1986-87 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 31-51
Finishing 6th in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Lenny Wilkens (31-51)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 447,125, Avg. 10,905 in 41 home dates
1986-87 Cleveland Cavaliers Statistics
1986-87 Cleveland Cavaliers Results

The Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1986-87 season with a record of 31 wins and 51 losses, finishing sixth in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference.

The Cavaliers netted 8,558 points and allowed 8,871. Ron Harper scored a team-best 1,874 points for Cleveland, and Brad Daugherty accounted for 647 rebounds. Ron Harper dished out 394 assists for the squad.

On defense, Ron Harper added 209 steals, while Hot Rod Williams swatted 167 opponent shot attempts.

Lenny Wilkens coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
John BagleyGApril 23, 19606'0"185Boston CollegeBridgeport, CT USA
Tyrone CorbinG-FDecember 31, 19626'6"210DePaulColumbia, SC USA
Brad DaughertyCOctober 19, 19656'11"245North CarolinaBlack Mountain, NC USA
Craig EhloG-FAugust 11, 19616'6"180Washington StateLubbock, TX USA
Ron HarperG-FJanuary 20, 19646'6"185Miami (OH)Dayton, OH USA
Phil HubbardF-CDecember 13, 19566'8"215MichiganCanton, OH USA
Keith LeeF-CDecember 28, 19626'10"215Memphis StateWest Memphis, AR USA
Scooter McCrayF-GFebruary 8, 19606'9"215LouisvilleMount Vernon, NY USA
Dirk MinniefieldGJanuary 17, 19616'3"180KentuckyLexington, KY USA
Johnny NewmanF-GNovember 28, 19636'7"190RichmondDanville, VA USA
Ben PoquetteF-CMay 7, 19556'9"235Central MichiganAnn Arbor, MI USA
Mark PriceGFebruary 15, 19646'0"170Georgia TechBartlesville, OK USA
Mel TurpinCDecember 28, 19606'11"240KentuckyLexington, KY USA
Mark WestC-FNovember 5, 19606'10"226Old DominionPetersburg, VA USA
Hot Rod WilliamsF-CAugust 9, 19626'11"215TulaneSorrento, LA USA



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