1981–82 Cleveland Cavaliers season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Cleveland Cavaliers 1982 15 67 Central 6 11 Don Delaney (fired) (4–11) Bob Kloppenburg (interim) (0–3) Chuck Daly (fired) (9–32) Bill Musselman (interim) (2–21) Don Delaney Ted Stepien Coliseum at Richfield Did not qualify CLE WUAB WBBGDolgan, Bob September 11, 2007 Successful, Except as Owner of Cavs The Plain Dealer Plain Dealer Publishing Co. D1 - Sports The 1981–82 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 12th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Cavaliers finished 15–67 (.183) tying the lowest winning percentage in franchise history along with the 1970–71 team. 2 Offseason Draft picks 1981 NBA draft Round Pick Player Nationality School/Club team 3 55 Mickey Dillard Florida State Roster Cleveland Cavaliers 1981–82 #77222F white #C89A69 #77222F 52 Brad Branson PF 6 10 220 1958–09–24 SMU 10 Ron Brewer G 6 4 180 1955–07–16 Arkansas 40 James Edwards basketball C 7 0 225 1955–11–22 Washington 5 Mike Evans basketball G 6 1 170 1955–04–19 Kansas State 35 Phil Hubbard SF 6 8 215 1956–12–13 Michigan 20 Geoff Huston basketball G 6 2 175 1957–11–08 Texas Tech 44 Paul Mokeski C 7 0 250 1957–01–03 Kansas 14 Lowes Moore G 6 1 170 1957–05–05 West Virginia 24 Kevin Restani F/C 6 9 225 1951–12–23 San Francisco 11 Cliff Robinson basketball, born 1960 F 6 9 220 1960–03–13 USC 13 James Silas G 6 1 180 1949–02–11 Stephen F. Austin 31 Richard Washington F 6 11 220 1955–07–15 UCLA yes 8 Scott Wedman G 6 7 215 1952–07–29 Colorado 33 Bob Wilkerson G 6 6 195 1954–08–15 Indiana Bill Musselman Gerald Oliver Regular season Season standings CLE CLE Game log Cleveland Cavaliers 1982 #B22222 white Total: 15–67 (Home: 9–32; Road: 6–35) Cleveland Cavaliers October yes #FFCC33 navy 0 0 0 1 Cleveland Cavaliers November #FFCC33 navy 2 4 2 6 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 12 || November 24, 1981 || @ Atlanta | L 92–94 (OT) | | | | The Omni4,697 | 4–8 Cleveland Cavaliers December #FFCC33 navy 2 6 0 6 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 19 || December 9, 1981 || Atlanta | W 112–108 (OT) | | | | Coliseum at Richfield3,144 | 5–14 Cleveland Cavaliers January #FFCC33 navy 1 6 1 5 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 31 || January 5, 1982 || @ Atlanta | L 103–113 | | | | The Omni5,112 | 6–25 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 40 || January 23, 1982 || Atlanta | L 99–109 | | | | Coliseum at Richfield4,551 | 7–33 Cleveland Cavaliers February #FFCC33 navy 2 5 1 4 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 45 || February 6, 1982 || @ Atlanta | W 88–87 | | | | The Omni10,094 | 11–34 Cleveland Cavaliers March #FFCC33 navy 2 6 1 7 Cleveland Cavaliers April #FFCC33 navy 0 5 0 6 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 79 || April 13, 1982 || Atlanta | L 111–119 | | | | Coliseum at Richfield4,245 | 15–64 CLE 1982 Player stats Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPGMike Mitchell272636.045.40.072.05.21.41.00.619.6Ron Brewer474136.746.523.877.92.42.61.30.519.4James Edwards777533.051.10.068.47.51.60.31.516.7Cliff Robinson302931.545.10.072.99.61.61.41.416.3Kenny Carr464232.251.711.165.98.61.41.30.315.0Lowes Moore4017.550.020.075.01.03.81.50.311.3James Silas673421.643.80.086.01.63.30.60.111.2Bob Wilkerson653827.841.816.778.43.83.61.40.411.0Scott Wedman543930.344.121.773.35.62.51.40.310.9Phil Hubbard31223.746.70.072.66.50.80.90.110.4Geoff Huston784330.948.430.076.51.97.60.90.110.3Reggie Johnson232226.853.70.079.55.41.00.30.79.7Roger Phegley27821.048.630.880.02.62.00.60.19.2Bill Laimbeer50417.947.050.077.55.50.90.40.66.7Richard Washington18217.443.50.060.04.20.80.40.16.1Brad Branson10317.640.40.091.73.30.60.50.45.3Mike Evans809.331.40.062.51.32.50.50.03.4Paul Mokeski28112.342.70.076.73.10.40.70.63.3Keith Herron3009.036.80.087.50.70.80.30.12.8Mickey Dillard3306.736.70.065.20.51.00.20.12.2Mel Bennett307.750.00.016.71.00.00.30.01.7Kevin Restani3409.938.30.058.32.30.40.30.21.6Don Ford2119.637.50.083.31.70.50.40.01.1 Player statistics citation:1981-82 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1982.html 2021-07-10 Basketball-Reference.com en Awards and records Awards Records Milestones All-Star Transactions Trades Free agents Development League References Category:Cleveland Cavaliers seasons Cl Cl;eveland Cl;eveland