1980–81 Cleveland Cavaliers season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Cleveland Cavaliers 1981 28 54 Central 5 9 Bill Musselman (25–46) Don Delaney (3–8) Don Delaney Ted Stepien Coliseum at Richfield Did not qualify CLE WUAB WWWE The 1980-81 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 11th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). 2 Draft picks 1980 NBA draft Round Pick Player Nationality School/Club team Roster Cleveland Cavaliers 1980–81 #77222F white #C89A69 #77222F 11, 23 Mike Bratz G 6 2 185 Stanford 32 Kenny Carr F 6 7 220 North Carolina State 21 Mack Calvin G 6 0 165 USC 35 Don Ford F 6 9 215 Santa Barbara 20 Geoff Huston basketball G 6 2 175 Texas Tech 40 Walter Jordan F 6 7 198 Purdue 41 Bill Laimbeer C 6 11 245 Notre Dame 30 Mike Mitchell basketball, born 1956 F 6 7 215 Auburn 15 Roger Phegley G 6 6 205 Bradley 9 Randy Smith basketball G 6 3 185 Buffalo State 31 Richard Washington F 6 11 220 UCLA Don Delaney Larry Creger Gerald Oliver Regular season Season standings CLE CLE Notes z, y – division champions x – clinched playoff spot Game log Cleveland Cavaliers 1981 #B22222 white Total: 28–54 (Home: 20–21; Road: 8–33) Cleveland Cavaliers October yes #FFCC33 navy 3 3 1 5 Cleveland Cavaliers November #FFCC33 navy 4 3 0 7 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 19 || November 13, 1980 || Atlanta | W 114–111 | | | | Coliseum at Richfield3,987 | 5–14 Cleveland Cavaliers December #FFCC33 navy 4 5 1 4 Cleveland Cavaliers January #FFCC33 navy 5 2 4 3 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 43 || January 9, 1981 || @ Atlanta | W 108–107 (OT) | | | | The Omni9,398 | 16–27 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 51 || January 23, 1981 || @ Atlanta | W 106–98 | | | | The Omni9,820 | 20–31 Cleveland Cavaliers February #FFCC33 navy 3 4 0 5 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |-style="background:#fcc;" | 64 || February 21, 1981 || Atlanta | L 105–118 | | | | Coliseum at Richfield8,231 | 25–39 Cleveland Cavaliers March #FFCC33 navy 1 4 2 9 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 73 || March 14, 1981 || @ Atlanta | W 112–110 (OT) | | | | The Omni7,368 | 26–47 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 75 || March 17, 1981 || Atlanta | W 122–107 | | | | Coliseum at Richfield4,288 | 28–47 CLE 1981 Player statistics Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPGMike Mitchell8239.047.644.478.46.11.70.80.624.5Kenny Carr8132.351.10.071.410.32.40.90.515.2Randy Smith8226.846.63.681.52.44.41.40.214.6Roger Phegley8227.749.128.683.93.02.20.80.214.4Mike Bratz8032.439.033.781.12.55.71.70.210.0Richard Washington6921.845.950.075.05.31.60.60.89.9Bill Laimbeer8130.450.30.076.58.62.70.71.09.8Dave Robisch1133.837.80.080.67.74.00.60.59.4Robert Smith120.040.00.0100.03.03.00.00.08.0Geoff Huston2521.749.70.081.51.64.70.50.07.0Bill Robinzine810.543.80.062.51.60.60.50.04.1Don Ford6415.644.60.091.72.61.30.20.23.5Chad Kinch298.539.60.080.00.81.20.30.22.8Mack Calvin216.133.320.071.40.61.30.20.02.5Walter Jordan306.938.70.058.81.40.40.40.22.3John Lambert32.760.00.00.01.01.00.00.02.0Jerome Whitehead32.733.30.00.01.00.00.30.00.7 Player statistics citation:1980-81 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1981.html 2021-07-09 Basketball-Reference.com en Awards and records Awards Records Milestones All-Star Transactions Free agents SubtractionsPlayerDate signedNew teamAustin CarrExpansion Draft May 28, 1980Dallas Mavericks References Category:Cleveland Cavaliers seasons Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Cl