DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1979-80 Cleveland Cavaliers
37–45 · #14 in the league · Missed playoffs
Season snapshotCLE
Cleveland Cavaliers went 37–45 in the regular season, good for the #14 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#14
Net rating
+0.3
Home floor
Coliseum at Richfield
Roster
15 players
Record
37–45
45.1% win rate
League rank
#14
Regular season
Net rating
+0.3
SRS +0.4
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Mitchell | F | 30 | 82 | 82 | 22.2 | 7.2 | 1.1 |
| Randy Smith | G-F | — | 82 | 82 | 17.6 | 3.1 | 4.4 |
| Dave Robisch | C-F | 25 | 82 | — | 15.3 | 8.0 | 2.3 |
| Bill Willoughby | F-C | — | 78 | — | 6.9 | 4.2 | 0.9 |
| Austin Carr | G | 34 | 77 | — | 11.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| Foots Walker | G | 14 | 76 | — | 9.4 | 3.8 | 8.0 |
| Kenny Carr | F | — | 74 | — | 12.3 | 7.7 | 1.0 |
| John Lambert | C-F | 24 | 74 | — | 5.4 | 4.8 | 0.8 |
| Willie Smith | G | 11 | 62 | — | 4.8 | 2.0 | 4.2 |
| Campy Russell | F | 21 | 41 | — | 18.2 | 5.5 | 4.2 |
| Earl Tatum | G-F | — | 33 | — | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Don Ford | F | — | 21 | — | 7.3 | 4.1 | 1.4 |
| Bingo Smith | F-G | 7 | 8 | — | 9.3 | 1.8 | 0.9 |
| Walt Frazier | G | 10 | 3 | — | 3.3 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| Butch Lee | G | 15 | 3 | — | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
106.7
ORtg
106.4
DRtg
105.6
Pace
+0.4
SRS
+0.3
MOV
51.9%
TS%
47.6%
eFG%
27.4
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Stan Albeck
head_coach
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Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
View playoffsHome floor
Coliseum at Richfield
1,189 average attendance
Then and now
Cleveland Cavaliers
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15 players