1976-77 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 43-39
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-2 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Washington Bullets 2-1
Coach: Bill Fitch (43-39)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 570,445, Avg. 13,913 in 41 home dates
1976-77 Cleveland Cavaliers Statistics
1976-77 Cleveland Cavaliers Results

The Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1976-77 season with a record of 43 wins and 39 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.

The Cavaliers scored 8,370 points and conceded 8,278. Austin Carr scored a team-best 1,329 points for Cleveland, and Campy Russell contributed 16 or more per game, too. Jim Brewer accounted for 762 rebounds. Jim Cleamons dished out 308 assists for the squad.

On the defensive side of the ball, Jim Brewer added 94 steals.

Bill Fitch coached the team. The 1976-77 Cleveland Cavaliers lost in the conference first round.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Jim BrewerF-CDecember 3, 19516'9"210MinnesotaMaywood, IL USA
Gary BrokawGJanuary 11, 19546'4"178Notre DameNew Brunswick, NJ USA
Austin CarrGMarch 10, 19486'4"200Notre DameWashington, DC USA
Jim ChonesC-FNovember 30, 19496'11"220MarquetteRacine, WI USA
Jim CleamonsGSeptember 13, 19496'3"184Ohio StateLincolnton, NC USA
Rowland GarrettFJuly 16, 19506'6"210Florida StateCanton, MS USA
Mo HowardGAugust 25, 19546'2"170MarylandPhiladelphia, PA USA
John LambertC-FJanuary 14, 19536'10"225USCBerkeley, CA USA
Campy RussellFJanuary 12, 19526'8"215MichiganJackson, TN USA
Elmore SmithCMay 9, 19497'0"250Kentucky StateMacon, GA USA
Bingo SmithF-GFebruary 26, 19466'5"195TulsaMemphis, TN USA
Dick SnyderG-FFebruary 1, 19446'5"205DavidsonNorth Canton, OH USA
Nate ThurmondC-FJuly 25, 19416'11"225Bowling GreenAkron, OH USA
Foots WalkerGMay 21, 19516'0"170West GeorgiaSouthampton, NY USA
Chuckie WilliamsGDecember 31, 19536'3"180Kansas StateColumbus, OH USA



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