Cleveland Cavaliers Regular Season Rosters
1977-1978 Cleveland Cavaliers Regular Season Roster
Player | Pos | HT | WT | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Draft Status | Nationality |
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Jim Brewer | PF | 6-9 | 210 | 4 | Minnesota | 1973 Rnd 1 Pick 2 | United States |
Austin Carr | G | 6-4 | 200 | 6 | Notre Dame | 1971 Rnd 1 Pick 1 | United States |
Jim Chones | FC | 6-11 | 220 | 3 | Marquette | 1973 Rnd 2 Pick 13 | United States |
Walt Frazier | PG | 6-4 | 200 | 10 | Southern Illinois | 1967 Rnd 1 Pick 5 | United States |
Terry Furlow | SG | 6-4 | 190 | 1 | Michigan State | 1976 Rnd 1 Pick 12 | United States |
Eddie Jordan | PG | 6-1 | 170 | 0 | Rutgers | 1977 Rnd 2 Pick 11 | United States |
John Lambert | C | 6-10 | 225 | 2 | USC | 1975 Rnd 1 Pick 15 | United States |
Campy Russell | F | 6-8 | 215 | 3 | Michigan | 1974 Rnd 1 Pick 8 | United States |
Bingo Smith | GF | 6-5 | 195 | 8 | Tulsa | 1969 Rnd 1 Pick 6 | United States |
Elmore Smith | C | 7-0 | 250 | 6 | Kentucky State | 1971 Rnd 1 Pick 3 | United States |
Dick Snyder | GF | 6-5 | 207 | 11 | Davidson | 1966 Rnd 2 Pick 4 | United States |
Foots Walker | PG | 6-0 | 172 | 3 | West Georgia | 1974 Rnd 3 Pick 2 | United States |
1977-1978 Cleveland Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | F. Walker | A. Carr | C. Russell | J. Chones | E. Smith |
Rotation | T. Furlow | B. Smith | J. Lambert | ||
Lim PT | W. Frazier | D. Snyder | J. Brewer |
1977-1978 Central Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | San Antonio Spurs | 52-30 | - |
2 | Washington Bullets | 44-38 | 8 |
3 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 43-39 | 9 |
4 | Atlanta Hawks | 41-41 | 11 |
5 | New Orleans Jazz | 39-43 | 13 |
6 | Houston Rockets | 28-54 | 24 |
1977-1978 Cleveland Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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Campy Russell | 72 | 35.0 | 19.4 | 6.4 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
Jim Chones | 82 | 35.4 | 15.0 | 10.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
Austin Carr | 82 | 26.7 | 12.3 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
Elmore Smith | 81 | 24.6 | 12.5 | 8.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
Bingo Smith | 82 | 19.3 | 10.3 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
Walt Frazier | 51 | 32.6 | 16.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
Foots Walker | 81 | 30.8 | 9.0 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
Terry Furlow | 53 | 15.6 | 8.9 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
Jim Brewer | 80 | 22.5 | 5.0 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
John Lambert | 76 | 14.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
Dick Snyder | 58 | 11.4 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
Eddie Jordan | 22 | 7.8 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
1977-1978 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Jim Brewer was selected as the #2 pick in the First Round of the 1973 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Jim Brewer signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on September 1, 1973. Austin Carr was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1971 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Austin Carr signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on September 1, 1971. John Lambert was selected as the #15 pick in the First Round of the 1975 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. John Lambert signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on July 2, 1975. Campy Russell was selected as the #8 pick in the First Round of the 1974 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Campy Russell signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on July 26, 1974. Foots Walker was selected as the #2 pick in the 3 Round of the 1974 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Foots Walker signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on June 20, 1974. Foots Walker re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on September 1, 1977. |
Acquired via Draft Rights Trade |
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Draft Rights to Jim Chones, the #13 pick in the Second Round of the 1973 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Los Angeles Lakers on May 17, 1974. Jim Chones signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on May 20, 1974. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Walt Frazier was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the New York Knicks on October 7, 1977. Terry Furlow was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Philadelphia Sixers on October 3, 1977. Elmore Smith was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Milwaukee Bucks on January 13, 1977. Dick Snyder was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Seattle SuperSonics on May 27, 1974. |
Acquired via Expansion Draft |
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Bingo Smith was taken in the 1970 Expansion Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the San Diego Rockets on May 11, 1970. |
1977-1978 Cleveland Cavaliers Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Nick Mileti | Owner | 1970-1971 | N/A |
Bill Fitch | Head Coach, General Manager | 1970-1971 | N/A |
Joe Tait | Radio Broadcaster | 1970-1971 | N/A |