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1997-1998 Cleveland Cavaliers Regular Season Roster
Schedule | Depth Chart

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Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
23 Derek Anderson G 6-5 194 0 Kentucky 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 13 United States
2 Scott Brooks PG 5-11 165 10 UC Irvine 1987 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
6 Mitchell Butler G 6-5 210 4 UCLA 1993 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
27 Tony Dumas F 6-6 190 3 Missouri-Kansas City 1994 Rnd 1 Pick 19 United States
35 Danny Ferry F 6-10 230 7 Duke 1989 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
20 Greg Graham G 6-4 183 4 Indiana 1993 Rnd 1 Pick 17 United States
45 Cedric Henderson F 6-7 215 0 Memphis 1997 Rnd 2 Pick 16 United States
11 Zydrunas Ilgauskas C 7-3 260 1 BC Aisciai-Atletas (Lithuania) 1996 Rnd 1 Pick 20 Lithuania
32 Henry James PF 6-8 220 7 Saint Mary's 1988 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
4 Shawn Kemp F 6-10 280 8 Trinity Valley CC 1989 Rnd 1 Pick 17 United States
12 Brevin Knight G 5-10 170 0 Stanford 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 16 United States
13 Donny Marshall F 6-7 230 2 Connecticut 1995 Rnd 2 Pick 10 United States
1 Wesley Person G-F 6-6 195 3 Auburn 1994 Rnd 1 Pick 23 United States
52 Vitaly Potapenko C-F 6-10 280 1 Wright State 1996 Rnd 1 Pick 12 Ukraine
44 Shawnelle Scott C 6-10 250 2 St. John's 1994 Rnd 2 Pick 16 United States
3 Bob Sura G 6-5 200 2 Florida State 1995 Rnd 1 Pick 17 United States
30 Carl Thomas G 6-4 175 4 Eastern Michigan 1991 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States

Cleveland Depth Chart Historical Cleveland Depth Charts

  PG SG SF PF C
S Brevin Knight
4.4p 3.8r 6.4a
 Wesley Person
7.8p 2.4r 3.0a
 C. Henderson
8.4p 4.6r 2.6a
 Shawn Kemp
24.4p 11.2r 2.6a
 Z. Ilgauskas
19.0p 7.0r 0.4a
R  
 		 Derek Anderson
9.2p 2.0r 2.8a
  
 		  
 		 V. Potapenko
5.0p 2.8r 0.6a
R  
 		 Bob Sura
3.8p 1.8r 1.5a
  
 		  
 		  
 
R  
 		 Carl Thomas
2.0p 1.0r 0.0a
  
 		  
 		  
 
L Scott Brooks
3.0p 1.0r 2.0a
 M. Butler
0.0p 0.0r 0.0a
 Danny Ferry
0.8p 0.2r 0.5a
 Henry James
0.0p 0.0r 0.0a
 S. Scott
2.0p 0.0r 0.0a
L  
 		  
 		  
 		 Larry Nance
0.0p 0.0r 0.0a
  
 

* Depth Chart stats are based upon the last 5 games played.


Central Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Chicago Bulls62-20-
2Indiana Pacers58-244
3Charlotte Hornets51-3111
4Atlanta Hawks50-3212
5Cleveland Cavaliers47-3515
6Detroit Pistons37-4525
7Milwaukee Bucks36-4626
8Toronto Raptors16-6646

Cleveland Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Wesley Person Player Of The Week (12/07/97)
Brevin Knight All-Rookie First Team (1998)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas All-Rookie First Team (1998)
Cedric Henderson All-Rookie Second Team (1998)
Derek Anderson All-Rookie Second Team (1998)
Shawn Kemp Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1998)
Brevin Knight Rookie Challenge Participant (1998)
Cedric Henderson Rookie Challenge Participant (1998)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Rookie Challenge Participant (1998)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Rookie Challenge MVP (1998)

Cleveland Season Stat Leaders Full Team Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Shawn Kemp 80 34.6 18.0 9.3 2.5 1.4 1.1 3.4
Wesley Person 82 39.0 14.7 4.4 2.3 1.6 0.6 1.3
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 82 29.0 13.9 8.8 0.9 0.6 1.6 1.8
Derek Anderson 67 27.4 11.5 2.8 3.4 1.3 0.2 1.9
Cedric Henderson 82 30.8 10.1 4.0 2.0 1.2 0.5 2.0
Brevin Knight 80 31.0 9.0 3.2 8.2 2.5 0.2 2.4
Vitaly Potapenko 80 17.6 7.1 3.9 0.7 0.3 0.3 1.6
Bob Sura 46 20.5 5.8 2.0 3.7 1.0 0.2 2.0
Danny Ferry 69 15.0 4.2 1.7 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.8
Henry James 28 5.9 2.9 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4
Greg Graham 6 9.3 2.7 0.2 1.0 0.2 0.0 1.7
Carl Thomas 29 9.4 2.7 1.3 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.4
Mitchell Butler 18 11.4 2.1 1.2 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.4
Scott Brooks 43 7.3 1.8 0.7 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.3
Tony Dumas 8 5.9 1.8 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.6
Shawnelle Scott 41 4.6 1.1 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2

Cleveland Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Derek Anderson was selected as the #13 pick in the First Round of the 1997 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Derek Anderson signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on July 7, 1997.

Cedric Henderson was selected as the #16 pick in the Second Round of the 1997 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Cedric Henderson signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on September 17, 1997.

Zydrunas Ilgauskas was selected as the #20 pick in the First Round of the 1996 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Zydrunas Ilgauskas signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on August 1, 1996.

Brevin Knight was selected as the #16 pick in the First Round of the 1997 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Brevin Knight signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on July 7, 1997.

Vitaly Potapenko was selected as the #12 pick in the First Round of the 1996 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Vitaly Potapenko signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on July 26, 1996.

Bob Sura was selected as the #17 pick in the First Round of the 1995 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Bob Sura signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on September 29, 1995. Bob Sura signed a multi-year extension with the Cleveland Cavaliers on September 26, 1997.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Danny Ferry, the #2 pick in the First Round of the 1989 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Los Angeles Clippers on November 16, 1989. Danny Ferry signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on June 1, 1990.

Acquired via Trade

Shawn Kemp was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Seattle SuperSonics on September 25, 1997. Shawn Kemp signed a multi-year extension with the Cleveland Cavaliers on October 16, 1997.

Wesley Person was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Phoenix Suns on October 1, 1997. Wesley Person re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on October 29, 1997.

Acquired via Free Agency

Scott Brooks signed a contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on December 12, 1997.

Mitchell Butler signed a contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on September 30, 1997.

Henry James signed a contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on September 18, 1997.

Shawnelle Scott signed a contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on August 28, 1996. Shawnelle Scott re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on September 9, 1997.

Carl Thomas signed a contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on February 2, 1998. Carl Thomas re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on February 12, 1998. Carl Thomas re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on February 22, 1998.