1985–86 Cleveland Cavaliers season

The 1985–86 NBA season was the Cavaliers' 16th season in the NBA.

1985–86 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coachGeorge Karl
Gene Littles (interim)
ArenaColiseum at Richfield
Results
Record29–53 (.354)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Central)
Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWUAB
RadioWWWE

The season saw the team draft Charles Oakley and John "Hot Rod" Williams with the 9th and 45th picks in the 1985 NBA draft, respectively. Oakley's draft rights were traded to the Chicago Bulls. Williams played in the United States Basketball League during the 1986 season, as he was unable to play in the NBA due to a trial in which he was charged for sports bribery and conspiracy.[1] However, Williams would later spend nine seasons with the Cavaliers franchise starting in the 1986–87 season.[2]

The Cavaliers finished the season with a 29–53 record, missing the playoffs.

NBA Draft
Main article: 1985 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
19Charles OakleyPF/C United StatesVirginia Union
230Calvin Duncan United StatesVirginia Commonwealth
245Hot Rod WilliamsPF/C United StatesTulane
355Herb JohnsonPF/C United StatesTulsa
479Mark DavisF United StatesOld Dominion
5101Gunther Behnke Germany
6125Ricky Johnson United StatesIllinois State
7147Buzz Peterson United StatesNorth Carolina

Roster
Roster listing
1985–86 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PG 5 Bagley, John 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Boston College
SG 10 Brewer, Ron 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Arkansas
SG 21 Free, World B. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Guilford
SF 32 Hinson, Roy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Rutgers
SF 35 Hubbard, Phil  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Michigan
SG 3 Johnson, Jr., Eddie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Auburn
PF 44 Jones, Edgar 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Nevada
PF 24 Lee, Keith 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Memphis
SF 33 McDonald, Ben 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UC Irvine
PG 14 Minniefield, Dirk 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Kentucky
PF 50 Poquette, Ben 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Central Michigan
PF 8 Shelton, Lonnie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Oregon State
C 54 Turpin, Melvin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Kentucky
C 41 West, Mark 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Old Dominion
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 5725.695–33–824–1721–9
x-Atlanta Hawks 5032.610734–716–2521–9
x-Detroit Pistons 4636.5611131–1015–2618–12
x-Chicago Bulls 3052.3662722–198–3310–20
Cleveland Cavaliers 2953.3542816–2513–2810–19
Indiana Pacers 2656.3173119–227–349–20
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics6715.817–
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks5725.69510
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers5428.65913
4 x-Atlanta Hawks5032.61017
5 x-Detroit Pistons4636.56121
6 x-Washington Bullets3943.47628
7 x-New Jersey Nets3943.47628
8 x-Chicago Bulls3052.36637
9 Cleveland Cavaliers2953.35438
10 Indiana Pacers2656.31741
11 New York Knicks2359.28044
Notes
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1985-86 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —0–65–14–21–11–14–21–11–15–12–01–13–34–25–14–12–02–02–01–11–10–21–4
Boston 6–0—5–15–11–11–14–12–02–05–12–02–05–04–25–14–21–11–11–12–02–02–05–1
Chicago 1–51–5—3–30–22–02–42–01–13–31–10–21–52–34–21–51–11–10–21–11–11–11–4
Cleveland 2–41–53–3—1–11–11–50–20–23–21–11–11–53–34–10–62–00–22–01–11–10–21–5
Dallas 1–11–12–01–1—3–30–24–11–52–02–31–40–22–01–10–25–02–33–34–23–25–11–1
Denver 1–11–10–21–13–3—1–13–23–32–04–13–22–01–11–11–14–13–23–33–32–33–32–0
Detroit 2–41–44–25–12–01–1—1–11–15–12–01–12–44–24–12–40–21–10–21–12–01–14–2
Golden State 1–10–20–22–01–42–31–1—0–51–15–12–40–21–11–11–12–41–52–32–32–42–31–1
Houston 1–10–21–12–05–13–31–15–0—2–03–21–40–21–12–01–13–23–24–25–13–23–32–0
Indiana 1–51–53–32–30–20–21–51–10–2—2–00–22–42–32–40–61–10–20–21–12–00–25–1
L.A. Clippers 0–20–21–11–13–21–40–21–52–30–2—2–41–12–02–00–22–42–45–01–43–33–20–2
L.A. Lakers 1–10–22–01–14–12–31–14–24–12–04–2—2–01–11–12–05–16–05–04–14–25–02–0
Milwaukee 3–30–55–15–12–00–24–22–02–04–21–10–2—4–26–04–11–12–02–02–02–02–04–2
New Jersey 2–42–43–23–30–21–12–41–11–13–20–21–12–4—5–12–42–02–02–01–10–22–02–4
New York 1–51–52–41–41–11–11–41–10–24–20–21–10–61–5—0–62–00–21–11–11–10–23–3
Philadelphia 1–42–45–16–02–01–14–21–11–16–02–00–21–44–26–0—2–02–02–01–11–11–13–3
Phoenix 0–21–11–10–20–51–42–04–22–31–14–21–51–10–20–20–2—2–42–33–25–11–41–1
Portland 0–21–11–12–03–22–31–15–12–32–04–20–60–20–22–00–24–2—3–21–45–12–30–2
Sacramento 0–21–12–00–23–33–32–03–22–42–00–50–50–20–21–10–23–22–3—5–15–02–41–1
San Antonio 1–10–21–11–12–43–31–13–21–51–14–11–40–21–11–11–12–34–11–5—2–32–42–0
Seattle 1–10–21–11–12–33–20–24–22–30–23–32–40–22–01–11–11–51–50–53–2—2–31–1
Utah 2–00–21–12–01–53–31–13–23–32–02–30–50–20–22–01–14–13–24–24–23–2—1–1
Washington 4–11–54–15–11–10–22–41–10–21–52–00–22–44–23–33–31–12–01–10–21–11–1—

Regular season

Game log
1985–86 game log
Total: 29–53 (Home: 16–25; Road: 13–28)
October: 1–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–1)
November : 6–7 (Home: 2–3; Road: 4–4)
December : 7–8 (Home: 4–6; Road: 3–2)
January : 4–11 (Home: 4–3; Road: 0–8)
February : 5–7 (Home: 4–4; Road: 1–3)
March : 5–10 (Home: 1–5; Road: 4–5)
April : 1–7 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–5)
1985–86 schedule

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Player GP REB AST STL BLK PTS AVG

Transactions

Trades
June 18, 1985
(Draft day)		 To Cleveland Cavaliers
Draft rights to Keith Lee
Ennis Whatley		 To Chicago Bulls
Draft rights to Charles Oakley
Draft rights to Calvin Duncan
December 10, 1985 To Cleveland Cavaliers
1987 fourth-round pick		 To Indiana Pacers
Ron Anderson
February 10, 1986 To Cleveland Cavaliers
Eddie Johnson		 To Atlanta Hawks
Johnny Davis
June 16, 1986 To Cleveland Cavaliers
1986 first-round pick		 To Philadelphia 76ers
Roy Hinson
Cash considerations

Free agents
Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Derrick Rowland September 5 N/A
Dirk Minniefield September 11 Louisville Catbirds (CBA)
Ron Brewer January 11 Chicago Bulls
Ben McDonald March 4 Magia Huesca (Spain)
Subtractions
Player Reason Left New team
Mark Davis Waived Pensacola Tornados (CBA)
Kevin Williams Waived Tampa Bay Thrillers (CBA)
Derrick Rowland Waived Milwaukee Bucks
Ennis Whatley Waived Washington Bullets

References
  1. Recent Scandals: BC, Tulane and Northwestern
  2. Hot Rod Williams Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
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