DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1996-97 Cleveland Cavaliers
42–40 · #14 in the league · Missed playoffs
Season snapshotCLE
Cleveland Cavaliers went 42–40 in the regular season, good for the #14 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#14
Net rating
+2.2
Home floor
Gund Arena
Roster
13 players
Record
42–40
51.2% win rate
League rank
#14
Regular season
Net rating
+2.2
SRS +2.3
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Mills | F | 24 | 80 | 79 | 13.4 | 6.2 | 2.5 |
| Terrell Brandon | G | 1 | 78 | 78 | 19.5 | 3.9 | 6.3 |
| Tyrone Hill | F | 32 | 74 | 70 | 12.9 | 9.9 | 1.2 |
| Bobby Phills | G | 14 | 69 | 65 | 12.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
| Danny Ferry | F | 35 | 82 | 48 | 10.6 | 4.1 | 1.8 |
| Mark West | C-F | 41 | 70 | 43 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
| Bob Sura | G | 3 | 82 | 23 | 9.2 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
| Vitaly Potapenko | C | 52 | 80 | 3 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 0.5 |
| Antonio Lang | F-G | 21 | 64 | 1 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.5 |
| Donny Marshall | F | 33 | 56 | 0 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| Reggie Geary | G | 2 | 39 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| Carl Thomas | G | 23 | 19 | 0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Shawnelle Scott | C | 44 | 16 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
104.6
ORtg
102.4
DRtg
82.9
Pace
+2.3
SRS
+1.8
MOV
53.1%
TS%
49.3%
eFG%
26.7
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Mike Fratello
head_coach
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Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
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Gund Arena
16,895 average attendance
Then and now
Cleveland Cavaliers
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13 players