DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1982-83 Cleveland Cavaliers
23–59 · #21 in the league · Missed playoffs
Season snapshotCLE
Cleveland Cavaliers went 23–59 in the regular season, good for the #21 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#21
Net rating
-7.6
Home floor
Coliseum at Richfield
Roster
18 players
Record
23–59
28.0% win rate
League rank
#21
Regular season
Net rating
-7.6
SRS -6.8
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Huston | G | 20 | 80 | 79 | 12.2 | 2.0 | 6.1 |
| Cliff Robinson | F | 11 | 77 | 75 | 18.0 | 11.1 | 1.9 |
| World B. Free | G | — | 54 | 51 | 24.2 | 2.9 | 3.7 |
| Phil Hubbard | F-C | — | 82 | 38 | 9.5 | 5.7 | 1.1 |
| Scott Wedman | F-G | — | 35 | 35 | 18.1 | 5.9 | 2.5 |
| Sam Lacey | C | — | 60 | 33 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 2.0 |
| Jeff Cook | F-C | — | 30 | 20 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 1.5 |
| Paul Mokeski | C-F | — | 23 | 18 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 1.1 |
| Ron Brewer | G | — | 21 | 18 | 11.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| Bob Wilkerson | G-F | — | 77 | 11 | 6.7 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
| James Edwards | C-F | — | 15 | 8 | 12.3 | 6.4 | 0.9 |
| Larry Kenon | F | — | 32 | 7 | 7.3 | 3.7 | 1.1 |
| Bruce Flowers | F | 23 | 53 | 5 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 0.9 |
| Darren Tillis | C-F | 25 | 37 | 4 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 0.4 |
| John Bagley | G | — | 68 | 3 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 2.5 |
| Steve Hayes | C | — | 65 | 3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 0.6 |
| Carl Nicks | G | — | 9 | 2 | 7.0 | 2.9 | 1.2 |
| Dave Magley | F | 30 | 14 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
Team stats
Season profile
99.2
ORtg
106.8
DRtg
97.6
Pace
-6.8
SRS
-7.4
MOV
50.6%
TS%
46.7%
eFG%
26.4
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Tom Nissalke
head_coach
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Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
View playoffsHome floor
Coliseum at Richfield
3,916 average attendance
Then and now
Cleveland Cavaliers
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18 players