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1971–72 Cleveland Cavaliers season

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1971–72 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coachBill Fitch
ArenaCleveland Arena
Results
Record23–59 (.280)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Central)
Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWEWS-TV
RadioWERE
< 1970–71 1972–73 >

The 1971–72 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the second season of NBA basketball in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers finished the season with a 23–59 record, finishing last in the Central Division and 7th in the Eastern Conference. Rookie top pick Austin Carr was named to the All-Rookie team and John Johnson and Butch Beard were named All-Stars.

Offseason

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Trades

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August 13: Forward Greg Howard obtained from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for undisclosed future draft choices and an undisclosed amount of cash.

Draft picks

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Main article: 1971 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club team
1 1 Austin Carr SG/SF  United States Notre Dame
2 18 Steve Patterson C  United States UCLA
2 35 Willie Long PF/C  United States New Mexico
  • Note: This table only lists players drafted through the second round.

Roster

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1971–72 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 21 Beard, Butch 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) May 4, 1947 Louisville
G 22 Carr, Austin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Mar. 10, 1948 Notre Dame
G 18 Davis, Charlie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sep. 7, 1949 Wake Forest
F 40 Howard, Greg 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jan. 8, 1948 New Mexico
F 32 Johnson, John 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Oct. 18, 1947 Iowa
C 50 Patterson, Steve 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jun. 24, 1948 UCLA
G 23 Ridgle, Jackie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Feb. 13, 1948 California
F/C 30 Roberson, Rick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Jul. 7, 1947 Cincinnati
G/F 7 Smith, Bingo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Feb. 26, 1946 Tulsa
F 15 Sorenson, Dave 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jul. 8, 1948 Ohio State
G 11 Warren, John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jul. 7, 1947 St. John's
G 17 Washington, Bobby 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jul. 11, 1947 Eastern Kentucky
C 44 Wesley, Walt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jan. 25, 1945 Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

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Season standings

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Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-Baltimore Bullets 38 44 .463 – 18–15 16–24 4–5 9–9
x-Atlanta Hawks 36 46 .439 2 22–19 13–26 1–1 9–9
Cincinnati Royals 30 52 .366 8 20–18 8–32 2–2 11–9
Cleveland Cavaliers 23 59 .280 15 13–28 8–30 2–1 9–11
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Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT
1 z-Boston Celtics 56 26 .683
2 y-Baltimore Bullets 38 44 .463
3 x-New York Knicks 48 34 .585
4 x-Atlanta Hawks 36 46 .439
5 Philadelphia 76ers 30 52 .366
5 Cincinnati Royals 30 52 .366
7 Cleveland Cavaliers 23 59 .280
8 Buffalo Braves 22 60 .268

Record vs. opponents

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1971–72 NBA Records
Team ATL BAL BOS BUF CHI CIN CLE DET GSW HOU LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO POR SEA
Atlanta – 2–4 0–4 4–2 0–5 3–3 4–2 3–2 3–2 1–4 0–5 2–3 3–1 3–3 3–2 4–0 1–4
Baltimore 4–2 – 2–2 3–3 1–4 4–2 1–5 3–2 1–4 3–2 1–4 0–5 2–4 4–0 4–1 3–1 2–3
Boston 4–0 2–2 – 6–0 3–2 4–2 5–1 5–0 2–3 5–0 1–4 2–3 3–3 6–0 2–3 4–0 2–3
Buffalo 2–4 3–3 0–6 – 1–3 3–3 4–2 2–4 1–3 0–4 0–4 0–4 1–5 3–3 0–4 2–4 0–4
Chicago 5–0 4–1 2–3 3–1 – 3–1 4–0 5–1 3–3 5–1 1–3 2–4 3–2 4–1 5–1 6–0 2–3
Cincinnati 3–3 2–4 2–4 3–3 1–3 – 6–2 2–3 2–3 0–4 1–4 0–5 2–2 2–2 2–3 2–2 0–5
Cleveland 2–4 5–1 1–5 2–4 0–4 2–6 – 1–3 0–4 2–2 1–3 0–4 1–5 2–4 0–4 4–2 0–4
Detroit 2–3 2–3 0–5 4–2 1–5 3–2 3–1 – 0–5 3–3 1–4 1–5 1–4 1–4 2–4 2–2 0–4
Golden State 2–3 4–1 3–2 3–1 3–3 3–2 4–0 5–0 – 5–1 1–5 2–2 2–3 4–1 2–3 4–2 4–2
Houston 4–1 2–3 0–5 4–0 1–5 4–0 2–2 3–3 1–5 – 1–5 0–5 0–5 4–1 1–3 4–2 3–3
Los Angeles 5–0 4–1 4–1 4–0 3–1 4–1 3–1 4–1 5–1 5–1 – 4–1 4–1 5–0 4–2 6–0 5–1
Milwaukee 3–2 5–0 3–2 4–0 4–2 5–0 4–0 5–1 2–2 5–0 1–4 – 2–3 4–1 4–2 6–0 6–0
New York 1–3 4–2 3–3 5–1 2–3 2–2 5–1 4–1 3–2 5–0 1–4 3–2 – 3–3 1–4 3–1 3–2
Philadelphia 3–3 0–4 0–6 3–3 1–4 2–2 4–2 4–1 1–4 1–4 0–5 1–4 3–3 – 1–4 2–2 4–1
Phoenix 2–3 1–4 3–2 4–0 1–5 3–2 4–0 4–2 3–2 3–1 2–4 2–4 4–1 4–1 – 6–0 3–2
Portland 0–4 1–3 0–4 4–2 0–6 2–2 2–4 2–2 2–4 2–4 0–6 0–6 1–3 2–2 0–6 – 0–6
Seattle 4–1 3–2 3–2 4–0 3–2 5–0 4–0 4–0 2–4 3–3 1–5 0–6 2–3 1–4 2–3 6–0 —

Game log

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October

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Record: 2–8 ; Home: 0–6 ; Road: 1–2 ; Neutral: 1–0

# Date H/A/N Opponent W/L Score Record
1 October 15 H Buffalo Braves L 109–111 (OT) 0–1
2 October 16 A Buffalo Braves W 93–89 1–1
3 October 17 H New York Knicks L 120–121 (OT) 1–2
4 October 19 A Milwaukee Bucks L 82–116 1–3
5 October 20 H San Francisco Warriors L 98–115 1–4
6 October 23 N Baltimore Bullets W 109–101 2–4 at College Park, Maryland
7 October 24 H Philadelphia 76ers L 93–111 2–5
8 October 27 A Philadelphia 76ers L 106–120 2–6
9 October 29 H Atlanta Hawks L 97–98 2–7
10 October 31 H Milwaukee Bucks L 102–118 2–8

November

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Record: 6–6 ; Home: 4–2 ; Road: 2–4

# Date H/A/N Opponent W/L Score Record
11 November 5 H Phoenix Suns L 87–107 2–9
12 November 7 H Portland Trail Blazers W 120–99 3–9
13 November 11 A Seattle SuperSonics L 91–110 3–10
14 November 12 A Portland Trail Blazers W 106–104 4–10
15 November 14 A Phoenix Suns L 105–119 4–11
16 November 16 A Los Angeles Lakers L 90–108 4–12
17 November 19 A Portland Trail Blazers L 105–118 4–13
18 November 21 H Boston Celtics L 105–128 4–14
19 November 23 H Baltimore Bullets W 104–102 5–14
20 November 26 H Cincinnati Royals W 128–114 6–14
21 November 27 A Atlanta Hawks W 103–95 7–14
22 November 28 H Philadelphia 76ers W 124–120 8–14

December

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Record: 7–10 ; Home: 5–4 ; Road: 1–6 ; Neutral: 1–0

# Date H/A/N Opponent W/L Score Record
23 December 1 H Houston Rockets W 116–106 9–14
24 December 3 A Buffalo Braves L 90–91 9–15
25 December 5 H Seattle SuperSonics L 91–99 9–16
26 December 7 A Chicago Bulls L 99–115 9–17
27 December 8 A Boston Celtics L 107–126 9–18
28 December 10 H Detroit Pistons W 112–111 10–18
29 December 11 A Cincinnati Royals L 95–103 10–19
30 December 12 H New York Knicks L 92–103 10–20
31 December 14 A Baltimore Bullets W 88–85 11–20
32 December 17 H Boston Celtics L 109–115 11–21
33 December 18 A New York Knicks L 84–104 11–22
34 December 19 H Chicago Bulls L 101–119 11–23
35 December 22 A Detroit Pistons L 94–104 11–24
36 December 23 H Atlanta Hawks W 115–110 12–24
37 December 26 H Baltimore Bullets W 108–102 13–24
38 December 28 H Portland Trail Blazers W 112–111 14–24
39 December 29 N Philadelphia 76ers W 103–102 15–24 at Hershey, Pennsylvania

January

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Record: 1–13 ; Home: 0–5 ; Road: 1–6 ; Neutral: 0–2

# Date H/A/N Opponent W/L Score Record
40 January 2 H Philadelphia 76ers L 119–148 15–25
41 January 5 H Los Angeles Lakers L 103–113 15–26
42 January 7 A Seattle SuperSonics L 111–125 15–27
43 January 8 A Portland Trail Blazers L 102–125 15–28
44 January 11 N San Francisco Warriors L 92–101 15–29 at Oakland, California
45 January 14 A Phoenix Suns L 107–117 15–30
46 January 15 A Houston Rockets L 109–112 15–31
47 January 16 N Cincinnati Royals L 108–128 15–32 at Las Cruces, New Mexico
48 January 21 A Milwaukee Bucks L 91–120 15–33
49 January 22 A Cincinnati Royals L 96–113 15–34
50 January 25 H San Francisco Warriors L 111–117 15–35
51 January 26 A Boston Celtics W 112–108 16–35
52 January 29 H Cincinnati Royals L 118–120 16–36
53 January 30 H Buffalo Braves L 98–99 16–37

February

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Record: 4–12 ; Home: 3–6 ; Road: 1–6

# Date H/A/N Opponent W/L Score Record
54 February 1 A Buffalo Braves W 104–99 17–37
55 February 2 A Detroit Pistons L 108–133 17–38
56 February 4 H Seattle SuperSonics L 112–118 17–39
57 February 5 A Atlanta Hawks L 117–120 17–40
58 February 6 H Buffalo Braves L 108–121 17–41
59 February 8 A Chicago Bulls L 90–114 17–42
60 February 9 H Milwaukee Bucks L 121–126 17–43
61 February 12 A New York Knicks L 91–106 17–44
62 February 13 H Detroit Pistons L 121–136 17–45
63 February 16 A Philadelphia 76ers L 116–121 17–46
64 February 18 H Cincinnati Royals W 133–109 18–46
65 February 19 A Cincinnati Royals L 92–112 18–47
66 February 20 H New York Knicks W 111–109 19–47
67 February 23 H Boston Celtics L 111–113 19–48
68 February 25 H Portland Trail Blazers W 113–104 20–48
69 February 27 H Phoenix Suns L 125–127 20–49

March

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Record: 3–10 ; Home: 1–5 ; Road: 2–4 ; Neutral: 0–1

# Date H/A/N Opponent W/L Score Record
70 March 1 A Boston Celtics L 105–115 20–50
71 March 4 A Houston Rockets W 130–123 21–50
72 March 7 N San Francisco Warriors L 112–119 21–51 at Oakland
73 March 10 A Los Angeles Lakers L 98–132 21–52
74 March 12 A Atlanta Hawks L 114–135 21–53
75 March 14 A Baltimore Bullets W 127–118 (OT) 22–53
76 March 16 H Baltimore Bullets L 101–105 22–54
77 March 18 H Chicago Bulls L 91–109 22–55
78 March 19 H Atlanta Hawks L 105–115 22–56
79 March 22 H Los Angeles Lakers W 124–120 23–56
80 March 24 H Houston Rockets L 119–127 23–57
81 March 25 A New York Knicks L 83–98 23–58
82 March 26 H Cincinnati Royals L 122–135 23–59


1971–72 game log
Total: 23–59 (Home: 13–28; Road: 8–30; Neutral: 2–1)
October: 2–8 (home: 0–6; road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
9 October 29, 1971 Atlanta L 97–98 Cleveland Arena
3,442 		2–7
November: 6–6 (home: 4–2; road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
21 November 27, 1971 @ Atlanta W 103–95 Alexander Memorial Coliseum
5,101 		7–14
December: 7–10 (home: 5–4; road: 2–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
36 December 23, 1971 Atlanta W 115–110 Cleveland Arena
4,562 		12–24
January: 1–13 (home: 0–5; road: 1–8)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
February: 4–12 (home: 3–6; road: 1–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
57 February 5, 1972 @ Atlanta L 117–120 Alexander Memorial Coliseum
6,281 		17–40
March: 3–10 (home: 1–5; road: 2–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
74 March 12, 1972 @ Atlanta L 114–135 Alexander Memorial Coliseum
4,915 		21–53
78 March 19, 1972 Atlanta L 105–115 Cleveland Arena
8,049 		22–56
1971–72 schedule

Awards and honors

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References

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