4–1; road: 3–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
38 March 3 @ Memphis L 83–100 Rodney Stuckey (20) Greg Monroe (11) Two players (4) FedEx Forum
17,659 		12–26
39 March 6 L. A. Lakers W 88–85 Rodney Stuckey (34) Greg Monroe (15) Ben Gordon(5) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		13–26
40 March 9 Atlanta W 86–85 Greg Monroe (20) Jason Maxiell (12) Rodney Stuckey (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills
15,503 		14–26
41 March 10 Toronto W 105–86 Rodney Stuckey (20) Ben Wallace (8) Rodney Stuckey (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills
16,090 		15–26
42 March 12 @ Utah L 90–105 Rodney Stuckey (29) Two players (5) Rodney Stuckey (7) EnergySolutions Arena
19,393 		15–27
43 March 14 @ Sacramento W 124–112 Rodney Stuckey (35) Greg Monroe (11) Brandon Knight (11) Power Balance Pavilion
12,173 		16–27
44 March 16 @ Phoenix L 101–109 Rodney Stuckey (23) Greg Monroe (9) Rodney Stuckey (8) US Airways Center
17,148 		16–28
45 March 18 @ L. A. Clippers L 83–87 Greg Monroe (23) Greg Monroe (15) Two players (5) Staples Center
19,060 		16–29
46 March 21 @ Denver L 115–116 Ben Gordon (45) Greg Monroe (11) Ben Gordon (8) Pepsi Center
16,681 		16–30
47 March 23 Miami L 73–88 Brandon Knight (18) Jason Maxiell (7) Will Bynum (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		16–31
48 March 24 @ New York L 79–101 Ben Gordon (20) Ben Wallace (7) Walker Russell (4) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		16–32
49 March 26 @ Washington W 79–77 Rodney Stuckey (24) Jonas Jerebko (12) Brandon Knight (7) Verizon Center
15,911 		17–32
50 March 28 @ Cleveland W 87–75 Tayshaun Prince (29) Greg Monroe (10) Brandon Knight (5) Quicken Loans Arena
14,486 		18–32
51 March 30 @ Chicago L 71–83 Brandon Knight (16) Greg Monroe (10) Tayshaun Prince (6) United Center
22,385 		18–33
52 March 31 Charlotte W 110–107 Tayshaun Prince (24) Two players (9) Brandon Knight (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
17,082 		19–33
April : 6–8 (home: 5–3; road: 1–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
53 April 3 Orlando W 102–95 Greg Monroe (22) Greg Monroe (11) Ben Gordon (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills
16,741 		20–33
54 April 5 Washington W 99–94 Greg Monroe (18) Jason Maxiell (11) Three players (3) The Palace of Auburn Hills
12,681 		21–33
55 April 6 @ Atlanta L 96–101 Rodney Stuckey (27) Greg Monroe (8) Greg Monroe (4) Philips Arena
15,143 		21–34
56 April 8 @ Miami L 75–98 Brandon Knight (16) Two players (7) Ben Gordon (2) American Airlines Arena
20,017 		21–35
57 April 9 @ Orlando L 89–119 Tayshaun Prince (21) Tayshaun Prince (8) Will Bynum (5) Amway Center
18,998 		21–36
58 April 12 @ Charlotte W 109–85 Greg Monroe (25) Greg Monroe (11) Two players (7) Time Warner Cable Arena
10,828 		22–36
59 April 13 Milwaukee L 97–113 Brandon Knight (25) Greg Monroe (10) Brandon Knight (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills
15,255 		22–37
60 April 15 Chicago L 94–100 Rodney Stuckey (32) Jason Maxiell (9) Brandon Knight (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills
17,450 		22–38
61 April 17 Cleveland W 116–77 Brandon Knight (28) Greg Monroe (13) Brandon Knight (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills
11,595 		23–38
62 April 18 @ Atlanta L 84–116 Greg Monroe (17) Vernon Macklin (9) Two players (3) Philips Arena
14,392 		23–39
63 April 19 Minnesota L 80–91 Tayshaun Prince (18) Charlie Villanueva (12) Three players (3) The Palace of Auburn Hills
12,458 		23–40
64 April 22 Toronto W 76–73 Two players (19) Greg Monroe (17) Rodney Stuckey (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
14,370 		24–40
65 April 23 @Indiana L 97–103 Greg Monroe (18) Greg Monroe (12) Will Bynum (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
13,584 		24–41
66 April 26 Philadelphia W 108–86 Ben Gordon (26) Ben Wallace (12) Brandon Knight (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills
15,372 		25–41
2011–12 season schedule

Player statistics

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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

Season

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Greg Monroe 66 66 31.5 .521 .000 .739 9.7 2.3 1.3 .7 15.4
Rodney Stuckey 55 48 29.9 .429 .317 .834 2.6 3.8 .8 .2 14.8
Brandon Knight 66 60 32.3 .415 .380 .759 3.2 3.8 .7 .2 12.8
Tayshaun Prince 63 63 33.1 .421 .356 .774 4.5 2.4 .4 .5 12.7
Ben Gordon 52 21 26.9 .442 .429 .860 2.3 2.4 .7 .2 12.5
Jonas Jerebko 64 13 22.9 .468 .302 .806 4.8 .7 .6 .3 8.7
Charlie Villanueva 13 0 13.8 .385 .333 .857 3.7 .5 .5 .4 7.0
Jason Maxiell 65 42 22.6 .478 .000 .547 5.1 .6 .5 .8 6.5
Will Bynum 36 0 14.3 .381 .241 .766 1.6 1.8 .6 .1 5.7
Austin Daye 41 4 14.7 .322 .210 .814 2.2 .8 .5 .5 4.7
Damien Wilkins 60 2 15.4 .394 .304 .630 1.7 .7 .5 .2 3.2
Walker Russell, Jr. 28 0 12.8 .347 .308 .636 .9 2.1 .6 .0 3.0
Vernon Macklin 23 0 5.9 .543 .571 1.5 .2 .2 .2 2.0
Ben Wallace 62 11 15.8 .395 .250 .340 4.3 .7 .8 .8 1.4

Disciplinary actions

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Awards

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Transactions

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Main article: List of 2011–12 NBA season transactions

Overview

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Players Added

Via draft

Via free agency

Players Lost

Via free agency

Waived

Free agents

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Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Jonas Jerebko December 9 Re-signed
Tayshaun Prince December 9 Re-signed
Damien Wilkins December 9 Atlanta Hawks
Rodney Stuckey December 17 Re-signed
Walker Russell, Jr. January 20 Fort Wayne Mad Ants
(from D-League)
Subtractions
Player Date signed New team
Tracy McGrady December 9 Atlanta Hawks
Chris Wilcox December 9 Boston Celtics
DaJuan Summers December 9 New Orleans Hornets
Terrico White December 9 New Orleans Hornets

Many players signed with teams from other leagues due to the 2011 NBA lockout. FIBA allows players under NBA contracts to sign and play for teams from other leagues if the contracts have opt-out clauses that allow the players to return to the NBA if the lockout ends.[4] The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.[5]

Played in other leagues during lockout
Player Date signed New team Opt-out clause
DaJuan Summers July 3 Montepaschi Siena (Italy) No
Austin Daye September 23 BC Khimki (Russia) Yes

See also

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2011–12 NBA season

References

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  1. ^ Ben Wallace says he's retiring, ESPN.com. February 13, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  2. ^ Charlie Villanueva Suspension: Pistons Forward Will Sit Out Four, Not Five, Games, SB Nation. December 23, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  3. ^ Irving, Rubio headline 2011-12 NBA All-Rookie First Team Archived 2012-05-25 at the Wayback Machine, NBA.com. May 22, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  4. ^ "FIBA: NBA stars can play overseas". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. July 30, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  5. ^ Sun Xiaochen (August 21, 2011). "New rule shuts door on NBA stars". China Daily. Archived from the original on August 30, 2011.
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