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1985-86 Cleveland Cavaliers
29–53 · #21 in the league · Missed playoffs
Season snapshotCLE
Cleveland Cavaliers went 29–53 in the regular season, good for the #21 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#21
Net rating
-2.8
Home floor
Coliseum at Richfield
Roster
17 players
Record
29–53
35.4% win rate
League rank
#21
Regular season
Net rating
-2.8
SRS -2.2
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Hinson | F-C | 32 | 82 | 82 | 19.6 | 7.8 | 1.2 |
| John Bagley | G | — | 78 | 77 | 11.7 | 3.5 | 9.4 |
| World B. Free | G | 21 | 75 | 75 | 23.4 | 2.9 | 4.2 |
| Melvin Turpin | C | — | 80 | 69 | 13.7 | 7.0 | 0.7 |
| Keith Lee | F-C | — | 58 | 38 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 1.2 |
| Mark West | C-F | — | 67 | 26 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 0.3 |
| Phil Hubbard | F-C | — | 23 | 21 | 11.4 | 5.2 | 1.3 |
| Edgar Jones | F-C | 44 | 53 | 6 | 9.7 | 3.9 | 0.8 |
| Eddie Johnson | G | — | 32 | 4 | 9.8 | 1.4 | 3.6 |
| Ben Poquette | F-C | — | 81 | 3 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 1.0 |
| Ron Brewer | G | — | 40 | 3 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| Ron Anderson | F-G | — | 17 | 3 | 5.1 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| Dirk Minniefield | G | — | 76 | 2 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 3.5 |
| Lonnie Shelton | F-C | — | 44 | 1 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 1.4 |
| Johnny Davis | G | — | 39 | 0 | 7.0 | 0.9 | 2.7 |
| Ben McDonald | F | — | 21 | 0 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 0.4 |
| Ennis Whatley | G | — | 8 | 0 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
Team stats
Season profile
105.5
ORtg
108.3
DRtg
101.6
Pace
-2.2
SRS
-2.9
MOV
53.5%
TS%
49.0%
eFG%
27.0
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
George Karl
head_coach
Gene Littles (Interim)
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Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
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Coliseum at Richfield
9,557 average attendance
Then and now
Cleveland Cavaliers
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17 players