1982-83 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster
Team Record: 23-59
Finishing 5th in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Tom Nissalke (23-59)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 160,537, Avg. 3,916 in 41 home dates
1982-83 Cleveland Cavaliers Results
The Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1982-83 season with a record of 23 wins and 59 losses, finishing fifth in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference.
Cleveland tossed in 7,964 points, worst in the league and surrendered 8,574. Cliff Robinson scored a team-best 1,387 points for the Cavaliers and accounted for 856 rebounds. Geoff Huston dished out 487 assists for the squad.
On defense, Phil Hubbard added 87 steals.
Tom Nissalke coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
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John Bagley | G | April 23, 1960 | 6'0" | 185 | Boston College | Bridgeport, CT USA |
Ron Brewer | G | September 16, 1955 | 6'4" | 180 | Arkansas | Fort Smith, AR USA |
Jeff Cook | F-C | October 21, 1956 | 6'10" | 215 | Idaho State | West Covina, CA USA |
James Edwards | C-F | November 22, 1955 | 7'0" | 225 | Washington | Seattle, WA USA |
Bruce Flowers | F | June 13, 1957 | 6'8" | 220 | Notre Dame | Rochester, NY USA |
World Free | G | December 9, 1953 | 6'2" | 185 | Guilford | Atlanta, GA USA |
Steve Hayes | C | August 2, 1955 | 7'0" | 205 | Idaho State | American Falls, ID USA |
Phil Hubbard | F-C | December 13, 1956 | 6'8" | 215 | Michigan | Canton, OH USA |
Geoff Huston | G | November 8, 1957 | 6'2" | 172 | Texas Tech | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Larry Kenon | F | December 13, 1952 | 6'9" | 205 | Memphis State | Birmingham, AL USA |
Sam Lacey | C | March 28, 1948 | 6'10" | 230 | New Mexico State | Indianaola, MS USA |
Dave Magley | F | November 24, 1959 | 6'8" | 202 | Kansas | South Bend, IN USA |
Paul Mokeski | C-F | January 3, 1957 | 7'0" | 250 | Kansas | Spokane, WA USA |
Carl Nicks | G | October 6, 1958 | 6'1" | 175 | Indiana State | Chicago, IL USA |
Cliff Robinson | F | March 13, 1960 | 6'9" | 220 | USC | Oakland, CA USA |
Darren Tillis | C-F | February 23, 1960 | 6'11" | 215 | Cleveland State | Dallas, TX USA |
Scott Wedman | F-G | July 29, 1952 | 6'7" | 215 | Colorado | Harper, KS USA |
Bob Wilkerson | G-F | August 15, 1954 | 6'6" | 195 | Indiana | Anderson, IN USA |