Cleveland Cavaliers Regular Season Rosters
1975-1976 Cleveland Cavaliers Regular Season Roster
1975-1976 Cleveland Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | J. Cleamons | B. Smith | D. Snyder | J. Chones | J. Brewer |
Rotation | F. Walker | A. Carr | C. Russell | J. Lambert | |
Rotation | L. Witte | ||||
Lim PT | R. Garrett | N. Thurmond |
1975-1976 Central Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 49-33 | - |
2 | Washington Bullets | 48-34 | 1 |
3 | Houston Rockets | 40-42 | 9 |
4 | New Orleans Jazz | 38-44 | 11 |
5 | Atlanta Hawks | 29-53 | 20 |
1975-1976 Cleveland Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Jim Cleamons | All-NBA Defensive Second Team (1976) |
Jim Brewer | All-NBA Defensive Second Team (1976) |
1975-1976 Cleveland Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK |
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Jim Chones | 82 | 33.4 | 15.8 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
Campy Russell | 82 | 23.9 | 15.0 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
Bingo Smith | 81 | 28.9 | 13.6 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
Dick Snyder | 82 | 27.7 | 12.6 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
Jim Cleamons | 82 | 34.6 | 12.2 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 |
Jim Brewer | 82 | 35.5 | 11.5 | 10.9 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
Austin Carr | 65 | 19.7 | 10.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
Foots Walker | 81 | 15.8 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.1 |
Nate Thurmond | 65 | 17.4 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
John Lambert | 54 | 6.2 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Rowland Garrett | 41 | 5.3 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
Butch Beard | 15 | 17.0 | 6.5 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
Steve Patterson | 14 | 9.7 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Luke Witte | 22 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Eric Fernsten | 4 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1975-1976 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. Luke Witte was selected as the #5 pick in the 4 Round of the 1973 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Luke Witte signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on July 2, 1973. |
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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Jim Cleamons was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Los Angeles Lakers on August 31, 1972. Rowland Garrett was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Chicago Bulls on November 27, 1975. Dick Snyder was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Seattle SuperSonics on May 27, 1974. Nate Thurmond was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Chicago Bulls on November 27, 1975. |
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. |
1975-1976 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 |