Cleveland Cavaliers Regular Season Rosters

1984-1985 Cleveland Cavaliers Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
25 Ron Anderson GF 6-7 215 0 Fresno State 1984 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
5 John Bagley G 6-0 185 2 Boston College 1982 Rnd 1 Pick 12 United States
45 Jeff Cook FC 6-10 215 6 Idaho State 1978 Rnd 3 Pick 5 United States
16 Johnny Davis G 6-2 170 8 Dayton 1976 Rnd 2 Pick 5 United States
21 World B. Free G 6-2 185 9 Guilford 1975 Rnd 2 Pick 5 United States
10 Butch Graves G 6-3 200 0 Yale 1984 Rnd 3 Pick 21 United States
32 Roy Hinson FC 6-9 210 1 Rutgers 1983 Rnd 1 Pick 20 United States
35 Phil Hubbard FC 6-8 215 5 Michigan 1979 Rnd 1 Pick 15 United States
20 Geoff Huston G 6-2 175 5 Texas Tech 1979 Rnd 3 Pick 6 United States
44 Edgar Jones FC 6-10 225 0 Nevada 1979 Rnd 2 Pick 9 United States
50 Ben Poquette FC 6-9 235 7 Central Michigan 1977 Rnd 2 Pick 14 United States
4 Campy Russell F 6-8 215 10 Michigan 1974 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States
8 Lonnie Shelton FC 6-8 240 8 Oregon State 1976 Rnd 2 Pick 8 United States
10 Robert Smith G 5-11 165 6 UNLV 1977 Rnd 3 Pick 21 United States
  Paul Thompson GF 6-6 210 1 Tulane 1983 Rnd 3 Pick 3 United States
54 Mel Turpin C 6-11 240 0 Kentucky 1984 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
41 Mark West C 6-10 230 1 Old Dominion 1983 Rnd 2 Pick 6 United States
  Ennis Whatley SG 6-3 177 1 Alabama 1983 Rnd 1 Pick 13 United States
12 Kevin Williams G 6-2 175 1 St. John's 1983 Rnd 2 Pick 22 United States
22 Michael Wilson G 6-4 175 2 Marquette 1982 Rnd 3 Pick 1 United States

1984-1985 Cleveland Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Bagley W. Free P. Hubbard L. Shelton R. Hinson
Rotation   J. Davis   B. Poquette M. Turpin
Lim PT   K. Williams R. Anderson E. Jones M. West

1984-1985 Central Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Milwaukee Bucks59-23-
2Detroit Pistons46-3613
3Chicago Bulls38-4421
4Cleveland Cavaliers36-4623
5Atlanta Hawks34-4825
6Indiana Pacers22-6037

1984-1985 Cleveland Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
World B. Free Player Of The Week (01/13/85)

1984-1985 Cleveland Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
World B. Free 71 31.7 22.5 3.0 4.5 1.1 0.2 2.0
Roy Hinson 76 30.8 15.8 7.8 0.9 0.7 2.3 2.2
Phil Hubbard 76 29.6 15.8 6.3 1.5 1.1 0.1 2.3
Johnny Davis 76 25.3 12.4 1.6 5.6 0.6 0.1 2.0
Mel Turpin 79 24.7 10.6 5.7 0.5 0.5 1.1 1.5
John Bagley 81 29.6 9.9 3.6 8.6 1.6 0.1 2.6
Ben Poquette 79 21.0 6.7 6.0 1.0 0.6 0.7 0.9
Lonnie Shelton 57 21.8 6.4 4.7 1.7 0.8 0.3 1.3
Paul Thompson 33 21.7 10.5 3.5 1.8 1.2 0.6 1.3
Mark West 65 13.6 3.9 3.8 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.9
Edgar Jones 26 17.2 8.2 4.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.3
Ron Anderson 36 14.4 5.8 2.4 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.9
Kevin Williams 46 9.0 3.5 1.4 1.3 0.5 0.1 1.1
Jeff Cook 18 24.4 6.1 5.8 1.3 0.3 0.5 0.9
Michael Wilson 11 15.9 7.0 1.6 2.2 0.9 0.3 1.4
Geoff Huston 8 11.6 3.2 0.1 2.9 0.0 0.0 1.0
Robert Smith 7 6.9 2.3 0.6 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.4
Campy Russell 3 8.0 2.0 1.7 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.7
Butch Graves 4 2.8 1.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2

1984-1985 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Ron Anderson was selected as the #3 pick in the Second Round of the 1984 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Ron Anderson signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on August 15, 1984.

John Bagley was selected as the #12 pick in the First Round of the 1982 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. John Bagley signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on August 1, 1982. John Bagley re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on September 27, 1984.

Roy Hinson was selected as the #20 pick in the First Round of the 1983 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Roy Hinson signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on August 11, 1983.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Mel Turpin, the #6 pick in the First Round of the 1984 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Washington Wizards on June 19, 1984. Mel Turpin signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on August 24, 1984.

Acquired via Trade

Johnny Davis was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Atlanta Hawks on August 8, 1984.

World B. Free was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Golden State Warriors on December 15, 1982. World B. Free re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on October 10, 1983.

Phil Hubbard was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Detroit Pistons on February 17, 1982. Phil Hubbard re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on September 1, 1983.

Edgar Jones was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the San Antonio Spurs on December 14, 1984.

Ben Poquette was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Utah Jazz on October 14, 1983.

Lonnie Shelton was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Seattle SuperSonics on June 27, 1983.

Acquired via Free Agency

Mark West signed a contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on November 23, 1984.

Kevin Williams signed a contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on December 20, 1984. Kevin Williams re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on December 30, 1984. Kevin Williams re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on January 10, 1985.

1984-1985 Cleveland Cavaliers Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
George Gund Owner 1983-1984 N/A
Gordon Gund Owner, Majority Owner 1983-1984 N/A
Marvin Cross Director of Team Security 1981-1982 N/A
George Karl Head Coach 1984-1985 Assistant Coach (San Antonio Spurs, 1978 to 1980)
Harry Weltman General Manager 1982-1983 N/A
Gary Briggs Head Athletic Trainer 1982-1983 N/A
Joe Tait Radio Broadcaster 1970-1971 N/A