DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1980-81 Cleveland Cavaliers
28–54 · #19 in the league · Missed playoffs
Season snapshotCLE
Cleveland Cavaliers went 28–54 in the regular season, good for the #19 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#19
Net rating
-4.8
Home floor
Coliseum at Richfield
Roster
18 players
Record
28–54
34.1% win rate
League rank
#19
Regular season
Net rating
-4.8
SRS -4.2
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 | 24.5 | 6.1 | 1.7 |
| Randy Smith | G-F | — | 82 | — | 14.6 | 2.4 | 4.4 |
| Roger Phegley | G-F | — | 82 | — | 14.4 | 3.0 | 2.2 |
| Kenny Carr | F | 32 | 81 | — | 15.2 | 10.3 | 2.4 |
| Bill Laimbeer | C | — | 81 | — | 9.8 | 8.6 | 2.7 |
| Mike Bratz | G | — | 80 | — | 10.0 | 2.5 | 5.7 |
| Richard Washington | F-C | — | 69 | — | 9.9 | 5.3 | 1.6 |
| Don Ford | F | — | 64 | — | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.3 |
| Kim Hughes | C | — | 45 | — | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.5 |
| Walter Jordan | F | 40 | 30 | — | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.4 |
| Chad Kinch | G | 20 | 29 | — | 2.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| Geoff Huston | G | — | 25 | — | 7.0 | 1.6 | 4.7 |
| Mack Calvin | G | — | 21 | — | 2.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| Dave Robisch | C-F | — | 11 | — | 9.4 | 7.7 | 4.0 |
| Bill Robinzine | F | — | 8 | — | 4.1 | 1.6 | 0.6 |
| John Lambert | C-F | — | 3 | — | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Jerome Whitehead | C-F | — | 3 | — | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Robert Smith | G | — | 1 | — | 8.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
104.3
ORtg
109.1
DRtg
100.8
Pace
-4.2
SRS
-4.8
MOV
51.3%
TS%
47.2%
eFG%
25.7
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Bill Musselman
head_coach
Don Delaney (Interim)
head_coach
Keep digging
More from this season
Around the league
Standings
See where Cleveland Cavaliers stacked up against the rest of the league.
View standingsPlayoffs
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
View playoffsHome floor
Coliseum at Richfield
5,476 average attendance
Then and now
Cleveland Cavaliers
CLE
18 players