Detroit Pistons Playoff Rosters

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1957-1958 Detroit Pistons Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Dick Atha PG 6-2 190 Sep 21, 1931 26 Indiana State 1 1953 NBA Draft, Rnd 3, Pick 8, New York Knicks
Doug Bolstorff SG 6-4 195 Oct 29, 1931 26 Minnesota 0 1957 8th Rnd, #57, Fort Wayne Pistons
Nat Clifton PF 6-6 220 Oct 13, 1922 35 Xavier-Louisiana 7 N/A
Walter Dukes C 7-0 220 Jun 23, 1930 27 Seton Hall 2 1953 Territorial Pick, New York Knicks
Bill Ebben SF 6-4 190 Oct 7, 1935 22 Detroit-Mercy 0 1957 3rd Rnd, #18, Fort Wayne Pistons
Harry Gallatin FC 6-6 210 Apr 26, 1927 30 Truman State 9 1947 NBA Draft, Rnd 4, Pick 10, Baltimore Bullets (BAA)
Joe Holup SF 6-6 215 Feb 26, 1934 24 George Washington 1 1954 13th Rnd, #100, Philadelphia Warriors
Bob Houbregs FC 6-7 210 Mar 12, 1932 26 Washington 4 1953 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 2, Milwaukee Hawks
Phil Jordon C 6-10 205 Sep 12, 1933 24 Whitworth University 1 1956 6th Rnd, #43, Minneapolis Lakers
Billy Kenville PG 6-2 187 Dec 1, 1930 27 St. Bonaventure 4 1953 NBA Draft, Rnd 3, Pick 7, Syracuse Nationals
Dick McGuire PG 6-0 180 Jan 25, 1926 32 St. John's 8 1949 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 8, New York Knicks
Chuck Noble SG 6-4 200 Jul 24, 1931 26 Louisville 2 1954 4th Rnd, #30, Philadelphia Warriors
Gene Shue PG 6-2 170 Dec 18, 1931 26 Maryland 3 1954 1st Rnd, #3, Philadelphia Warriors
Bill Thieben SF 6-6 195 Mar 28, 1935 22 Hofstra 1 1956 3rd Rnd, #23, Fort Wayne Pistons
George Yardley GF 6-5 190 Nov 3, 1928 29 Stanford 4 1950 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 8, Fort Wayne Pistons

1957-1958 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #2 Syracuse Nationals #3 San Francisco Warriors PHI in 3
Second Round W2 Detroit Pistons W3 Cincinnati Royals DET in 2
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #3 San Francisco Warriors BOS in 5
Conference Finals W1 St. Louis Hawks W2 Detroit Pistons STH in 5
NBA Finals #1 Boston Celtics W1 St. Louis Hawks STH in 6

1957-1958 Detroit Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
George Yardley 7 36.3 23.4 10.3 2.4
Gene Shue 7 40.1 18.6 6.6 4.7
Walter Dukes 7 40.9 15.9 13.9 0.6
Harry Gallatin 7 26.0 12.9 10.0 1.6
Dick McGuire 7 33.7 9.6 4.7 5.7
Billy Kenville 7 14.1 6.6 2.7 0.7
Joe Holup 7 19.1 6.0 5.1 0.4
Phil Jordon 6 10.3 6.5 2.0 0.3
Nat Clifton 7 10.6 4.0 3.3 0.6
Chuck Noble 7 10.3 2.9 1.9 0.9

1957-1958 Detroit Pistons Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Detroit Leaders Cincinnati Leaders
Mar 15, 1958
v.
Cincinnati		 W, 100-83 Detroit Olympia
Conference Semi Finals 		1-0 PTS: 29. G. Yardley
 PTS: 15. C. Lovellette
Mar 16, 1958
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Cincinnati		 W, 104-124 Cincinnati Gardens
Conference Semi Finals 		2-0 PTS: 24. G. Yardley
 PTS: 24. Jack Twyman
* Nov 3, 1958
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Cincinnati		 N/A The Palace of Auburn Hills
Conference Semi Finals 		- PTS: .
REB: .
AST: . 		PTS: .
REB: .
AST: .

1957-1958 Detroit Pistons Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Detroit Leaders St. Louis Leaders
Mar 19, 1958
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St. Louis		 L, 114-111 Kiel Auditorium
Conference Finals 		0-1 PTS: 29. Gene Shue
 PTS: 38. Cliff Hagan
Mar 22, 1958
v.
St. Louis		 L, 96-99 Calihan Hall
Conference Finals 		0-2 PTS: 26. G. Yardley
 PTS: 27. Cliff Hagan
Mar 23, 1958
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St. Louis		 W, 89-109 Kiel Auditorium
Conference Finals 		1-2 PTS: 31. G. Yardley
 PTS: 29. Cliff Hagan
Mar 25, 1958
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St. Louis		 L, 101-145 Detroit Olympia
Conference Finals 		1-3 PTS: 16. G. Yardley
 PTS: 28. Cliff Hagan
Mar 27, 1958
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St. Louis		 L, 120-96 Kiel Auditorium
Conference Finals 		1-4 PTS: 18. G. Yardley
 PTS: 32. Cliff Hagan