1983–84 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coachTom Nissalke
General managerHarry Weltman
Owners
ArenaRichfield Coliseum
Results
Record28–54 (.341)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Central)
Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWUAB
RadioWBBG[1]

The 1983–84 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 14th NBA basketball season in Cleveland, Ohio.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Club Team
1 20 Roy Hinson C Rutgers
1 24 Stewart Granger PG Villanova
2 27 John Garris PF Boston College

Roster

1983–84 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
PG 5 Bagley, John 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1960-04-23 Boston College
C 44 Cook, Jeff 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1956-10-21 Idaho State
C 41 Crompton, Geoff 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1955-07-04 North Carolina
SG 21 Free, World B. (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1953-12-09 Guilford
PF 55 Garris, John 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1959-06-06 Boston College
PG 10 Granger, Stewart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1961-10-27 Villanova
SF 35 Hubbard, Phil 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1956-12-13 Michigan
PG 20 Huston, Geoff 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1957-11-08 Texas Tech
PF 50 Poquette, Ben 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1955-05-07 Central Michigan
C 11 Robinson, Cliff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1960-03-13 USC
PF 8 Shelton, Lonnie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1955-10-19 Oregon State
SF 33 Thompson, Paul 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1961-05-25 Tulane
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 30, 1983

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 5032.610–30–1120–2119–10
x-Detroit Pistons 4933.598130–1119–2221–8
x-Atlanta Hawks 4042.4881031–109–3216–14
Cleveland Cavaliers 2854.3412223–185–3611–19
Chicago Bulls 2755.3292318–239–3210–20
Indiana Pacers 2656.3172420–216–3512–18
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Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics6220.756–
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks5032.61012
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers5230.63410
4 x-Detroit Pistons4933.59813
5 x-New York Knicks4735.57315
6 x-New Jersey Nets4537.54917
7 x-Atlanta Hawks4042.48822
8 x-Washington Bullets3547.42727
9 Cleveland Cavaliers2854.34134
10 Chicago Bulls2755.32935
11 Indiana Pacers2656.31736
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1983-84 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 –0–54–23–31–10–22–41–11–14–20–20–23–33–34–15–11–10–21–11–11–11–14–2
Boston 5–0–5–06–02–02–04–22–01–15–12–00–25–14–23–32–42–02–02–01–12–01–14–2
Chicago 2–40–5–2–41–10–21–52–00–23–31–10–22–42–42–42–31–12–00–21–10–21–12–4
Cleveland 3–30–64–2–1–10–21–51–11–12–40–20–21–52–31–52–41–11–11–11–11–10–24–1
Dallas 1–10–21–11–1–4–20–24–14–22–03–33–20–21–10–21–13–22–34–24–11–44–20–2
Denver 2–00–22–02–02–4–1–12–34–20–24–21–41–11–11–11–12–31–43–33–22–33–30–2
Detroit 4–22–45–15–12–01–1–1–11–14–21–11–13–21–44–23–32–01–11–12–01–11–13–3
Golden State 1–10–20–21–11–43–21–1–2–32–04–13–30–21–11–11–11–52–43–23–34–21–42–0
Houston 1–11–12–01–12–42–41–13–2–1–12–41–41–10–20–20–22–31–42–42–33–21–50–2
Indiana 2–41–53–34–20–22–02–40–21–1–0–21–11–51–52–40–51–11–10–21–11–11–11–4
Kansas City 2–00–21–12–03–32–41–11–44–22–0–0–50–22–00–20–22–32–35–13–21–43–32–0
Los Angeles 2–02–02–02–02–34–11–13–34–11–15–0–2–01–10–21–13–35–12–34–23–34–11–1
Milwaukee 3–31–54–25–12–01–12–32–01–15–12–00–2–4–24–12–42–01–11–11–11–11–15–1
New Jersey 3–32–44–23–21–11–14–11–12–05–10–21–12–4–3–33–32–00–20–22–01–11–14–2
New York 1–43–34–15–12–01–12–41–12–04–22–02–01–43–3–2–41–10–22–02–01–12–04–2
Philadelphia 1–54–23–24–21–11–13–31–12–05–02–01–14–23–34–2–1–11–12–02–01–12–04–2
Phoenix 1–10–21–11–12–33–20–25–13–21–13–23–30–20–21–11–1–2–45–04–22–41–42–0
Portland 2–00–20–21–13–24–11–14–24–11–13–21–51–12–02–01–14–2–4–14–24–21–41–1
San Antonio 1–10–22–01–12–43–31–12–34–22–01–53–21–12–00–20–20–51–4–4–12–34–21–1
San Diego 1–11–11–11–11–42–30–23–33–21–12–32–41–10–20–20–22–42–41–4–3–32–31–1
Seattle 1–10–22–01–14–13–21–12–42–31–14–13–31–11–11–11–14–22–43–23–3–1–41–1
Utah 1–11–11–12–02–43–31–14–15–11–13–31–41–11–10–20–24–14–12–43–24–1–1–1
Washington 2–42–44–21–42–02–03–30–22–04–10–21–11–52–42–42–40–21–11–11–11–11–1—

Game log

1983–84 game log
Total: 28–54 (Home: 23–18; Road: 5–36)
October: 0–2 (home: 0–2; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
November: 5–10 (home: 5–0; road: 0–10)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
December: 4–10 (home: 3–4; road: 1–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
19 December 3, 1983 @ Atlanta L 91–102 The Omni
6,291		 6–13
21 December 7, 1983 Atlanta W 106–92 Richfield Coliseum
2,589		 7–14
30 December 29, 1983 Atlanta W 88–77 Richfield Coliseum
3,622		 9–21
31 December 30, 1983 @ Atlanta L 98–109 The Omni
5,201		 9–22
January: 4–8 (home: 2–5; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
February: 9–5 (home: 8–1; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
53 February 21, 1984 @ Atlanta L 84–102 The Omni
4,940		 20–33
March: 4–13 (home: 4–3; road: 0–10)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
63 March 13, 1984 Atlanta W 92–83 Richfield Coliseum
3,103		 23–40
April: 2–6 (home: 1–3; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1983–84 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
World B. Free 75 71 31.7 44.5 31.9 78.4 2.9 3.0 1.3 0.1 22.3
Cliff Robinson 73 70 32.9 45.0 50.0 70.1 10.3 2.5 0.7 0.4 17.8
Lonnie Shelton 79 78 26.6 47.6 20.0 76.4 4.8 2.3 1.0 0.7 10.8
Phil Hubbard 80 6 22.5 51.1 0.0 73.9 4.8 1.1 0.9 0.1 10.8
Geoff Huston 77 56 26.5 49.8 18.2 71.4 1.2 5.4 0.5 0.0 10.5
Paul Thompson 82 10 21.1 46.7 23.1 77.2 3.8 1.5 0.9 0.5 9.0
John Bagley 76 19 22.5 42.3 11.8 79.3 2.1 4.4 1.0 0.1 8.9
Jeff Cook 81 21 24.1 48.6 50.0 72.3 6.0 1.5 0.8 0.6 5.8
Roy Hinson 80 61 23.2 49.6 0.0 59.0 6.2 0.9 0.4 1.8 5.5
Stewart Granger 56 13 13.2 42.9 30.8 75.7 1.0 2.4 0.4 0.0 4.5
John Garris 33 1 8.1 51.0 0.0 79.4 2.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 4.0
Ben Poquette 51 4 16.8 43.9 20.0 79.1 3.6 1.0 0.4 0.6 3.6
Geoff Crompton 7 0 3.3 12.5 0.0 50.0 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.7

Player Statistics Citation:[2]

Awards and records

Transactions

References

  1. ↑ Dolgan, Bob (September 11, 2007). "Successful, Except as Owner of Cavs". The Plain Dealer. Plain Dealer Publishing Co. p. D1 - Sports.
  2. ↑ "1983-84 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
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