1985–86 Cleveland Cavaliers season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Cleveland Cavaliers 1986 29 53 Central 5 9 George Karl (fired) Gene Littles (interim) Harry Weltman Gordon Gund George Gund III Coliseum at Richfield Did not qualify CLE WUAB WWWE The 1985–86 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the Cavaliers' 16th season in the NBA. The season saw the team draft Charles Oakley and John "Hot Rod" Williams with the 9th and 45th picks in the 1985 NBA draft, respectively. Oakley's draft rights were traded to the Chicago Bulls. Williams played in the United States Basketball League during the 1986 season, as he was unable to play in the NBA due to a trial in which he was charged for sports bribery and conspiracy.Recent Scandals: BC, Tulane and Northwestern However, Williams would later spend nine seasons with the Cavaliers franchise starting in the 1986–87 season.Hot Rod Williams Stats at Basketball-Reference.com The Cavaliers finished the season with a 29–53 record, missing the playoffs. NBA draft 1985 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 1 9 Charles Oakley PF/C Virginia Union 2 30 Calvin Duncan Virginia Commonwealth 2 45 Hot Rod Williams PF/C Tulane 3 55 Herb Johnson PF/C Tulsa 4 79 Mark Davis F Old Dominion 5 101 Gunther Behnke 6 125 Ricky Johnson Illinois State 7 147 Buzz Peterson North Carolina Roster Cleveland Cavaliers 1985–86 #E13C32 #FFFFFF #003EA4 #FFFFFF 5 John Bagley basketball PG 6 0 185 1960-04-23 Boston College 10 Ron Brewer SG 6 4 180 1955-07-16 Arkansas 21 World B. Free SG 6 2 185 1953-12-09 Guilford 32 Roy Hinson SF 6 9 210 1961-05-02 Rutgers 35 Phil Hubbard SF 6 8 215 1956-12-13 Michigan 3 Eddie Johnson, Jr. Eddie Johnson (basketball, born 1955) SG 6 2 180 1955-02-24 Auburn 44 Edgar Jones basketball PF 6 10 225 1956-06-17 Nevada 24 Keith Lee basketball PF 6 10 215 1962-12-28 Memphis 33 Ben McDonald basketball SF 6 8 210 1962-07-20 UC Irvine 14 Dirk Minniefield PG 6 3 180 1961-01-17 Kentucky 50 Ben Poquette PF 6 9 235 1955-05-07 Central Michigan 8 Lonnie Shelton PF 6 8 240 1955-10-19 Oregon State 54 Melvin Turpin C 6 11 240 1960-12-28 Kentucky 41 Mark West basketball C 6 10 230 1960-11-05 Old Dominion George Karl (fired) Gene Littles (interim) Herman Kull Morris McHone https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1986.html March 16, 1986 Regular season CLE CLE Notes z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot Game log Cleveland Cavaliers 1986 #1d427b white Total: 29–53 (Home: 16–25; Road: 13–28) Cleveland Cavaliers October yes #F45A24 #1C427C 0 2 1 1 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 1 || October 25, 1985 || @ Chicago |-style="background:#fcc;" | 2 || October 26, 1985 || Boston Cleveland Cavaliers November #F45A24 #1C427C 2 3 4 4 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 11 || November 16, 1985 || @ Chicago |-style="background:#fcc;" | 12 || November 19, 1985 || Golden State |-style="background:#cfc;" | 15 || November 24, 1985 || Atlanta | W 98–90 | | | | Coliseum at Richfield6,145 | 6–9 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 16 || November 26, 1985 || @ Detroit Cleveland Cavaliers December #F45A24 #1C427C 4 6 3 2 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 20 || December 7, 1985 || Denver |-style="background:#fcc;" | 21 || December 10, 1985 || Detroit |-style="background:#cfc;" | 24 || December 14, 1985 || Boston |-style="background:#fcc;" | 25 || December 17, 1985 || Houston |-style="background:#cfc;" | 28 || December 22, 1985 || Dallas |-style="background:#cfc;" | 30 || December 27, 1985 || @ Detroit |-style="background:#fcc;" | 32 || December 30, 1985 || Chicago Cleveland Cavaliers January #F45A24 #1C427C 4 3 0 8 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 36 || January 8, 1986 || @ Boston |-style="background:#fcc;" | 39 || January 16, 1986 || @ Atlanta | L 99–116 | | | | The Omni4,961 | 16–23 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 42 || January 22, 1986 || Detroit |-style="background:#fcc;" | 44 || January 27, 1986 || @ Denver |-style="background:#fcc;" | 45 || January 28, 1986 || @ Houston |-style="background:#fcc;" | 47 || January 31, 1986 || @ Dallas Cleveland Cavaliers February #F45A24 #1C427C 4 4 1 3 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 48 || February 4, 1986 || Atlanta | L 104–105 | | | | Coliseum at Richfield6,702 | 18–30 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 55 || February 20, 1986 || Detroit |-style="background:#fcc;" | 58 || February 26, 1986 || @ Atlanta | L 109–129 | | | | The Omni6,504 | 23–35 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 59 || February 28, 1986 || @ Chicago Cleveland Cavaliers March #F45A24 #1C427C 1 5 4 5 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 63 || March 8, 1986 || @ Golden State |-style="background:#fcc;" | 69 || March 18, 1986 || vs. Boston(at Hartford, CT) |-style="background:#cfc;" | 71 || March 22, 1986 || Chicago |-style="background:#fcc;" | 72 || March 25, 1986 || Atlanta | L 91–97 | | | | Coliseum at Richfield7,178 | 26–46 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 74 || March 29, 1986 || @ Atlanta | W 123–105 | | | | The Omni9,056 | 28–46 Cleveland Cavaliers April #F45A24 #1C427C 1 2 0 5 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 75 || April 1, 1986 || Boston |-style="background:#fcc;" | 79 || April 7, 1986 || @ Detroit |-style="background:#fcc;" | 81 || April 11, 1986 || @ Boston |-style="background:#cfc;" | 82 || April 13, 1986 || Chicago CLE 1986 Player stats Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPGWorld B. Free757533.845.542.078.02.94.21.20.323.4Roy Hinson828234.653.20.071.97.81.20.81.419.6Melvin Turpin806928.754.40.081.17.00.70.81.313.7John Bagley787731.742.324.379.13.59.41.60.111.7Phil Hubbard232127.847.00.067.95.21.30.90.111.4Eddie Johnson32419.244.036.973.31.43.60.30.09.8Edgar Jones53619.150.530.474.23.90.80.60.79.7Keith Lee583820.646.622.278.16.11.20.50.67.4Johnny Davis39015.743.018.284.80.92.70.60.17.0Dirk Minniefield76214.948.127.078.51.73.50.90.05.5Ron Brewer40313.838.629.489.21.31.00.40.25.1Ron Anderson17312.250.00.075.01.50.50.10.05.1Ben Poquette81318.547.720.072.04.61.00.40.45.0Lonnie Shelton44115.548.90.087.53.31.40.50.14.5Mark West672617.554.10.052.44.80.30.40.94.2Ben McDonald21012.748.30.062.51.80.40.30.02.9Ennis Whatley808.347.40.057.10.91.60.60.02.8 Player statistics citation:1985-86 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1986.html 2021-07-10 Basketball-Reference.com en Transactions Trades June 18, 1985(Draft day) To Cleveland CavaliersDraft rights to Keith LeeEnnis Whatley To Chicago BullsDraft rights to Charles OakleyDraft rights to Calvin Duncan December 10, 1985 To Cleveland Cavaliers1987 fourth-round pick To Indiana PacersRon AndersonFebruary 10, 1986To Cleveland CavaliersEddie JohnsonTo Atlanta HawksJohnny DavisJune 16, 1986To Cleveland Cavaliers1986 first-round pickTo Philadelphia 76ersRoy HinsonCash considerations Free agents AdditionsPlayerDate signedFormer teamDerrick RowlandSeptember 5N/ADirk MinniefieldSeptember 11Louisville Catbirds (CBA)Ron BrewerJanuary 11Chicago BullsBen McDonaldMarch 4Magia Huesca (Spain) SubtractionsPlayerReason LeftNew teamMark DavisWaivedPensacola Tornados (CBA)Kevin WilliamsWaivedTampa Bay Thrillers (CBA)Derrick RowlandWaivedMilwaukee BucksEnnis WhatleyWaivedWashington Bullets References Category:Cleveland Cavaliers seasons Cle Cleveland Cleveland