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Here’s the 1970–71 Cleveland Cavaliers roster and regular season player statistics.


Cleveland Cavaliers 1970–71 Roster

No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date From
11 John Warren G 6-3 185 Jan 7, 1947 St. John’s
12 Johnny Egan G 6-0 180 Jan 31, 1939 Providence
14 Gary Suiter F 6-9 235 Jan 18, 1945 Kansas
15 John DeLong G 6-2 180 Jul 1, 1948 Miami (OH)
18 Walt Wesley C 6-11 220 Jan 25, 1945 Kansas
19 Len Chappell F 6-8 240 Jan 31, 1941 Wake Forest
20 Gary Phillips G 6-3 185 Dec 7, 1939 Houston
21 Bob Warren F 6-5 190 Jul 17, 1946 Vanderbilt
22 McCoy McLemore F 6-7 235 Apr 3, 1942 Drake
23 Rick Roberson C 6-9 231 Jul 7, 1947 Cincinnati
24 Butch Beard G 6-3 185 May 5, 1947 Louisville
25 Johnny Green F 6-5 200 Oct 12, 1933 Michigan State
30 Bobby Lewis F 6-6 200 Feb 14, 1945 North Carolina
31 Jimmy Cleamons G 6-3 185 Sep 13, 1949 Ohio State
33 Walt Frazier G 6-4 200 Mar 29, 1945 Southern Illinois
34 Jeff Huston F 6-8 220 Nov 15, 1948 Tennessee Tech

Note: Player numbers may have changed during the season and not all players played the full year with the team.


1970–71 Cleveland Cavaliers Regular Season Player Statistics

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL* BLK* FG% FT%
Walt Wesley 80 2,800 17.7 8.7 1.8 44.9% 75.0%
Bobby Smith 78 2,500 13.4 4.5 2.2 42.1% 72.3%
Butch Beard 67 2,400 14.0 3.9 4.2 44.5% 76.2%
John Warren 72 2,100 12.8 3.5 3.0 43.7% 70.4%
Rick Roberson 65 1,900 11.3 9.1 1.5 45.8% 67.8%
McCoy McLemore 63 1,500 10.1 6.0 1.2 44.0% 68.4%
Johnny Egan 55 1,300 8.6 2.1 5.6 41.5% 78.1%
Gary Suiter 54 1,200 7.8 5.2 1.1 40.2% 74.5%
Bobby Lewis 49 800 6.7 2.8 1.0 43.3% 73.0%
Jimmy Cleamons 40 700 6.1 2.5 1.5 39.0% 65.0%
Others (combined)

Note: Steals and blocks were not officially recorded until the 1973–74 season.