1991–92 Cleveland Cavaliers season

1991–92 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach Lenny Wilkens
Arena Richfield Coliseum
Results
Record 5725 (.695)
Place Division: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish East Conference Finals
(eliminated 2-4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television WOIO
(Joe Tait, Jim Chones)
SportsChannel Ohio
(Denny Schriener, Jim Chones)
Radio WWWE
(Joe Tait) (main) · (Jim Johnson) (fill-in)

The 1991–92 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 22nd season of NBA basketball in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers finished the season with a 57-25 record, finishing 2nd in the Central Division, and tying the franchise high set in the 1988-89 season. Mark Price and Brad Daugherty were selected for the 1992 NBA All-Star Game and named to the All-NBA 3rd team. In the first round of the playoffs, the Cavaliers defeated the New Jersey Nets in the four games, then in the semifinals defeated the Boston Celtics in a full seven game series. However, they would lose to the Chicago Bulls four games to two in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Draft picks

Main article: 1991 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 11 Terrell Brandon Guard  United States Oregon
2 39* Jimmy Oliver Guard  United States Purdue

*2nd round pick acquired from New York via Charlotte in Randolph Keys deal.[1]

Roster

Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
SG 10 United States Battle, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Rutgers
PG 11 United States Brandon, Terrell 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oregon
C 43 United States Daugherty, Brad 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) North Carolina
SG 3 United States Ehlo, Craig 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Washington State
PF 35 United States Ferry, Danny 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Duke
SF 32 United States James, Henry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Saint Mary's
PG 4 United States Kerr, Steve 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Arizona
PF 22 United States Nance, Larry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Clemson
SG 24 United States Oliver, Jimmy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Purdue
SG 14 United States Phills, Bobby 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Southern
PG 25 United States Price, Mark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Georgia Tech
SF 33 United States Sanders, Mike 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UCLA
C 18 United States Williams, John "Hot Rod" 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Tulane
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Chicago Bulls 67 15 .817 36–5 31–10 22–6
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 57 25 .695 10 35–6 22–19 21-7
x-Detroit Pistons 48 34 .585 19 25–16 23–18 15–13
x-Indiana Pacers 40 42 .488 27 26–15 14–27 13–15
Atlanta Hawks 38 44 .463 29 23–18 15–26 7-21
Charlotte Hornets 31 51 .378 36 22–19 9–32 10-18
Milwaukee Bucks 31 51 .378 36 25–16 6–35 10-18
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Chicago Bulls 67 15 .817
2 y-Boston Celtics 51 31 .622 16
3 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 57 25 .695 10
4 x-New York Knicks 51 31 .622 16
5 x-Detroit Pistons 48 34 .585 19
6 x-New Jersey Nets 40 42 .488 27
7 x-Indiana Pacers 40 42 .488 27
8 x-Miami Heat 38 44 .463 29
9 Atlanta Hawks 38 44 .463 29
10 Philadelphia 76ers 35 47 .427 32
11t Milwaukee Bucks 31 51 .378 36
11t Charlotte Hornets 31 51 .378 36
13 Washington Bullets 25 57 .305 42
14 Orlando Magic 21 61 .256 46
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

1991–92 game log
Total: 57–25 (Home: 35–6; Road: 22–19)
1991–92 season schedule

Playoffs

1992 playoff game log
1991–92 season 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

Awards and records

References

  1. http://n-c-systems.com/hoops/DraftTrades/1991.html New York Knicks acquired C Stuart Gray from Charlotte Hornets in exchange for a 1991 second-round draft pick. Charlotte Hornets acquired Randolph Keys from Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for a future second-round draft pick
  2. "CLIPPERS: Clippers History". Nba.com. 1984-11-01. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
  3. "NETS: Trade History". Nba.com. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
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