Cleveland Cavaliers Regular Season Rosters

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1970-1971 Cleveland Cavaliers Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Cliff Anderson G 6-2 200 2 Saint Joseph's 1967 Rnd 4 Pick 4 United States
Butch Beard G 6-3 185 1 Louisville 1969 Rnd 1 Pick 10 United States
Joe Cooke G 6-3 175 0 Indiana 1970 Rnd 6 Pick 9 United States
Johnny Egan PG 5-11 180 9 Providence 1961 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
Gary Freeman PF 6-9 210 0 Oregon State 1970 Rnd 1 Pick 16 United States
Cliff Harris F 6-7 195 0 Hardin-Simmons 1971 Rnd 4 Pick 1 United States
John Johnson SF 6-7 200 0 Iowa 1970 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
Bobby Lewis SG 6-3 175 3 North Carolina 1967 Rnd 4 Pick 8 United States
Gerald Lockett F 6-8 190 0 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1971 Rnd 3 Pick 1 United States
McCoy McLemore SF 6-7 230 6 Drake 1964 Rnd 3 Pick 7 United States
Larry Mikan SF 6-7 210 0 Minnesota 1970 Rnd 4 Pick 13 United States
Luther Rackley C 6-10 220 1 Xavier 1969 Rnd 3 Pick 8 United States
Bingo Smith GF 6-5 195 1 Tulsa 1969 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
Dave Sorenson PF 6-8 225 0 Ohio State 1970 Rnd 2 Pick 9 United States
Gary Suiter PF 6-9 225 0 Midwestern State 1970 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
John Warren G 6-3 180 1 St. John's 1969 Rnd 1 Pick 11 United States
Bobby Washington PG 5-11 175 0 Eastern Kentucky 1969 Rnd 12 Pick 13 United States
Walt Wesley C 6-11 220 4 Kansas 1966 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States

1970-1971 Cleveland Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Warren B. Smith J. Johnson D. Sorenson W. Wesley
Rotation B. Washington B. Lewis L. Mikan   L. Rackley
Rotation   J. Cooke      
Lim PT   B. Beard   G. Freeman  

1970-1971 Central Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Baltimore Bullets42-40-
2Atlanta Hawks36-466
3Cincinnati Royals33-499
4Cleveland Cavaliers15-6727

1970-1971 Cleveland Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
John Johnson Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1971)

1970-1971 Cleveland Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Walt Wesley 82 29.6 17.7 8.7 1.0
Bingo Smith 77 30.3 15.2 5.6 3.4
John Johnson 67 34.5 16.6 6.8 4.8
John Warren 82 31.8 11.5 4.2 4.2
Dave Sorenson 79 24.6 11.3 6.2 2.1
McCoy McLemore 58 31.7 11.7 8.0 3.0
Luther Rackley 74 19.4 7.6 5.3 0.9
Bobby Lewis 79 23.4 5.9 2.6 3.1
Bobby Washington 47 17.5 7.4 2.2 4.0
Joe Cooke 73 9.9 4.3 1.6 1.3
Larry Mikan 53 10.1 3.0 2.6 0.8
Johnny Egan 26 15.8 4.0 1.2 2.2
Cliff Anderson 23 7.4 3.4 1.6 0.7
Gary Suiter 30 4.7 1.4 1.4 0.1
Len Chappell 6 14.3 6.8 3.0 0.2
Gary Freeman 11 4.3 1.4 0.7 0.4

1970-1971 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Joe Cooke was selected as the #9 pick in the 6 Round of the 1970 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Joe Cooke signed a contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on September 1, 1970.

John Johnson was selected as the #7 pick in the First Round of the 1970 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. John Johnson signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on September 1, 1970.

Dave Sorenson was selected as the #9 pick in the Second Round of the 1970 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Dave Sorenson signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on September 1, 1970.

Acquired via Trade

Gary Freeman was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Milwaukee Bucks on February 1, 1971.

Acquired via Waiver Claim

Bobby Washington was claimed off of the waiver wire by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Milwaukee Bucks on December 11, 1970.

Acquired via Expansion Draft

Butch Beard was taken in the 1970 Expansion Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Atlanta Hawks on May 11, 1970.

Bobby Lewis was taken in the 1970 Expansion Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Golden State Warriors on May 11, 1970.

Luther Rackley was taken in the 1970 Expansion Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Cincinnati Royals on May 11, 1970.

Bingo Smith was taken in the 1970 Expansion Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the San Diego Rockets on May 11, 1970.

John Warren was taken in the 1970 Expansion Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the New York Knicks on May 11, 1970.

Walt Wesley was taken in the 1970 Expansion Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Chicago Bulls on May 11, 1970.

Acquired via Free Agency

Larry Mikan signed a contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on November 7, 1970.

1970-1971 Cleveland Cavaliers Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Bill Fitch Head Coach 1970-1971 N/A
Nick Mileti Owner, General Manager 1970-1971 N/A
Joe Tait Radio Broadcaster 1970-1971 N/A