1985–86 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach
General managerHarry Weltman
Owners
ArenaColiseum at Richfield
Results
Record29–53 (.354)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Central)
Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWUAB
RadioWWWE

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

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

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

1985–86 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
PG 5 Bagley, John 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1960-04-23 Boston College
SG 10 Brewer, Ron 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1955-07-16 Arkansas
SG 21 Free, World B. (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1953-12-09 Guilford
SF 32 Hinson, Roy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1961-05-02 Rutgers
SF 35 Hubbard, Phil Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1956-12-13 Michigan
SG 3 Johnson, Jr., Eddie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1955-02-24 Auburn
PF 44 Jones, Edgar 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1956-06-17 Nevada
PF 24 Lee, Keith 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1962-12-28 Memphis
SF 33 McDonald, Ben 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1962-07-20 UC Irvine
PG 14 Minniefield, Dirk 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1961-01-17 Kentucky
PF 50 Poquette, Ben 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1955-05-07 Central Michigan
PF 8 Shelton, Lonnie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1955-10-19 Oregon State
C 54 Turpin, Melvin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1960-12-28 Kentucky
C 41 West, Mark 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1960-11-05 Old Dominion
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 16, 1986

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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1October 25, 1985@ Chicago
2October 26, 1985Boston
November: 6–7 (home: 2–3; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
11November 16, 1985@ Chicago
12November 19, 1985Golden State
15November 24, 1985Atlanta W 98–90 Coliseum at Richfield
6,145		 6–9
16November 26, 1985@ Detroit
December: 7–8 (home: 4–6; road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
20December 7, 1985Denver
21December 10, 1985Detroit
24December 14, 1985Boston
25December 17, 1985Houston
28December 22, 1985Dallas
30December 27, 1985@ Detroit
32December 30, 1985Chicago
January: 4–11 (home: 4–3; road: 0–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
36January 8, 1986@ Boston
39January 16, 1986@ Atlanta L 99–116 The Omni
4,961		 16–23
42January 22, 1986Detroit
44January 27, 1986@ Denver
45January 28, 1986@ Houston
47January 31, 1986@ Dallas
February: 5–7 (home: 4–4; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
48February 4, 1986Atlanta L 104–105 Coliseum at Richfield
6,702		 18–30
55February 20, 1986Detroit
58February 26, 1986@ Atlanta L 109–129 The Omni
6,504		 23–35
59February 28, 1986@ Chicago
March: 5–10 (home: 1–5; road: 4–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
63March 8, 1986@ Golden State
69March 18, 1986vs. Boston
(at Hartford, CT)
71March 22, 1986Chicago
72March 25, 1986Atlanta L 91–97 Coliseum at Richfield
7,178		 26–46
74March 29, 1986@ Atlanta W 123–105 The Omni
9,056		 28–46
April: 1–7 (home: 1–2; road: 0–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
75April 1, 1986Boston
79April 7, 1986@ Detroit
81April 11, 1986@ Boston
82April 13, 1986Chicago
1985–86 schedule

Player stats

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 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

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
  3. ↑ "1985-86 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
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