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 ...

The 1964-65 Big Ten champion Michigan Wolverines were led by All-Americans Cazzie Russell (left), the 1965 Big Ten player of the year, and Bill Buntin (right).

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.