Cleveland Cavaliers Regular Season Rosters

2011-2012 Cleveland Cavaliers Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
  Kelenna Azubuike F-G 6-5 220 5 Kentucky 2005 NBA Draft, Undrafted England / Nigeria
36 Omri Casspi F 6-9 225 2 Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv (Israel) 2009 Rnd 1 Pick 23 Israel
9 Semih Erden C 7-0 240 1 Fenerbahce Beko (Turkey) 2008 Rnd 2 Pick 30 Turkey
8 Christian Eyenga GF 6-7 210 1 CB Prat (Spain) 2009 Rnd 1 Pick 30 Democratic Republic of the Congo
33 Alonzo Gee SF 6-6 225 2 Alabama 2009 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
1 Daniel Gibson G 6-2 200 5 Texas 2006 Rnd 2 Pick 12 United States
44 Luke Harangody F 6-8 245 1 Notre Dame 2010 Rnd 2 Pick 22 United States
6 Manny Harris G 6-5 185 1 Michigan 2010 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
5 Ryan Hollins C 7-0 230 5 UCLA 2006 Rnd 2 Pick 20 United States
  Lester Hudson G 6-3 190 2 Tennessee-Martin 2009 Rnd 2 Pick 28 United States
2 Kyrie Irving G 6-2 195 0 Duke 2011 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States / Australia
4 Antawn Jamison F 6-9 235 13 North Carolina 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
24 Jason Kapono SF 6-8 213 8 UCLA 2003 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
12 D.J. Kennedy GF 6-6 215 0 St. John's 2011 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
18 Anthony Parker GF 6-6 215 8 Bradley 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 21 United States
24 Samardo Samuels FC 6-9 260 1 Louisville 2010 NBA Draft, Undrafted Jamaica
3 Ramon Sessions G 6-3 190 4 Nevada 2007 Rnd 2 Pick 26 United States
15 Donald Sloan G 6-3 205 0 Texas A&M 2010 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
21 Mychel Thompson SF 6-6 211 0 Pepperdine 2011 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States / Bahamas
13 Tristan Thompson F 6-9 254 0 Texas 2011 Rnd 1 Pick 4 Canada
  Ben Uzoh SG 6-3 205 1 Tulsa 2010 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States / Nigeria
17 Anderson Varejao C 6-10 273 7 Barca (Spain) 2004 Rnd 2 Pick 1 Brazil
32 Luke Walton F 6-8 235 8 Arizona 2003 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States

2011-2012 Cleveland Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters K. Irving A. Parker A. Gee O. Casspi A. Jamison
Rotation   D. Kennedy   L. Harangody A. Varejao
Rotation   D. Gibson     T. Thompson
Rotation   M. Harris     S. Samuels
Rotation         S. Erden
Lim PT D. Sloan     L. Walton  

2011-2012 Central Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Chicago Bulls50-16-
2Indiana Pacers42-248
3Milwaukee Bucks31-3519
4Detroit Pistons25-4125
5Cleveland Cavaliers21-4529

2011-2012 Cleveland Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Kyrie Irving Wilt Chamberlain Rookie Of The Year (2012)
Kyrie Irving All-Rookie First Team (2012)
Tristan Thompson All-Rookie Second Team (2012)
Kyrie Irving Rookie Of The Month (Jan 12, Feb 12, Mar 12)
Tristan Thompson Rising Stars Challenge Participant (2012)
Kyrie Irving Rising Stars Challenge Participant (2012)
Kyrie Irving Rising Stars Challenge MVP (2012)
Kyrie Irving Skills Challenge Participant (2012)

2011-2012 Cleveland Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Antawn Jamison 65 33.1 17.2 6.3 2.0 0.8 0.7 1.4
Kyrie Irving 51 30.5 18.5 3.7 5.4 1.1 0.4 3.1
Alonzo Gee 63 29.0 10.6 5.1 1.8 1.3 0.3 1.8
Tristan Thompson 60 23.7 8.2 6.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.4
Omri Casspi 65 20.6 7.1 3.5 1.0 0.6 0.3 1.0
Ramon Sessions 41 24.5 10.5 3.1 5.2 0.7 0.0 2.0
Anthony Parker 51 25.1 7.2 2.7 2.4 0.7 0.1 1.0
Samardo Samuels 54 15.3 5.4 3.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.0
Anderson Varejao 25 31.4 10.8 11.5 1.7 1.4 0.7 1.8
Daniel Gibson 35 26.2 7.5 2.9 2.2 0.7 0.5 1.3
Manny Harris 26 17.5 6.7 2.7 1.2 0.5 0.2 1.0
Donald Sloan 25 24.3 6.6 2.4 3.7 0.4 0.1 1.7
Lester Hudson 13 24.2 12.7 3.5 2.7 1.1 0.2 2.3
Semih Erden 28 11.9 3.5 2.6 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.6
Ryan Hollins 24 15.1 3.7 2.3 0.2 0.2 0.5 1.0
Luke Harangody 21 11.0 2.9 2.5 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2
Luke Walton 21 14.2 2.0 1.7 1.4 0.1 0.0 1.2
Mychel Thompson 5 18.9 3.6 1.0 1.4 0.4 0.2 1.0
D.J. Kennedy 2 29.4 6.0 3.5 1.5 1.0 0.0 1.5
Christian Eyenga 6 13.9 1.5 2.0 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.3
Ben Uzoh 2 6.3 2.0 2.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0

2011-2012 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Daniel Gibson was selected as the #12 pick in the Second Round of the 2006 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Daniel Gibson signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on July 7, 2006. Daniel Gibson re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on July 15, 2008.

Kyrie Irving was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 2011 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Kyrie Irving signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on December 9, 2011.

Tristan Thompson was selected as the #4 pick in the First Round of the 2011 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Tristan Thompson signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on December 15, 2011.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Anderson Varejao, the #1 pick in the Second Round of the 2004 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Orlando Magic on July 23, 2004. Anderson Varejao signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on August 18, 2004. Anderson Varejao re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on December 7, 2007. Anderson Varejao re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on July 10, 2009.

Acquired via Trade

Omri Casspi was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Sacramento Kings on June 30, 2011.

Semih Erden was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Boston Celtics on February 24, 2011.

Luke Harangody was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Boston Celtics on February 24, 2011.

Antawn Jamison was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Washington Wizards on February 17, 2010.

Luke Walton was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Los Angeles Lakers on March 15, 2012.

Acquired via Free Agency

Alonzo Gee signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on December 28, 2010.

Manny Harris signed a contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on February 21, 2012. Manny Harris re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 2, 2012. Manny Harris re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 17, 2012.

D.J. Kennedy signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on April 21, 2012.

Anthony Parker signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on July 13, 2009. Anthony Parker re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on December 12, 2011.

Samardo Samuels signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on August 16, 2010.

Donald Sloan signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 16, 2012.

2011-2012 Cleveland Cavaliers Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Dan Gilbert Owner, Chairman 2004-2005 N/A
Jeff Cohen Minority Owner, Vice Chairman 2004-2005 N/A
Nate Forbes Vice Chairman 2004-2005 N/A
Len Komoroski Chief Executive Officer 2003-2004 N/A
Tracy Marek Chief Marketing Officer 2003-2004 N/A
Kerry Bubolz President of Business Operations 2004-2005 N/A
Marvin Cross Director of Team Security 1981-1982 N/A
Byron Scott Head Coach 2010-2011 Head Coach (New Orleans Pelicans, 2004 to 2010)
Jamahl Mosley Assistant Coach 2010-2011 Assistant Coach (Denver Nuggets, 2007 to 2010)
Joe Prunty Assistant Coach 2010-2011 Assistant Coach (Portland Trail Blazers, 2008 to 2010)
Paul Pressey Assistant Coach 2010-2011 Assistant Coach (New Orleans Pelicans, 2007 to 2010)
Nate Tibbetts Assistant Coach 2011-2012 Head Coach (Tulsa 66ers, 2009 to 2011)
David Griffin VP of Basketball Operations 2010-2011 Senior Vice President of Basketball Operations (Phoenix Suns, 2007 to 2010)
Chris Grant General Manager 2010-2011 Vice President of Basketball Operations (Atlanta Hawks, 2004 to 2010)
Chico Averbuck Director of International Scouting 2001-2002 N/A
Mark Cashman Director of Team Operations 2011-2012 Equipment Manager (Cleveland Cavaliers, 2001 to 2011)
Michael Blackstone Executive Director of Basketball Operations 2010-2011 N/A
Matt Whinrey Basketball Operations Assistant 2011-2012 Assistant Coach (IUPUI, 2010 to 2012)
David Henderson Scout 2011-2012 N/A
Trent Redden Director of Player Personnel 2011-2012 Basketball Operations Manager (Cleveland Cavaliers, 2007 to 2011)
Aubrey McCreary Assistant Video Coordinator, Player Development Assistant 2011-2012 Player Development Coach (Reno Bighorns, 2010 to 2011)
Jordi Fernandez Assistant Video Coordinator, Assistant Player Development Coach 2010-2011 N/A
Max Benton Head Athletic Trainer 2001-2002 Assistant Athletic Trainer (Denver Nuggets, 1995 to 2001)
Stan Kellers Strength and Conditioning Coach 1996-1997 N/A
Derek Millender Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach 2010-2011 N/A
Steve Spiro Assistant Athletic Trainer 2010-2011 N/A
Richard Parker, MD Team Physician 2000-2001 N/A
Alfred Cianflocco, MD Team Physician 2006-2007 N/A
George Sibel Physical Therapist 2006-2007 N/A
Fred McLeod Television Play-By-Play 2006-2007 N/A
John Michael Radio Broadcaster 2011-2012 N/A
Olivier Sedra Public Address Announcer 2005-2006 N/A
Garin Narain Director of Communications 2011-2012 Communications Senior Manager (Cleveland Cavaliers, 2010 to 2011)