1979–80 Cleveland Cavaliers season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Cleveland Cavaliers 1980 37 45 Central 4 8 Stan Albeck Nick Mileti Coliseum at Richfield Did not qualify WJKW WWWE CLE The 1979-80 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the tenth season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Draft picks 1979 NBA draft Round Pick Player Nationality School/Club team Roster Cleveland Cavaliers 1979–80 #77222F #FFA402 #FFA402 #77222F 34 Austin Carr SG 6 4 200 Notre Dame 2 Kenny Carr F 6 7 220 North Carolina State 35 Don Ford F 6 9 215 Santa Barbara 24 John Lambert basketball PF 6 10 225 USC 30 Mike Mitchell basketball, born 1956 F 6 7 215 Auburn 25 Dave Robisch C/F 6 10 235 Kansas 21 Campy Russell SF 6 8 215 Michigan yes 3 Elmore Smith C 7 0 250 Kentucky State yes IN 9 Randy Smith basketball G 6 3 185 Buffalo State 11 Willie Smith basketball G 6 1 170 Missouri 43 Earl Tatum G/F 6 5 185 Marquette 14 Foots Walker PG 6 0 184 West Georgia 33 Bill Willoughby F 6 8 205 Dwight Morrow HS (NJ) Stan Albeck Morris McHone Regular season Season standings CLE CLE Game log Cleveland Cavaliers 1980 #B22222 white Total: 37–45 (Home: 28–13; Road: 9–32) Cleveland Cavaliers October yes #FFCC33 navy 3 3 0 5 |- | 7 || October 23, 1979 || Atlanta | L 111–121 | | | | Coliseum at Richfield3,946 | 2–5 |- | 8 || October 24, 1979 || @ Atlanta | L 118–128 | | | | The Omni5,729 | 2–6 Cleveland Cavaliers November #FFCC33 navy 6 0 2 7 Cleveland Cavaliers December #FFCC33 navy 7 1 1 4 |- | 28 || December 2, 1979 || Atlanta | W 126–108 | | | | Coliseum at Richfield4,844 | 12–16 Cleveland Cavaliers January #FFCC33 navy 3 4 1 8 |- | 44 || January 9, 1980 || @ Atlanta | L 107–111 | | | | The Omni7,589 | 19–25 Cleveland Cavaliers February #FFCC33 navy 2 4 1 6 |- | 68 || February 29, 1980 || @ Atlanta | L 103–111 (OT) | | | | The Omni11,655 | 26–42 Cleveland Cavaliers March #FFCC33 navy 7 1 4 2 |- | 82 || March 30, 1980 || Atlanta | W 111–102 | | | | Coliseum at Richfield7,762 | 37–45 CLE 1980 Player stats Note: GP= Games played; GS = Games started; MIN= Minutes; FG% = field goal %, FT% = free throw %, 3FG% = 3 point % STL= Steals; BLK = Blocks; AST = Assists; REB = Rebounds; PTS = Points Regular Season Playoffs Awards and records Awards Austin Carr, J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award Records Milestones All-Star Transactions Trades Free agents References Category:Cleveland Cavaliers seasons Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Cle