1975-76 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 49-33
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 6-7 Lost conference finals
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Washington Bullets 4-3
Conference Finals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-2
Coach: Bill Fitch (49-33)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 519,010, Avg. 12,659 in 41 home dates
1975-76 Cleveland Cavaliers Statistics
1975-76 Cleveland Cavaliers Results

The Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1975-76 season with a record of 49 wins and 33 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 6-7.

The Cavaliers scored 8,340 points and surrendered 8,134. Jim Chones scored a team-best 1,298 points for Cleveland, while Jim Brewer contributed 891 rebounds. Jim Cleamons dished out 428 assists for the squad.

On the defensive side of the ball, Jim Cleamons added 124 steals.

Bill Fitch coached the team. The 1975-76 Cleveland Cavaliers lost in the conference finals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Butch BeardGMay 4, 19476'3"185LouisvilleHardinsburg, KY USA
Jim BrewerF-CDecember 3, 19516'9"210MinnesotaMaywood, IL USA
Austin CarrGMarch 10, 19486'4"200Notre DameWashington, DC USA
Jim ChonesC-FNovember 30, 19496'11"220MarquetteRacine, WI USA
Jim CleamonsGSeptember 13, 19496'3"184Ohio StateLincolnton, NC USA
Eric FernstenC-FNovember 1, 19536'9"205San FranciscoOakland, CA USA
Rowland GarrettFJuly 16, 19506'6"210Florida StateCanton, MS USA
John LambertC-FJanuary 14, 19536'10"225USCBerkeley, CA USA
Steve PattersonCJune 24, 19486'9"225UCLARiverside, CA USA
Campy RussellFJanuary 12, 19526'8"215MichiganJackson, TN USA
Bingo SmithF-GFebruary 26, 19466'5"195TulsaMemphis, TN USA
Dick SnyderG-FFebruary 1, 19446'5"205DavidsonNorth Canton, OH USA
Nate ThurmondC-FJuly 25, 19416'11"225Bowling GreenAkron, OH USA
Foots WalkerGMay 21, 19516'0"170West GeorgiaSouthampton, NY USA
Luke WitteCOctober 19, 19507'0"235Ohio StatePhiladelphia, PA USA



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