1983–84 Cleveland Cavaliers season

1983–84 Cleveland Cavaliers season
1983–84 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach	Tom Nissalke
General manager	Harry Weltman
Owners	Gordon Gund; George Gund III;
Arena	Richfield Coliseum
Results
Record	28–54 (.341)
Place	Division: 4th (Central); Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WUAB
Radio	WBBG
< 1982–83	1984–85 >

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.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
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.	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

Tom Nissalke

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 30, 1983

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks	50	32	.610	–	30–11	20–21	19–10
x-Detroit Pistons	49	33	.598	1	30–11	19–22	21–8
x-Atlanta Hawks	40	42	.488	10	31–10	9–32	16–14
Cleveland Cavaliers	28	54	.341	22	23–18	5–36	11–19
Chicago Bulls	27	55	.329	23	18–23	9–32	10–20
Indiana Pacers	26	56	.317	24	20–21	6–35	12–18

#	Eastern Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Boston Celtics	62	20	.756	–
2	y-Milwaukee Bucks	50	32	.610	12
3	x-Philadelphia 76ers	52	30	.634	10
4	x-Detroit Pistons	49	33	.598	13
5	x-New York Knicks	47	35	.573	15
6	x-New Jersey Nets	45	37	.549	17
7	x-Atlanta Hawks	40	42	.488	22
8	x-Washington Bullets	35	47	.427	27

9	Cleveland Cavaliers	28	54	.341	34
10	Chicago Bulls	27	55	.329	35
11	Indiana Pacers	26	56	.317	36

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	–	0–5	4–2	3–3	1–1	0–2	2–4	1–1	1–1	4–2	0–2	0–2	3–3	3–3	4–1	5–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–2
Boston	5–0	–	5–0	6–0	2–0	2–0	4–2	2–0	1–1	5–1	2–0	0–2	5–1	4–2	3–3	2–4	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–2
Chicago	2–4	0–5	–	2–4	1–1	0–2	1–5	2–0	0–2	3–3	1–1	0–2	2–4	2–4	2–4	2–3	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–4
Cleveland	3–3	0–6	4–2	–	1–1	0–2	1–5	1–1	1–1	2–4	0–2	0–2	1–5	2–3	1–5	2–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	4–1
Dallas	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	–	4–2	0–2	4–1	4–2	2–0	3–3	3–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–2	2–3	4–2	4–1	1–4	4–2	0–2
Denver	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–4	–	1–1	2–3	4–2	0–2	4–2	1–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–4	3–3	3–2	2–3	3–3	0–2
Detroit	4–2	2–4	5–1	5–1	2–0	1–1	–	1–1	1–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	3–2	1–4	4–2	3–3	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–3
Golden State	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–4	3–2	1–1	–	2–3	2–0	4–1	3–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–5	2–4	3–2	3–3	4–2	1–4	2–0
Houston	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–4	2–4	1–1	3–2	–	1–1	2–4	1–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–3	1–4	2–4	2–3	3–2	1–5	0–2
Indiana	2–4	1–5	3–3	4–2	0–2	2–0	2–4	0–2	1–1	–	0–2	1–1	1–5	1–5	2–4	0–5	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–4
Kansas City	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	3–3	2–4	1–1	1–4	4–2	2–0	–	0–5	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–3	2–3	5–1	3–2	1–4	3–3	2–0
Los Angeles	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–3	4–1	1–1	3–3	4–1	1–1	5–0	–	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–3	5–1	2–3	4–2	3–3	4–1	1–1
Milwaukee	3–3	1–5	4–2	5–1	2–0	1–1	2–3	2–0	1–1	5–1	2–0	0–2	–	4–2	4–1	2–4	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–1
New Jersey	3–3	2–4	4–2	3–2	1–1	1–1	4–1	1–1	2–0	5–1	0–2	1–1	2–4	–	3–3	3–3	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–2
New York	1–4	3–3	4–1	5–1	2–0	1–1	2–4	1–1	2–0	4–2	2–0	2–0	1–4	3–3	–	2–4	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	4–2
Philadelphia	1–5	4–2	3–2	4–2	1–1	1–1	3–3	1–1	2–0	5–0	2–0	1–1	4–2	3–3	4–2	–	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	4–2
Phoenix	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–2	0–2	5–1	3–2	1–1	3–2	3–3	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	–	2–4	5–0	4–2	2–4	1–4	2–0
Portland	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–2	4–1	1–1	4–2	4–1	1–1	3–2	1–5	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–2	–	4–1	4–2	4–2	1–4	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	2–4	3–3	1–1	2–3	4–2	2–0	1–5	3–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–5	1–4	–	4–1	2–3	4–2	1–1
San Diego	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–4	2–3	0–2	3–3	3–2	1–1	2–3	2–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–4	2–4	1–4	–	3–3	2–3	1–1
Seattle	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	4–1	3–2	1–1	2–4	2–3	1–1	4–1	3–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–2	2–4	3–2	3–3	–	1–4	1–1
Utah	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–4	3–3	1–1	4–1	5–1	1–1	3–3	1–4	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–1	4–1	2–4	3–2	4–1	–	1–1
Washington	2–4	2–4	4–2	1–4	2–0	2–0	3–3	0–2	2–0	4–1	0–2	1–1	1–5	2–4	2–4	2–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	—

Game log

1983–84 game log
Total: 28–54 (Home: 23–18; Road: 5–36)

October: 0–2 (home: 0–2; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

November: 5–10 (home: 5–0; road: 0–10)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

December: 4–10 (home: 3–4; road: 1–6)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location 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)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

February: 9–5 (home: 8–1; road: 1–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location 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)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location 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)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location 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

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