1979–80 Cleveland Cavaliers season

1979–80 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach	Stan Albeck
Owner(s)	Nick Mileti
Arena	Coliseum at Richfield
Results
Record	37–45 (.451)
Place	Division: 4th (Central) Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WJKW
Radio	WWWE

The 1979-80 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the tenth season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Key Dates

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Club Team

Roster

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1979–80 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players	Coaches
Number 34 Bingo Smith pos= SF/SG 6 ft 5 in lbs=195 college= Tulsa Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From SG 34 Carr, Austin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Mar. 10, 1948 I Notre Dame	Head coach Stan Albeck Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Atlanta Hawks	50	32	.610	–	32–9	18–23	21–9
x-Houston Rockets	41	41	.500	9	29–12	12–29	20–10
x-San Antonio Spurs	41	41	.500	9	27–14	14–27	14–16
Cleveland Cavaliers	37	45	.451	13	28–13	9–32	16–14
Indiana Pacers	37	45	.451	13	26–15	11–30	15–15
Detroit Pistons	16	66	.195	34	13–28	3–38	4–26

Game log

1979–80 game log Total: 37–45 (Home: 28–13; Road: 9–32)
October: 3–8 (Home: 3–3; Road: 0–5) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 7 October 23, 1979 Atlanta L 111–121 Coliseum at Richfield 3,946 2–5 8 October 24, 1979 @ Atlanta L 118–128 The Omni 5,729 2–6
November : 8–7 (Home: 6–0; Road: 2–7) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
December : 8–5 (Home: 7–1; Road: 1–4) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 28 December 2, 1979 Atlanta W 126–108 Coliseum at Richfield 4,844 12–16
January : 4–12 (Home: 3–4; Road: 1–8) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 44 January 9, 1980 @ Atlanta L 107–111 The Omni 7,589 19–25
February : 3–10 (Home: 2–4; Road: 1–6) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 68 February 29, 1980 @ Atlanta L 103–111 (OT) The Omni 11,655 26–42
March : 11–3 (Home: 7–1; Road: 4–2) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 82 March 30, 1980 Atlanta W 111–102 Coliseum at Richfield 7,762 37–45
1979–80 season schedule

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; GS = Games started; MIN= Minutes; FG% = field goal %, FT% = free throw %, 3FG% = 3 point % STL= Steals; BLK = Blocks; AST = Assists; REB = Rebounds; PTS = Points

Regular Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Awards

• Austin Carr, J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award

References