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1971-72 Cleveland Cavaliers

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23-59, Finished 4th in NBA Central Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 105.8 points per game, Allowed 113.4 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 22-60)
Coached by Bill Fitch (23-59)

Arena: Cleveland Arena / Attendance: 214,119 (13th of 17 available)

SRS: -7.90 (15th of 17)

1971-72 Statistics / Schedule

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS
Team 82 19755 3458 8074 .428 1758 2390 .736 4098 2060 1936 8674 105.8
Opponent 82 19755 3653 7537 .485 1994 2611 .764 4034 2322 1937 9300 113.4

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 John Johnson F 6-7 200 24 82 3041 557 1286 .433 277 353 .785 631 415 268 1391
2 Bingo Smith F-G 6-5 195 25 82 2734 527 1190 .443 178 224 .795 502 247 222 1232
3 Butch Beard G 6-3 185 24 68 2434 394 849 .464 260 342 .760 276 456 213 1048
4 Walt Wesley C 6-11 220 27 82 2185 412 1006 .410 196 291 .674 711 76 245 1020
5 Austin Carr G 6-4 200 23 43 1539 381 894 .426 149 196 .760 150 148 99 911
6 Rick Roberson C-F 6-9 231 24 63 2207 304 688 .442 215 366 .587 801 109 251 823
7 Charlie Davis G 6-2 160 22 61 1144 229 569 .402 142 169 .840 92 123 143 600
8 Dave Sorenson F 6-8 225 23 76 1162 213 475 .448 106 136 .779 301 81 120 532
9 Bobby Washington G 5-11 175 24 69 967 123 309 .398 104 128 .813 129 223 135 350
10 John Warren G-F 6-3 180 24 68 969 144 345 .417 49 58 .845 133 91 92 337
11 Steve Patterson C 6-9 225 23 65 775 94 263 .357 23 46 .500 228 54 80 211
12 Greg Howard F-C 6-9 215 24 48 426 50 131 .382 39 51 .765 108 27 50 139
13 Jackie Ridgle G 6-4 195 23 32 107 19 44 .432 19 26 .731 15 7 15 57
14 Luther Rackley C 6-10 220 25 9 65 11 25 .440 1 4 .250 21 3 3 23

Per Game

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Austin Carr G 6-4 200 23 43 35.8 8.9 20.8 .426 3.5 4.6 .760 3.5 3.4 2.3 21.2
2 John Johnson F 6-7 200 24 82 37.1 6.8 15.7 .433 3.4 4.3 .785 7.7 5.1 3.3 17.0
3 Butch Beard G 6-3 185 24 68 35.8 5.8 12.5 .464 3.8 5.0 .760 4.1 6.7 3.1 15.4
4 Bingo Smith F-G 6-5 195 25 82 33.3 6.4 14.5 .443 2.2 2.7 .795 6.1 3.0 2.7 15.0
5 Rick Roberson C-F 6-9 231 24 63 35.0 4.8 10.9 .442 3.4 5.8 .587 12.7 1.7 4.0 13.1
6 Walt Wesley C 6-11 220 27 82 26.6 5.0 12.3 .410 2.4 3.5 .674 8.7 0.9 3.0 12.4
7 Charlie Davis G 6-2 160 22 61 18.8 3.8 9.3 .402 2.3 2.8 .840 1.5 2.0 2.3 9.8
8 Dave Sorenson F 6-8 225 23 76 15.3 2.8 6.3 .448 1.4 1.8 .779 4.0 1.1 1.6 7.0
9 Bobby Washington G 5-11 175 24 69 14.0 1.8 4.5 .398 1.5 1.9 .813 1.9 3.2 2.0 5.1
10 John Warren G-F 6-3 180 24 68 14.3 2.1 5.1 .417 0.7 0.9 .845 2.0 1.3 1.4 5.0
11 Steve Patterson C 6-9 225 23 65 11.9 1.4 4.0 .357 0.4 0.7 .500 3.5 0.8 1.2 3.2
12 Greg Howard F-C 6-9 215 24 48 8.9 1.0 2.7 .382 0.8 1.1 .765 2.3 0.6 1.0 2.9
13 Luther Rackley C 6-10 220 25 9 7.2 1.2 2.8 .440 0.1 0.4 .250 2.3 0.3 0.3 2.6
14 Jackie Ridgle G 6-4 195 23 32 3.3 0.6 1.4 .432 0.6 0.8 .731 0.5 0.2 0.5 1.8

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Austin Carr G 6-4 200 23 43 1539 8.9 20.9 .426 3.5 4.6 .760 3.5 3.5 2.3 21.3
2 Jackie Ridgle G 6-4 195 23 32 107 6.4 14.8 .432 6.4 8.7 .731 5.0 2.4 5.0 19.2
3 Charlie Davis G 6-2 160 22 61 1144 7.2 17.9 .402 4.5 5.3 .840 2.9 3.9 4.5 18.9
4 Walt Wesley C 6-11 220 27 82 2185 6.8 16.6 .410 3.2 4.8 .674 11.7 1.3 4.0 16.8
5 John Johnson F 6-7 200 24 82 3041 6.6 15.2 .433 3.3 4.2 .785 7.5 4.9 3.2 16.5
6 Dave Sorenson F 6-8 225 23 76 1162 6.6 14.7 .448 3.3 4.2 .779 9.3 2.5 3.7 16.5
7 Bingo Smith F-G 6-5 195 25 82 2734 6.9 15.7 .443 2.3 2.9 .795 6.6 3.3 2.9 16.2
8 Butch Beard G 6-3 185 24 68 2434 5.8 12.6 .464 3.8 5.1 .760 4.1 6.7 3.2 15.5
9 Rick Roberson C-F 6-9 231 24 63 2207 5.0 11.2 .442 3.5 6.0 .587 13.1 1.8 4.1 13.4
10 Bobby Washington G 5-11 175 24 69 967 4.6 11.5 .398 3.9 4.8 .813 4.8 8.3 5.0 13.0
11 Luther Rackley C 6-10 220 25 9 65 6.1 13.8 .440 0.6 2.2 .250 11.6 1.7 1.7 12.7
12 John Warren G-F 6-3 180 24 68 969 5.3 12.8 .417 1.8 2.2 .845 4.9 3.4 3.4 12.5
13 Greg Howard F-C 6-9 215 24 48 426 4.2 11.1 .382 3.3 4.3 .765 9.1 2.3 4.2 11.7
14 Steve Patterson C 6-9 225 23 65 775 4.4 12.2 .357 1.1 2.1 .500 10.6 2.5 3.7 9.8

Advanced

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1 Butch Beard G 6-3 185 24 68 2434 15.7 .524 .464 5.5 26.3
2 Bobby Washington G 5-11 175 24 69 967 13.9 .479 .398 6.5 30.8
3 John Warren G-F 6-3 180 24 68 969 9.9 .455 .417 6.7 12.9
4 Dave Sorenson F 6-8 225 23 76 1162 14.6 .497 .448 12.6 10.1
5 Bingo Smith F-G 6-5 195 25 82 2734 13.5 .478 .443 8.9 13.2
6 Rick Roberson C-F 6-9 231 24 63 2207 13.6 .485 .442 17.6 6.7
7 Jackie Ridgle G 6-4 195 23 32 107 13.7 .514 .432 6.8 9.4
8 Luther Rackley C 6-10 220 25 9 65 12.0 .430 .440 15.7 6.5
9 Steve Patterson C 6-9 225 23 65 775 8.4 .372 .357 14.3 9.2
10 John Johnson F 6-7 200 24 82 3041 15.4 .483 .433 10.1 19.7
11 Greg Howard F-C 6-9 215 24 48 426 10.3 .453 .382 12.3 8.4
12 Charlie Davis G 6-2 160 22 61 1144 12.3 .466 .402 3.9 15.9
13 Austin Carr G 6-4 200 23 43 1539 14.5 .465 .426 4.7 15.3
14 Walt Wesley C 6-11 220 27 82 2185 13.2 .450 .410 15.8 5.1

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Walt Wesley *$43,318
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)