1982-83 Cleveland Cavaliers Statistics
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 23-59
Finishing 5th in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Tom Nissalke (23-59)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 160,537, Avg. 3,916 in 41 home dates
1982-83 Cleveland Cavaliers RosterTeam Record: 23-59
Finishing 5th in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Tom Nissalke (23-59)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 160,537, Avg. 3,916 in 41 home dates
1982-83 Cleveland Cavaliers Results
The Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1982-83 season with a record of 23 wins and 59 losses, finishing fifth in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference.
The Cavaliers tossed in 7,964 points, worst in the league and surrendered 8,574. Cliff Robinson scored a team-best 1,387 points for Cleveland and accounted for 856 rebounds. Geoff Huston dished out 487 assists for the squad.
On defense, Phil Hubbard added 87 steals.
Tom Nissalke coached the team.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Robinson | F | 77 | 75 | 2601 | 1230 | 587 | 5 | 0 | 301 | 213 | 190 | 666 | 856 | 145 | 61 | 58 | 224 | 272 | 1387 |
| World Free | G | 54 | 51 | 1938 | 1059 | 485 | 42 | 15 | 434 | 324 | 70 | 87 | 157 | 201 | 82 | 12 | 159 | 175 | 1309 |
| Geoff Huston | G | 80 | 79 | 2716 | 832 | 401 | 12 | 4 | 245 | 168 | 41 | 118 | 159 | 487 | 74 | 4 | 195 | 215 | 974 |
| Phil Hubbard | F-C | 82 | 38 | 1953 | 597 | 288 | 2 | 0 | 296 | 204 | 222 | 249 | 471 | 89 | 87 | 8 | 158 | 271 | 780 |
| Scott Wedman | F-G | 35 | 35 | 1290 | 583 | 280 | 22 | 9 | 77 | 65 | 69 | 139 | 208 | 86 | 23 | 11 | 94 | 145 | 634 |
| Bob Wilkerson | G-F | 77 | 11 | 1702 | 511 | 213 | 4 | 0 | 124 | 93 | 62 | 180 | 242 | 189 | 68 | 16 | 160 | 157 | 519 |
| John Bagley | G | 68 | 3 | 990 | 373 | 161 | 14 | 0 | 84 | 64 | 17 | 79 | 96 | 167 | 54 | 5 | 118 | 74 | 386 |
| Bruce Flowers | F | 53 | 5 | 699 | 206 | 110 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 41 | 71 | 109 | 180 | 47 | 19 | 12 | 43 | 99 | 261 |
| Sam Lacey | C | 60 | 33 | 1232 | 264 | 111 | 9 | 2 | 37 | 29 | 62 | 169 | 231 | 118 | 29 | 25 | 98 | 209 | 253 |
| Ron Brewer | G | 21 | 18 | 563 | 245 | 98 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 44 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 240 |
| Steve Hayes | C | 65 | 3 | 1058 | 217 | 104 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 29 | 102 | 134 | 236 | 36 | 17 | 41 | 49 | 215 | 237 |
| Larry Kenon | F | 32 | 7 | 624 | 212 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 35 | 52 | 65 | 117 | 34 | 21 | 9 | 39 | 49 | 235 |
| Jeff Cook | F-C | 30 | 20 | 782 | 162 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 38 | 75 | 131 | 206 | 44 | 27 | 18 | 49 | 92 | 212 |
| James Edwards | C-F | 15 | 8 | 382 | 150 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 38 | 37 | 59 | 96 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 61 | 184 |
| Darren Tillis | C-F | 37 | 4 | 482 | 158 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 37 | 84 | 121 | 16 | 8 | 28 | 18 | 68 | 152 |
| Paul Mokeski | C-F | 23 | 18 | 539 | 121 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 47 | 91 | 138 | 26 | 12 | 23 | 27 | 85 | 126 |
| Carl Nicks | G | 9 | 2 | 148 | 59 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 63 |
| Dave Magley | F | 14 | 0 | 56 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| Totals | 832 | 410 | 19755 | 6995 | 3252 | 120 | 30 | 1983 | 1430 | 1173 | 2414 | 3587 | 1738 | 617 | 290 | 1499 | 2236 | 7964 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Robinson | F | 77 | 75 | 33.8 | 47.7 | 0.0 | 70.8 | 2.5 | 8.6 | 11.1 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 18.0 |
| World Free | G | 54 | 51 | 35.9 | 45.8 | 35.7 | 74.7 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 24.2 |
| Geoff Huston | G | 80 | 79 | 34.0 | 48.2 | 33.3 | 68.6 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 12.2 |
| Phil Hubbard | F-C | 82 | 38 | 23.8 | 48.2 | 0.0 | 68.9 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 9.5 |
| Scott Wedman | F-G | 35 | 35 | 36.9 | 48.0 | 40.9 | 84.4 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 18.1 |
| Bob Wilkerson | G-F | 77 | 11 | 22.1 | 41.7 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 6.7 |
| John Bagley | G | 68 | 3 | 14.6 | 43.2 | 0.0 | 76.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 5.7 |
| Bruce Flowers | F | 53 | 5 | 13.2 | 53.4 | 0.0 | 77.4 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 4.9 |
| Sam Lacey | C | 60 | 33 | 20.5 | 42.0 | 22.2 | 78.4 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
| Ron Brewer | G | 21 | 18 | 26.8 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 86.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 11.4 |
| Steve Hayes | C | 65 | 3 | 16.3 | 47.9 | 0.0 | 56.9 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| Larry Kenon | F | 32 | 7 | 19.5 | 47.2 | 0.0 | 76.1 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 7.3 |
| Jeff Cook | F-C | 30 | 20 | 26.1 | 53.7 | 0.0 | 76.0 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 6.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 7.1 |
| James Edwards | C-F | 15 | 8 | 25.5 | 48.7 | 62.3 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 6.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 12.3 | |
| Darren Tillis | C-F | 37 | 4 | 13.0 | 43.7 | 63.6 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 4.1 | |
| Paul Mokeski | C-F | 23 | 18 | 23.4 | 45.5 | 61.5 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 5.5 | |
| Carl Nicks | G | 9 | 2 | 16.4 | 44.1 | 0.0 | 64.7 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 7.0 |
| Dave Magley | F | 14 | 0 | 4.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| Averages | 832 | 410 | 23.7 | 46.5 | 25.0 | 72.1 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 9.6 |
