Sixty years ago, the Pistons chose to draft a homegrown hero before any team could take him. That player was Michigan's Bill ...

Bill Buntin, a Detroit native and University of Michigan basketball star, was the Detroit Pistons' last territorial draft pick in 1965. Buntin's successful college career, including a Big Ten title ...

The headline, “Pistons Get Their Man: Bill Buntin” topped a Detroit Free Press article on May 5, 1965, the day after the draft was held at New York’s Plaza Hotel.

“Bill Buntin could play, but as someone who starred as a 6-7 center at Michigan, there was a major adjustment that he had to make in the NBA because that was an era where much bigger men were ...

The headline, “Pistons Get Their Man: Bill Buntin” topped a Detroit Free Press article on May 5, 1965, the day after the draft was held at New York’s Plaza Hotel.