Cleveland Cavaliers Regular Season Rosters

2004-2005 Cleveland Cavaliers Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
52 DeSagana Diop C 7-0 280 3 Oak Hill Academy (Virginia) 2001 Rnd 1 Pick 8 Senegal
90 Drew Gooden FC 6-10 250 2 Kansas 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
12 Lucious Harris SG 6-5 190 11 Long Beach State 1993 Rnd 2 Pick 1 United States
11 Zydrunas Ilgauskas C 7-3 260 8 BC Aisciai-Atletas (Lithuania) 1996 Rnd 1 Pick 20 Lithuania
33 Luke Jackson SF 6-7 215 0 Oregon 2004 Rnd 1 Pick 10 United States
23 LeBron James F 6-9 250 1 St. Vincent St. Mary High School (Ohio) 2003 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
0 Jeff McInnis G 6-4 190 7 North Carolina 1996 Rnd 2 Pick 8 United States
6 Jerome Moiso FC 6-10 235 4 UCLA 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 11 France
14 Ira Newble G-F 6-7 220 5 Miami (OH) 1997 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
3 Sasha Pavlovic GF 6-7 235 1 Buducnost (Montenegro) 2003 Rnd 1 Pick 19 Serbia
20 Eric Snow G 6-3 190 9 Michigan State 1995 Rnd 2 Pick 14 United States
50 James Thomas F 6-8 235 0 Texas 2004 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
32 Robert Traylor F-C 6-8 284 6 Michigan 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
17 Anderson Varejao C 6-10 273 0 Barca (Spain) 2004 Rnd 2 Pick 1 Brazil
2 Dajuan Wagner G 6-2 200 2 Memphis 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
44 Jiri Welsch F 6-6 208 2 Union Olimpija (Slovenia) 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 16 Czech Republic
47 Scott Williams FC 6-10 230 14 North Carolina 1990 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States

2004-2005 Cleveland Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. McInnis I. Newble L. James D. Gooden Z. Ilgauskas
Rotation E. Snow L. Harris L. Jackson R. Traylor A. Varejao
Rotation D. Wagner S. Pavlovic     S. Williams
Rotation         D. Diop
Lim PT     J. Welsch    

2004-2005 Central Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Detroit Pistons54-28-
2Chicago Bulls47-357
3Indiana Pacers44-3810
4Cleveland Cavaliers42-4012
5Milwaukee Bucks30-5224

2004-2005 Cleveland Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
LeBron James All-NBA Second Team (2005)
LeBron James Player Of The Month (Nov 04, Jan 05)
LeBron James Player Of The Week (11/14/04, 11/28/04, 01/23/05)
LeBron James Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection (2005)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (2005)
LeBron James Rising Stars Challenge Participant (2005)
Eric Snow J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (2005)

2004-2005 Cleveland Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
LeBron James 80 42.4 27.2 7.3 7.2 2.2 0.7 3.3
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 78 33.5 16.9 8.6 1.3 0.7 2.1 2.4
Drew Gooden 82 30.8 14.4 9.2 1.6 0.9 0.9 1.6
Jeff McInnis 76 34.9 12.8 2.1 5.1 0.7 0.0 1.5
Ira Newble 74 24.8 5.9 3.0 1.2 0.7 0.2 0.8
Robert Traylor 74 17.9 5.5 4.5 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.0
Eric Snow 81 22.8 4.0 1.9 3.9 0.8 0.2 1.1
Sasha Pavlovic 65 13.3 4.8 1.1 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.7
Lucious Harris 73 15.5 4.3 1.7 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.4
Anderson Varejao 54 16.0 4.9 4.8 0.5 0.8 0.7 0.5
Jiri Welsch 16 12.0 2.9 1.8 1.2 0.3 0.0 0.9
Dajuan Wagner 11 9.3 4.0 0.2 1.2 0.5 0.0 0.8
DeSagana Diop 39 7.8 1.0 1.8 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.3
Scott Williams 19 8.0 1.7 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3
Luke Jackson 10 4.3 2.9 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2
Jerome Moiso 4 6.8 1.5 1.8 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.0

2004-2005 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

DeSagana Diop was selected as the #8 pick in the First Round of the 2001 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. DeSagana Diop signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on July 5, 2001.

Zydrunas Ilgauskas was selected as the #20 pick in the First Round of the 1996 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Zydrunas Ilgauskas signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on August 1, 1996. Zydrunas Ilgauskas signed a multi-year extension with the Cleveland Cavaliers on January 29, 1999.

Luke Jackson was selected as the #10 pick in the First Round of the 2004 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Luke Jackson signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on July 1, 2004.

LeBron James was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 2003 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. LeBron James signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on July 3, 2003.

Dajuan Wagner was selected as the #6 pick in the First Round of the 2002 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Dajuan Wagner signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on July 16, 2002.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Anderson Varejao, the #1 pick in the Second Round of the 2004 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Orlando Magic on July 23, 2004. Anderson Varejao signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on August 18, 2004.

Acquired via Trade

Drew Gooden was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Orlando Magic on July 23, 2004.

Jeff McInnis was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Portland Trail Blazers on January 21, 2004.

Sasha Pavlovic was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Charlotte Hornets on June 23, 2004.

Eric Snow was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Philadelphia Sixers on July 20, 2004.

Jiri Welsch was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Boston Celtics on February 24, 2005.

Acquired via Free Agency

Lucious Harris signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on October 1, 2004.

Ira Newble signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on July 22, 2003.

Robert Traylor signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on August 24, 2004.

Scott Williams signed a contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on September 28, 2004.

2004-2005 Cleveland Cavaliers Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
George Gund Owner 1983-1984 N/A
Gordon Gund Owner 1983-1984 N/A
Dan Gilbert Owner, Chairman 2004-2005 N/A
Jeff Cohen Minority Owner, Vice Chairman 2004-2005 N/A
Nate Forbes Vice Chairman 2004-2005 N/A
Len Komoroski Chief Executive Officer 2003-2004 N/A
Tracy Marek Chief Marketing Officer 2003-2004 N/A
Kerry Bubolz President of Business Operations 2004-2005 N/A
Marvin Cross Director of Team Security 1981-1982 N/A
Paul Silas Head Coach 2003-2004 Head Coach (New Orleans Pelicans, 1998 to 2003)
Brendan Malone Head Coach, Assistant Coach 2004-2005 Assistant Coach (New York Knicks, 2003 to 2004)
Hank Egan Assistant Coach 2003-2004 Assistant Coach (Golden State Warriors, 2002 to 2003)
Stephen Silas Assistant Coach 2003-2004 Assistant Coach (New Orleans Pelicans, 2000 to 2003)
Kenny Natt Assistant Coach 2004-2005 Assistant Coach (Utah Jazz, 1995 to 2004)
Jim Paxson Chief Operating Officer, General Manager 1999-2000 Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations (Cleveland Cavaliers, 1998 to 1999)
Chico Averbuck Director of International Scouting 2001-2002 N/A
Wes Wilcox College Scout 2004-2005 Advance Scout (Cleveland Cavaliers, 2003 to 2004)
Mark Cashman Equipment Manager 2001-2002 N/A
Mark Warkentien General Manager, Director of Player Personnel 2004-2005 Director of Player Personnel (Portland Trail Blazers, 2003 to 2004)
Mike Bratz Assistant Coach, Director of Basketball Operations 2004-2005 Assistant Coach (Cleveland Cavaliers, 2002 to 2003)
Max Benton Head Athletic Trainer 2001-2002 Assistant Athletic Trainer (Denver Nuggets, 1995 to 2001)
Stan Kellers Strength and Conditioning Coach 1996-1997 N/A
Mike Mancias Assistant Athletic Trainer 2014-2015 Assistant Athletic Trainer (Miami Heat, 2010 to 2014)
Richard Parker, MD Team Physician 2000-2001 N/A
Joe Tait Radio Broadcaster 1970-1971 N/A