1979-80 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 37-45
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Stan Albeck (37-45)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 322,788, Avg. 7,873 in 41 home dates
1979-80 Cleveland Cavaliers Statistics
1979-80 Cleveland Cavaliers Results

The Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1979-80 season with a record of 37 wins and 45 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference.

The Cavaliers scored 9,360 points and allowed 9,332. Mike Mitchell scored a team-best 1,820 points for Cleveland, and Dave Robisch contributed 658 rebounds. Foots Walker dished out 607 assists for the squad.

On the defensive side of the ball, Foots Walker added 155 steals.

Stan Albeck coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Austin CarrGMarch 10, 19486'4"200Notre DameWashington, DC USA
Kenny CarrFAugust 15, 19556'7"220North Carolina StateWashington, DC USA
Don FordFDecember 31, 19526'8"215Cal. St.-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA USA
Walt FrazierGMarch 29, 19456'4"200Southern IllinoisAtlanta, GA USA
John LambertC-FJanuary 14, 19536'10"225USCBerkeley, CA USA
Butch LeeGDecember 5, 19566'0"185MarquetteSanturce, PUR
Mike MitchellFJanuary 1, 19566'7"215AuburnAtlanta, GA USA
Dave RobischC-FDecember 22, 19496'10"235KansasCincinnati, OH USA
Campy RussellFJanuary 12, 19526'8"215MichiganJackson, TN USA
Randy SmithG-FDecember 12, 19486'3"160Buffalo StateBellport, NY USA
Bingo SmithF-GFebruary 26, 19466'5"195TulsaMemphis, TN USA
Willie SmithGOctober 26, 19536'2"170MissouriLas Vegas, NV USA
Earl TatumG-FJuly 26, 19536'4"185MarquetteMount Vernon, NY USA
Foots WalkerGMay 21, 19516'0"170West GeorgiaSouthampton, NY USA
Bill WilloughbyF-CMay 20, 19576'8"205noneEnglewood, NJ USA



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