Cleveland Cavaliers Regular Season Rosters

1972-1973 Cleveland Cavaliers Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Austin Carr G 6-4 200 1 Notre Dame 1971 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
Jim Cleamons SG 6-3 185 1 Ohio State 1971 Rnd 1 Pick 13 United States
Barry Clemens PF 6-6 210 7 Ohio Wesleyan 1965 Rnd 3 Pick 2 United States
Dwight Davis PF 6-8 220 0 Houston 1972 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
John Johnson SF 6-7 200 2 Iowa 1970 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
Steve Patterson C 6-9 225 1 UCLA 1970 Rnd 8 Pick 10 United States
Rick Roberson FC 6-9 231 3 Cincinnati 1969 Rnd 1 Pick 15 United States
Bob Rule FC 6-9 220 5 Colorado State 1967 Rnd 2 Pick 7 United States
Bingo Smith GF 6-5 195 3 Tulsa 1969 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
Dave Sorenson PF 6-8 225 2 Ohio State 1970 Rnd 2 Pick 9 United States
Cornell Warner FC 6-9 220 2 Jackson State 1970 Rnd 2 Pick 7 United States
John Warren G 6-3 180 3 St. John's 1969 Rnd 1 Pick 11 United States
Walt Wesley C 6-11 220 6 Kansas 1966 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
Lenny Wilkens PG 6-1 180 12 Providence 1960 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States

1972-1973 Cleveland Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters L. Wilkens A. Carr J. Johnson D. Davis R. Roberson
Rotation   J. Cleamons B. Smith B. Clemens S. Patterson
Rotation   J. Warren      
Lim PT       C. Warner  
Lim PT       B. Rule  

1972-1973 Central Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Baltimore Bullets52-30-
2Atlanta Hawks46-366
3Houston Rockets33-4919
4Cleveland Cavaliers32-5020

1972-1973 Cleveland Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Dwight Davis All-Rookie First Team (1973)
Lenny Wilkens Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1973)

1972-1973 Cleveland Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Austin Carr 82 37.8 20.5 4.5 3.4
Lenny Wilkens 75 39.6 20.5 4.6 8.4
John Johnson 82 34.3 14.4 6.7 3.8
Rick Roberson 62 34.3 12.6 11.2 2.2
Dwight Davis 81 26.6 9.4 7.0 1.5
Bingo Smith 73 14.6 8.2 2.7 1.5
Barry Clemens 72 15.5 6.5 2.9 1.6
Jim Cleamons 80 17.4 5.7 2.1 2.6
Cornell Warner 68 19.5 5.7 7.5 1.0
Steve Patterson 62 11.5 2.8 3.7 0.8
Bob Rule 49 9.0 2.9 2.2 0.8
John Warren 40 7.2 3.1 1.1 0.8
Charlie Davis 6 14.3 7.3 0.8 1.7
Walt Wesley 12 9.2 3.0 3.2 0.6
Dave Sorenson 10 12.9 2.7 3.7 0.5

1972-1973 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

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.

Dwight Davis was selected as the #3 pick in the First Round of the 1972 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Dwight Davis signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on August 3, 1972.

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.

Steve Patterson was selected as the #10 pick in the 8 Round of the 1970 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. Steve Patterson signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on September 1, 1971.

Acquired via Trade

Jim Cleamons was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Los Angeles Lakers on August 31, 1972.

Barry Clemens was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Seattle SuperSonics on August 23, 1972.

Rick Roberson was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Los Angeles Lakers on October 13, 1971.

Bob Rule was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Philadelphia Sixers on November 10, 1972.

Lenny Wilkens was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Seattle SuperSonics on August 23, 1972.

Acquired via Expansion Draft

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.

Acquired via Free Agency

Cornell Warner signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on November 4, 1972.

1972-1973 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