1980–81 Cleveland Cavaliers season

The 1980-81 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 11th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

1980–81 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach
General managerDon Delaney
Owner(s)Ted Stepien
ArenaColiseum at Richfield
Results
Record28–54 (.341)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Central)
Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWUAB
RadioWWWE

Draft picks
Main article: 1980 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Club Team

Roster
1980–81 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C 52 Batton, Dave 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Notre Dame
G 23 Bratz, Mike 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Stanford
F 32 Carr, Kenny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) NC State
G 21 Calvin, Mack 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) USC
F 35 Ford, Don 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) UC Santa Barbara
G 20 Huston, Geoff 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Texas Tech
F 40 Jordan, Walter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Purdue
C 41 Laimbeer, Bill 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Notre Dame
F 30 Mitchell, Mike 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Auburn
G 15 Phegley, Roger 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Bradley
G 9 Smith, Randy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Buffalo State
F 31 Washington, Richard 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) UCLA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Larry Creger
  • Gerald Oliver
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks6022.732–34–726–1523–7
x-Chicago Bulls4537.54915.026–1519–2220–9
x-Indiana Pacers4438.53716.027–1417–2417–12
Atlanta Hawks3151.37829.020–2111–309–21
Cleveland Cavaliers2854.34132.020–218–339–21
Detroit Pistons2161.25639.014–277–349–21
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics6220.756 –
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks6022.7322
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers6220.756–
4 x-New York Knicks5032.61012
5 x-Chicago Bulls4537.54917
6 x-Indiana Pacers4438.53718
7 Washington Bullets3943.47623
8 Atlanta Hawks3151.37831
9 Cleveland Cavaliers2854.34134
10 New Jersey Nets2458.29338
11 Detroit Pistons2161.25641

Notes

  • z, y – division champions
  • x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1980-81 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —2–42–41–52–01–14–22–01–11–51–10–21–53–22–41–50–21–11–11–11–12–01–4
Boston 4–2—5–14–12–02–04–11–12–03–31–12–03–36–05–13–32–02–02–02–01–11–15–1
Chicago 4–21–5—5–11–11–15–11–11–13–22–01–13–33–23–32–40–20–20–21–11–12–05–1
Cleveland 5–11–41–5—2–01–13–31–10–22–40–20–20–63–30–50–61–11–11–11–10–21–14–2
Dallas 0–20–21–10–2—3–30–22–30–60–20–60–50–21–11–10–21–41–41–52–31–41–50–2
Denver 1–10–21–11–13–3—2–03–22–41–14–23–21–11–10–21–11–42–32–43–23–22–40–2
Detroit 2–41–41–53–32–00–2—0–21–12–41–10–21–53–31–51–40–20–20–21–10–20–21–5
Golden State 0–21–11–11–13–22–32–0—3–21–15–01–51–11–12–00–22–42–41–42–43–34–11–1
Houston 1–10–21–12–06–04–21–12–3—1–12–42–30–22–00–20–21–43–23–31–44–14–20–2
Indiana 5–13–32–34–22–01–14–21–11–1—2–00–22–45–13–20–61–10–22–01–10–21–14–2
Kansas City 1–11–10–22–06–02–41–10–54–20–2—0–51–12–01–10–23–23–22–43–22–35–11–1
Los Angeles 2–00–21–12–05–02–32–05–13–22–05–0—0–22–02–01–12–43–32–33–36–03–21–1
Milwaukee 5–13–33–36–02–01–15–11–12–04–21–12–0—5–13–33–21–12–01–12–02–02–04–1
New Jersey 2–30–62–33–31–11–13–31–10–21–50–20–21–5—0–61–51–12–00–20–21–11–13–3
New York 4–21–53–35–01–12–05–10–22–02–31–10–23–36–0—3–31–11–10–22–02–02–04–2
Philadelphia 5–13–34–26–02–01–14–12–02–06–02–01–12–35–13–3—1–11–12–02–02–02–04–2
Phoenix 2–00–22–01–14–14–12–04–24–11–12–34–21–11–11–11–1—3–33–26–05–15–01–1
Portland 1–10–22–01–14–13–22–04–22–32–02–33–30–20–21–11–13–3—2–34–24–22–32–0
San Antonio 1–10–22–01–15–14–22–04–13–30–24–23–21–12–02–00–22–33–2—4–13–25–11–1
San Diego 1–10–21–11–13–22–31–14–24–11–12–33–30–22–00–20–20–62–41–4—5–13–20–2
Seattle 1–11–11–12–04–12–32–03–31–42–03–20–60–21–10–20–21–52–42–31–5—4–11–1
Utah 0–21–10–21–15–14–22–01–42–41–11–52–30–21–10–20–20–53–21–52–31–4—0–2
Washington 4–11–51–52–42–02–05–11–12–02–41–11–11–43–32–42–41–10–21–12–01–12–0—

Game log
1980–81 game log
Total: 28–54 (Home: 20–21; Road: 8–33)
October: 4–8 (home: 3–3; road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
November: 4–10 (home: 4–3; road: 0–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
19November 13, 1980Atlanta W 114–111 Coliseum at Richfield
3,987		 5–14
December: 5–9 (home: 4–5; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
January: 9–5 (home: 5–2; road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
43January 9, 1981@ Atlanta W 108–107 (OT) The Omni
9,398		 16–27
51January 23, 1981@ Atlanta W 106–98 The Omni
9,820		 20–31
February: 3–9 (home: 3–4; road: 0–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
All-Star Break
64February 21, 1981Atlanta L 105–118 Coliseum at Richfield
8,231		 25–39
March: 3–13 (home: 1–4; road: 2–9)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
73March 14, 1981@ Atlanta W 112–110 (OT) The Omni
7,368		 26–47
75March 17, 1981Atlanta W 122–107 Coliseum at Richfield
4,288		 28–47
1980–81 schedule

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Mike Mitchell 82 39.0 47.6 44.4 78.4 6.1 1.7 0.8 0.6 24.5
Kenny Carr 81 32.3 51.1 0.0 71.4 10.3 2.4 0.9 0.5 15.2
Randy Smith 82 26.8 46.6 3.6 81.5 2.4 4.4 1.4 0.2 14.6
Roger Phegley 82 27.7 49.1 28.6 83.9 3.0 2.2 0.8 0.2 14.4
Mike Bratz 80 32.4 39.0 33.7 81.1 2.5 5.7 1.7 0.2 10.0
Richard Washington 69 21.8 45.9 50.0 75.0 5.3 1.6 0.6 0.8 9.9
Bill Laimbeer 81 30.4 50.3 0.0 76.5 8.6 2.7 0.7 1.0 9.8
Dave Robisch 11 33.8 37.8 0.0 80.6 7.7 4.0 0.6 0.5 9.4
Robert Smith 1 20.0 40.0 0.0 100.0 3.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 8.0
Geoff Huston 25 21.7 49.7 0.0 81.5 1.6 4.7 0.5 0.0 7.0
Bill Robinzine 8 10.5 43.8 0.0 62.5 1.6 0.6 0.5 0.0 4.1
Don Ford 64 15.6 44.6 0.0 91.7 2.6 1.3 0.2 0.2 3.5
Chad Kinch 29 8.5 39.6 0.0 80.0 0.8 1.2 0.3 0.2 2.8
Mack Calvin 21 6.1 33.3 20.0 71.4 0.6 1.3 0.2 0.0 2.5
Walter Jordan 30 6.9 38.7 0.0 58.8 1.4 0.4 0.4 0.2 2.3
John Lambert 3 2.7 60.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
Jerome Whitehead 3 2.7 33.3 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7

Player Statistics Citation:[1]

Awards and records

Transactions

Free agents
Subtractions
Player Date signed New team
Austin Carr Expansion Draft May 28, 1980 Dallas Mavericks

References
  1. "1980-81 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
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