The 1985–86 NBA season was the Cavaliers' 16th season in the NBA.
1985–86 Cleveland Cavaliers season | |
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Head coach |
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General manager | Harry Weltman |
Owners | |
Arena | Coliseum at Richfield |
Results | |
Record | 29–53 (.354) |
Place | Division: 5th (Central) Conference: 9th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WUAB |
Radio | WWWE |
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
editRound | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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1 | 9 | Charles Oakley | PF/C | United States | Virginia Union |
2 | 30 | Calvin Duncan | United States | Virginia Commonwealth | |
2 | 45 | Hot Rod Williams | PF/C | United States | Tulane |
3 | 55 | Herb Johnson | PF/C | United States | Tulsa |
4 | 79 | Mark Davis | F | United States | Old Dominion |
5 | 101 | Gunther Behnke | Germany | ||
6 | 125 | Ricky Johnson | United States | Illinois State | |
7 | 147 | Buzz Peterson | United States | North Carolina |
Roster
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Regular season
editW | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-Milwaukee Bucks | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 33–8 | 24–17 | 21–9 |
x-Atlanta Hawks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 | 34–7 | 16–25 | 21–9 |
x-Detroit Pistons | 46 | 36 | .561 | 11 | 31–10 | 15–26 | 18–12 |
x-Chicago Bulls | 30 | 52 | .366 | 27 | 22–19 | 8–33 | 10–20 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 29 | 53 | .354 | 28 | 16–25 | 13–28 | 10–19 |
Indiana Pacers | 26 | 56 | .317 | 31 | 19–22 | 7–34 | 9–20 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Boston Celtics | 67 | 15 | .817 | – |
2 | y-Milwaukee Bucks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 10 |
3 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 13 |
4 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 17 |
5 | x-Detroit Pistons | 46 | 36 | .561 | 21 |
6 | x-Washington Bullets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 28 |
7 | x-New Jersey Nets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 28 |
8 | x-Chicago Bulls | 30 | 52 | .366 | 37 |
9 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 29 | 53 | .354 | 38 |
10 | Indiana Pacers | 26 | 56 | .317 | 41 |
11 | New York Knicks | 23 | 59 | .280 | 44 |
- Notes
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
edit1985-86 NBA Records | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | – | 0–6 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 |
Boston | 6–0 | – | 5–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 |
Chicago | 1–5 | 1–5 | – | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 |
Cleveland | 2–4 | 1–5 | 3–3 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 0–6 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 |
Dallas | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 3–3 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 |
Denver | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | – | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 |
Detroit | 2–4 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
Golden State | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | – | 0–5 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 |
Houston | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 5–0 | – | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 |
Indiana | 1–5 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 |
L.A. Clippers | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 0–2 | – | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 |
L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 |
Milwaukee | 3–3 | 0–5 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 4–2 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 |
New Jersey | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | – | 5–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 |
New York | 1–5 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 1–5 | – | 0–6 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 |
Philadelphia | 1–4 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 6–0 | – | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
Phoenix | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | 2–4 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 |
Portland | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | – | 3–2 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 |
Sacramento | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | – | 5–1 | 5–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 |
San Antonio | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–5 | – | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 |
Seattle | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 0–5 | 3–2 | – | 2–3 | 1–1 |
Utah | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 | – | 1–1 |
Washington | 4–1 | 1–5 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |
Regular season
editGame log
edit1985–86 game log Total: 29–53 (Home: 16–25; Road: 13–28) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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November: 6–7 (home: 2–3; road: 4–4)
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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)
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1985–86 schedule |
Player stats
editGP | 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 |
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World B. Free | 75 | 75 | 33.8 | 45.5 | 42.0 | 78.0 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 23.4 |
Roy Hinson | 82 | 82 | 34.6 | 53.2 | 0.0 | 71.9 | 7.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 19.6 |
Melvin Turpin | 80 | 69 | 28.7 | 54.4 | 0.0 | 81.1 | 7.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 13.7 |
John Bagley | 78 | 77 | 31.7 | 42.3 | 24.3 | 79.1 | 3.5 | 9.4 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 11.7 |
Phil Hubbard | 23 | 21 | 27.8 | 47.0 | 0.0 | 67.9 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 11.4 |
Eddie Johnson | 32 | 4 | 19.2 | 44.0 | 36.9 | 73.3 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 9.8 |
Edgar Jones | 53 | 6 | 19.1 | 50.5 | 30.4 | 74.2 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 9.7 |
Keith Lee | 58 | 38 | 20.6 | 46.6 | 22.2 | 78.1 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 7.4 |
Johnny Davis | 39 | 0 | 15.7 | 43.0 | 18.2 | 84.8 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 7.0 |
Dirk Minniefield | 76 | 2 | 14.9 | 48.1 | 27.0 | 78.5 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 5.5 |
Ron Brewer | 40 | 3 | 13.8 | 38.6 | 29.4 | 89.2 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 5.1 |
Ron Anderson | 17 | 3 | 12.2 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 5.1 |
Ben Poquette | 81 | 3 | 18.5 | 47.7 | 20.0 | 72.0 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 5.0 |
Lonnie Shelton | 44 | 1 | 15.5 | 48.9 | 0.0 | 87.5 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 4.5 |
Mark West | 67 | 26 | 17.5 | 54.1 | 0.0 | 52.4 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 4.2 |
Ben McDonald | 21 | 0 | 12.7 | 48.3 | 0.0 | 62.5 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.9 |
Ennis Whatley | 8 | 0 | 8.3 | 47.4 | 0.0 | 57.1 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
Player Statistics Citation:[3]
Transactions
editTrades
editJune 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
editAdditions | ||
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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 | ||
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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
edit- ^ Recent Scandals: BC, Tulane and Northwestern
- ^ Hot Rod Williams Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
- ^ "1985-86 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 10, 2021.