1996-97 Cleveland Cavaliers Statistics
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 42-40
Finishing 5th in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Mike Fratello (42-40)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 692,684, Avg. 16,895 in 41 home dates
1996-97 Cleveland Cavaliers RosterTeam Record: 42-40
Finishing 5th in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Mike Fratello (42-40)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 692,684, Avg. 16,895 in 41 home dates
1996-97 Cleveland Cavaliers Results
The Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 42 wins and 40 losses, finishing fifth in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference.
The Cavaliers paced the league with just 7,022 points allowed. Cleveland scored 7,173 points, worst in the league. Terrell Brandon scored a team-best 1,519 points for the squad, and Tyrone Hill contributed 736 rebounds. Terrell Brandon dished out 490 assists for the team.
On defense, Terrell Brandon added 138 steals.
Mike Fratello 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Brandon | G | 78 | 78 | 2868 | 1313 | 575 | 271 | 101 | 297 | 268 | 48 | 253 | 301 | 490 | 138 | 30 | 178 | 177 | 1519 |
| Chris Mills | F | 80 | 79 | 3167 | 894 | 405 | 220 | 86 | 209 | 176 | 118 | 379 | 497 | 198 | 86 | 41 | 120 | 222 | 1072 |
| Tyrone Hill | C-F | 74 | 70 | 2582 | 595 | 357 | 1 | 0 | 381 | 241 | 259 | 477 | 736 | 92 | 63 | 30 | 147 | 268 | 955 |
| Danny Ferry | F | 82 | 48 | 2633 | 794 | 341 | 284 | 114 | 87 | 74 | 82 | 255 | 337 | 151 | 56 | 32 | 94 | 245 | 870 |
| Bobby Phills | G | 69 | 65 | 2375 | 766 | 328 | 216 | 85 | 174 | 125 | 63 | 182 | 245 | 233 | 113 | 21 | 135 | 174 | 866 |
| Bob Sura | G | 82 | 23 | 2269 | 587 | 253 | 164 | 53 | 319 | 196 | 76 | 232 | 308 | 390 | 90 | 33 | 181 | 218 | 755 |
| Vitaly Potapenko | C-F | 80 | 3 | 1238 | 423 | 186 | 2 | 1 | 125 | 92 | 105 | 112 | 217 | 40 | 26 | 34 | 109 | 216 | 465 |
| Mark West | C-F | 70 | 43 | 959 | 180 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 27 | 69 | 117 | 186 | 19 | 11 | 55 | 52 | 142 | 227 |
| Donny Marshall | F | 56 | 0 | 548 | 160 | 52 | 87 | 33 | 54 | 38 | 22 | 48 | 70 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 32 | 60 | 175 |
| Antonio Lang | F-G | 64 | 1 | 843 | 162 | 68 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 35 | 52 | 75 | 127 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 50 | 111 | 171 |
| Reggie Geary | G | 39 | 0 | 246 | 58 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 36 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 36 | 57 |
| Carl Thomas | G | 19 | 0 | 77 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 21 |
| Shawnelle Scott | C | 16 | 0 | 50 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| Totals | 809 | 410 | 19855 | 5972 | 2704 | 1284 | 483 | 1773 | 1282 | 909 | 2159 | 3068 | 1714 | 655 | 315 | 1119 | 1882 | 7173 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Brandon | G | 78 | 78 | 36.8 | 43.8 | 37.3 | 90.2 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 19.5 |
| Chris Mills | F | 80 | 79 | 39.6 | 45.3 | 39.1 | 84.2 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 13.4 |
| Tyrone Hill | C-F | 74 | 70 | 34.9 | 60.0 | 0.0 | 63.3 | 3.5 | 6.4 | 9.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 12.9 |
| Danny Ferry | F | 82 | 48 | 32.1 | 42.9 | 40.1 | 85.1 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 10.6 |
| Bobby Phills | G | 69 | 65 | 34.4 | 42.8 | 39.4 | 71.8 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 12.6 |
| Bob Sura | G | 82 | 23 | 27.7 | 43.1 | 32.3 | 61.4 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 9.2 |
| Vitaly Potapenko | C-F | 80 | 3 | 15.5 | 44.0 | 50.0 | 73.6 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 5.8 |
| Mark West | C-F | 70 | 43 | 13.7 | 55.6 | 48.2 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 3.2 | |
| Donny Marshall | F | 56 | 0 | 9.8 | 32.5 | 37.9 | 70.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 3.1 |
| Antonio Lang | F-G | 64 | 1 | 13.2 | 42.0 | 0.0 | 72.9 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.7 |
| Reggie Geary | G | 39 | 0 | 6.3 | 37.9 | 38.1 | 45.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
| Carl Thomas | G | 19 | 0 | 4.1 | 37.5 | 16.7 | 100.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| Shawnelle Scott | C | 16 | 0 | 3.1 | 50.0 | 36.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.3 | |
| Averages | 809 | 410 | 24.5 | 45.3 | 37.6 | 72.3 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 8.9 |
