Last Updated on May 9, 2026 by Mat Diekhake
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Here is the 1997–98 Cleveland Cavaliers roster and player statistics — a season marked by youth, promising development, and the debut of Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
Roster
| NO. | PLAYER NAME | POS | HT | WT | DOB | COLLEGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wesley Person | SG | 6-6 | 195 | March 28, 1971 | Auburn |
| 2 | Scott Brooks | PG | 5-11 | 165 | July 31, 1965 | TCU, University of California, Irvine |
| 3 | Bob Sura | SG | 6-5 | 200 | March 25, 1973 | Florida State |
| 4 | Shawn Kemp | PF | 6-10 | 230 | November 26, 1969 | Trinity Valley CC, Kentucky |
| 6 | Mitchell Butler | SG | 6-5 | 210 | December 15, 1970 | UCLA |
| 11 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas | C | 7-3 | 238 | June 5, 1975 | |
| 12 | Brevin Knight | PG | 5-10 | 173 | November 8, 1975 | Stanford |
| 20 | Greg Graham | SG | 6-4 | 174 | November 26, 1970 | Indiana |
| 23 | Derek Anderson | SF | 6-5 | 194 | July 18, 1974 | Ohio State, Kentucky |
| 27 | Tony Dumas | SG | 6-6 | 190 | August 25, 1972 | Missouri-Kansas City |
| 30 | Carl Thomas | SG | 6-4 | 175 | October 3, 1969 | Eastern Michigan |
| 32 | Henry James | PF | 6-8 | 220 | July 29, 1965 | South Plains College, St. Mary’s University |
| 35 | Danny Ferry | PF | 6-10 | 230 | October 17, 1966 | Duke |
| 44 | Shawnelle Scott | C | 6-10 | 250 | June 16, 1972 | St. John’s |
| 45 | Cedric Henderson | SF | 6-7 | 215 | March 11, 1975 | Memphis |
| 52 | Vitaly Potapenko | C | 6-10 | 280 | March 21, 1975 | Wright State University |
Player Statistics (Per Game Averages)
| Player | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Kemp | 82 | 37.2 | 18.0 | 9.2 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | .443 | .083 | .741 |
| Wesley Person | 82 | 39.0 | 14.7 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | .457 | .433 | .862 |
| Brevin Knight | 70 | 31.5 | 9.6 | 2.6 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 0.1 | .394 | .179 | .768 |
| Cedric Henderson | 82 | 30.6 | 10.1 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | .500 | .242 | .707 |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 82 | 25.4 | 13.9 | 8.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.6 | .518 | .000 | .754 |
| Derek Anderson | 66 | 21.7 | 11.7 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 | .431 | .364 | .774 |
| Bob Sura | 69 | 24.3 | 8.8 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | .411 | .301 | .681 |
| Johnny Newman | 68 | 18.3 | 7.1 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | .436 | .314 | .809 |
| Danny Ferry | 69 | 18.6 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | .437 | .371 | .822 |
| Vitaly Potapenko | 69 | 20.0 | 6.5 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .503 | — | .636 |
| Corie Blount | 69 | 13.0 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | .518 | — | .662 |
| Mitchell Butler | 49 | 12.2 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | .425 | .200 | .719 |
| Derek Strong | 14 | 10.6 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .481 | — | .727 |