1981–82 Cleveland Cavaliers season

1981–82 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach Don Delaney (4–11)
Bob Kloppenburg (0–3)
Chuck Daly (9–32)
Bill Musselman (2–21)
Owner(s) Ted Stepien
Arena Coliseum at Richfield
Results
Record 15–67 (.183)
Place Division: 6th (Central)
Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finish Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television WUAB
Radio WBBG[1]

The 1981–82 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 12th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Cavaliers finished 15–67 (.183), tying the lowest winning percentage in franchise history, along with the 1970–71 team.[2]

Offseason

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Club Team
3 55 Mickey Dillard  United States Florida State

Roster

1981–82 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PF 52 Branson, Brad 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) SMU
G 10 Brewer, Ron 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Arkansas
G 5 Evans, Mike 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Kansas State
C 40 Edwards, James 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Washington
SF 35 Hubbard, Phil 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Michigan
G 20 Huston, Geoff 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Texas Tech
C 44 Mokeski, Paul 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Kansas
F/C 24 Restani, Kevin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) San Francisco
F 11 Robinson, Cliff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Southern California
G 13 Silas, James 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Stephen F. Austin
F 31 Washington, Richard 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) UCLA
G 8 Wedman, Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Colorado
G 33 Wilkerson, Bob 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Indiana
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks5527.671–31–1024–1724–6
x-Atlanta Hawks4240.51213.024–1718–2315–14
Detroit Pistons3943.47616.023–1816–2519–11
Indiana Pacers3547.42720.025–1610–3114–16
Chicago Bulls3448.41521.022–1912–2912–17
Cleveland Cavaliers1567.18340.09–326–355–25

Record vs. opponents

1981-82 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —1–52–34–21–11–12–40–22–04–21–10–23–33–25–13–31–12–01–11–11–12–02–4
Boston 5–1—4–25–02–01–16–01–11–14–12–01–13–35–15–14–21–11–12–02–00–22–06–0
Chicago 3–22–4—5–11–11–10–60–21–13–31–12–01–52–43–21–50–21–11–12–01–11–12–4
Cleveland 2–40–51–5—2–00–21–51–11–11–51–10–20–60–60–60–50–21–10–21–10–22–01–5
Dallas 1–10–21–10–2—1–51–10–52–41–14–21–41–12–01–10–22–32–31–52–31–43–31–1
Denver 1–11–11–12–05–1—1–13–25–10–24–21–41–11–11–11–12–32–32–45–02–33–32–0
Detroit 4–20–66–05–11–11–1—2–02–02–42–00–22–42–43–32–30–20–20–22–01–11–11–4
Golden State 2–01–12–01–15–02–30–2—1–42–03–23–32–01–11–10–24–22–43–25–11–53–21–1
Houston 0–21–11–11–14–21–50–24–1—2–03–31–41–11–11–11–13–24–13–34–12–36–02–0
Indiana 2–41–53–35–11–12–04–20–20–2—1–10–20–64–23–20–61–11–12–02–01–11–11–5
Kansas City 1–10–21–11–12–42–40–22–33–31–1—1–41–11–12–00–22–30–51–54–12–33–30–2
Los Angeles 2–01–10–22–04–14–12–03–34–12–04–1—0–21–10–21–14–25–12–35–14–25–02–0
Milwaukee 3–33–35–16–01–11–14–20–21–16–01–12–0—4–13–34–21–12–01–12–00–22–03–2
New Jersey 2–31–54–26–00–21–14–21–11–12–41–11–11–4—4–23–32–01–11–12–00–22–04–2
New York 1–51–52–36–01–11–13–31–11–12–30–22–03–32–4—1–50–21–10–22–00–22–01–5
Philadelphia 3–32–45–15–02–01–13–22–01–16–02–01–12–43–35–1—1–12–00–22–02–02–06–0
Phoenix 1–11–12–02–03–23–22–02–42–31–13–22–41–10–22–01–1—3–34–14–23–33–21–1
Portland 0–21–11–11–13–23–22–04–21–41–15–01–50–21–11–10–23–3—3–24–23–34–10–2
San Antonio 1–10–21–12–05–14–22–02–33–30–25–13–21–11–12–02–01–42–3—3–24–13–31–1
San Diego 1–10–20–21–13–20–50–21–51–40–21–41–50–20–20–20–22–42–42–3—1–51–40–2
Seattle 1–12–01–12–04–13–21–15–13–21–13–22–42–02–02–00–23–33–31–45–1—5–01–1
Utah 0–20–21–10–23–33–31–12–30–61–13–30–50–20–20–20–22–31–43–34–10–5—1–1
Washington 4–20–64–25–11–10–24–11–10–25–12–00–22–32–45–10–61–12–01–12–01–11–1—

Game log

1981–82 game log
Total: 15–67 (Home: 9–32; Road: 6–35)
October: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
November : 4–10 (Home: 2–4; Road: 2–6)
December : 2–12 (Home: 2–6; Road: 0–6)
January : 2–11 (Home: 1–6; Road: 1–5)
February : 3–9 (Home: 2–5; Road: 1–4)
March : 3–13 (Home: 2–6; Road: 1–7)
April : 0–11 (Home: 0–5; Road: 0–6)
1981–82 schedule

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; GS = Games started; MIN= Minutes; FG% = field goal %, FT% = free throw %, 3FG% = 3 point % STL= Steals; BLK = Blocks; AST = Assists; REB = Rebounds; PTS = Points

Regular Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Transactions

References

  1. ↑ Dolgan, Bob (September 11, 2007). "Successful, Except as Owner of Cavs". The Plain Dealer. Plain Dealer Publishing Co. p. D1 - Sports.
  2. ↑ "Worst NBA Teams Ever". ESPN. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
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