Last Updated on January 6, 2026 by Mat Diekhake
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Here is the Cleveland Cavaliers 1976–77 Roster and Regular Season Player Statistics.
Cleveland Cavaliers 1976–77 Roster
| No. |
Player |
Pos |
Ht |
Wt |
Birth Date |
College/From |
| 4 |
Nate Thurmond |
C |
6-11 |
225 |
Jul 25, 1941 |
Bowling Green |
| 5 |
Jim Brewer |
F |
6-9 |
210 |
Dec 3, 1951 |
Minnesota |
| 7 |
Campy Russell |
F |
6-8 |
215 |
Jan 12, 1952 |
Michigan |
| 10 |
Dick Snyder |
G |
6-5 |
210 |
Feb 1, 1944 |
Davidson |
| 11 |
Austin Carr |
G |
6-4 |
200 |
Mar 10, 1948 |
Notre Dame |
| 14 |
Foots Walker |
G |
6-0 |
172 |
May 21, 1951 |
West Georgia |
| 15 |
Jim Cleamons |
G |
6-3 |
185 |
Sep 13, 1949 |
Ohio State |
| 20 |
Bingo Smith |
F |
6-5 |
195 |
Feb 26, 1946 |
Tulsa |
| 23 |
Elmore Smith |
C |
7-0 |
250 |
May 9, 1949 |
Kentucky State |
| 33 |
John Lambert |
C |
6-10 |
225 |
Jan 14, 1953 |
USC |
| 44 |
Rowland Garrett |
F |
6-6 |
210 |
Jul 16, 1950 |
Florida State |
1976–77 Cleveland Cavaliers Regular Season Per Game
| PLR |
POS |
AGE |
GP |
GS |
MIN |
PTS |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TOV |
FGA |
FGM |
FG% |
3PA |
3PM |
3P% |
FTA |
FTM |
FT% |
| Campy Russell |
SF |
25 |
70 |
47 |
30.1 |
16.5 |
6.0 |
2.7 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
2.8 |
14.3 |
6.2 |
.434 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
5.3 |
4.1 |
.778 |
| Austin Carr |
SG |
28 |
82 |
67 |
29.4 |
16.2 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
2.7 |
14.9 |
6.8 |
.457 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
3.3 |
2.6 |
.795 |
| Bingo Smith |
SF |
30 |
81 |
32 |
26.4 |
14.5 |
3.9 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
14.2 |
6.3 |
.446 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
2.2 |
1.8 |
.818 |
| Jim Chones |
C |
27 |
82 |
69 |
29.0 |
12.9 |
8.4 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
3.1 |
11.9 |
5.5 |
.463 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
2.6 |
1.9 |
.731 |
| Jim Cleamons |
PG |
27 |
60 |
60 |
34.1 |
10.4 |
4.6 |
5.1 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
9.9 |
4.3 |
.434 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
2.5 |
1.9 |
.757 |
| Dick Snyder |
SG |
32 |
82 |
18 |
20.5 |
9.3 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
8.5 |
3.9 |
.456 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
.852 |
| Elmore Smith |
C |
27 |
36 |
8 |
18.8 |
8.7 |
6.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
7.1 |
3.6 |
.504 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
3.0 |
1.6 |
.519 |
| Jim Brewer |
PF |
25 |
81 |
78 |
33.0 |
8.5 |
9.4 |
2.4 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
8.1 |
3.7 |
.451 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
.545 |
| Gary Brokaw |
SG |
23 |
39 |
4 |
15.3 |
7.2 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
6.2 |
2.9 |
.467 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
2.1 |
1.5 |
.707 |
| Foots Walker |
PG |
25 |
62 |
18 |
19.6 |
6.5 |
2.6 |
4.1 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
5.6 |
2.5 |
.450 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
1.9 |
1.4 |
.774 |
| John Lambert |
PF |
24 |
63 |
0 |
8.8 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
2.5 |
1.1 |
.427 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
.694 |
| Rowland Garrett |
SF |
26 |
29 |
0 |
7.4 |
3.4 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
3.2 |
1.4 |
.430 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
.818 |
| Mo Howard |
SG |
22 |
9 |
0 |
3.1 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
0.9 |
.533 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
.833 |
| Chuckie Williams |
SG |
23 |
22 |
0 |
3.0 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
.298 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
.750 |
| Team Totals |
|
|
82 |
82 |
241.2 |
102.1 |
47.3 |
22.5 |
7.1 |
5.8 |
23.8 |
93.8 |
42.1 |
.449 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
24.3 |
17.9 |
.737 |
1976–77 Cleveland Cavaliers Playoff Per Game
| PLR |
POS |
AGE |
GP |
GS |
MIN |
PTS |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TOV |
FGA |
FGM |
FG% |
3PA |
3PM |
3P% |
FTA |
FTM |
FT% |
| Campy Russell |
SF |
25 |
3 |
|
33.3 |
17.7 |
8.7 |
3.3 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
18.0 |
7.0 |
.389 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
5.0 |
3.7 |
.733 |
| Foots Walker |
PG |
25 |
3 |
|
31.7 |
15.7 |
4.0 |
6.7 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
4.0 |
12.3 |
6.0 |
.486 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
5.0 |
3.7 |
.733 |
| Elmore Smith |
C |
27 |
3 |
|
18.7 |
13.7 |
8.0 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
3.3 |
11.0 |
6.0 |
.545 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
2.7 |
1.7 |
.625 |
| Jim Chones |
C |
27 |
3 |
|
33.0 |
13.0 |
10.3 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
3.0 |
9.0 |
5.3 |
.593 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
1.000 |
| Jim Brewer |
PF |
25 |
3 |
|
37.7 |
7.7 |
12.0 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
9.0 |
3.7 |
.407 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.000 |
| Austin Carr |
SG |
28 |
3 |
|
27.7 |
7.7 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
4.3 |
13.0 |
3.7 |
.282 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
.333 |
| Bingo Smith |
SF |
30 |
3 |
|
19.0 |
7.0 |
2.7 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
13.0 |
3.0 |
.231 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
| Gary Brokaw |
SG |
23 |
3 |
|
14.7 |
6.7 |
1.3 |
4.0 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
6.3 |
3.0 |
.474 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
.333 |
| Dick Snyder |
SG |
32 |
3 |
|
17.7 |
6.0 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
9.0 |
2.7 |
.296 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
.400 |
| John Lambert |
PF |
24 |
3 |
|
6.3 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
.500 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.000 |
| Nate Thurmond |
C |
35 |
1 |
|
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
| Team Totals |
|
|
3 |
|
240.0 |
96.3 |
53.3 |
23.0 |
8.7 |
5.3 |
29.0 |
102.0 |
41.0 |
.402 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
21.0 |
14.3 |
.683 |
1976–77 Cleveland Cavaliers Regular Season Totals
| PLR |
POS |
AGE |
GP |
GS |
MIN |
PTS |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TOV |
FGA |
FGM |
FG% |
3PA |
3PM |
3P% |
FTA |
FTM |
FT% |
| Austin Carr |
SG |
28 |
82 |
67 |
2409 |
1329 |
240 |
220 |
57 |
10 |
221 |
1221 |
558 |
.457 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
268 |
213 |
.795 |
| Bingo Smith |
SF |
30 |
81 |
32 |
2135 |
1174 |
317 |
152 |
61 |
30 |
211 |
1149 |
513 |
.446 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
181 |
148 |
.818 |
| Campy Russell |
SF |
25 |
70 |
47 |
2109 |
1158 |
419 |
189 |
70 |
24 |
196 |
1003 |
435 |
.434 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
370 |
288 |
.778 |
| Jim Chones |
C |
27 |
82 |
69 |
2378 |
1055 |
688 |
104 |
32 |
77 |
258 |
972 |
450 |
.463 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
212 |
155 |
.731 |
| Dick Snyder |
SG |
32 |
82 |
18 |
1685 |
759 |
149 |
160 |
45 |
30 |
177 |
693 |
316 |
.456 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
149 |
127 |
.852 |
| Jim Brewer |
PF |
25 |
81 |
78 |
2672 |
689 |
762 |
195 |
94 |
82 |
214 |
657 |
296 |
.451 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
178 |
97 |
.545 |
| Jim Cleamons |
PG |
27 |
60 |
60 |
2045 |
626 |
273 |
308 |
66 |
23 |
126 |
592 |
257 |
.434 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
148 |
112 |
.757 |
| Foots Walker |
PG |
25 |
62 |
18 |
1216 |
403 |
160 |
254 |
83 |
4 |
124 |
349 |
157 |
.450 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
115 |
89 |
.774 |
| Elmore Smith |
C |
27 |
36 |
8 |
675 |
312 |
231 |
13 |
16 |
75 |
98 |
254 |
128 |
.504 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
108 |
56 |
.519 |
| Gary Brokaw |
SG |
23 |
39 |
4 |
596 |
282 |
59 |
117 |
14 |
13 |
79 |
240 |
112 |
.467 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
82 |
58 |
.707 |
| John Lambert |
PF |
24 |
63 |
0 |
555 |
159 |
154 |
31 |
16 |
18 |
75 |
157 |
67 |
.427 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
36 |
25 |
.694 |
| Rowland Garrett |
SF |
26 |
29 |
0 |
215 |
98 |
40 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
30 |
93 |
40 |
.430 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
22 |
18 |
.818 |
| Chuckie Williams |
SG |
23 |
22 |
0 |
65 |
37 |
4 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
47 |
14 |
.298 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
12 |
9 |
.750 |
| Mo Howard |
SG |
22 |
9 |
0 |
28 |
21 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
15 |
8 |
.533 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
6 |
5 |
.833 |
| Team Totals |
|
|
82 |
82 |
19780 |
8370 |
3875 |
1845 |
579 |
472 |
1951 |
7688 |
3451 |
.449 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
1993 |
1468 |
.737 |
1976–77 Cleveland Cavaliers Playoff Totals
| PLR |
POS |
AGE |
GP |
GS |
MIN |
PTS |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TOV |
FGA |
FGM |
FG% |
3PA |
3PM |
3P% |
FTA |
FTM |
FT% |
| Campy Russell |
SF |
25 |
3 |
|
100 |
53 |
26 |
10 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
54 |
21 |
.389 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
15 |
11 |
.733 |
| Foots Walker |
PG |
25 |
3 |
|
95 |
47 |
12 |
20 |
4 |
1 |
12 |
37 |
18 |
.486 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
15 |
11 |
.733 |
| Elmore Smith |
C |
27 |
3 |
|
56 |
41 |
24 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
10 |
33 |
18 |
.545 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
8 |
5 |
.625 |
| Jim Chones |
C |
27 |
3 |
|
99 |
39 |
31 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
27 |
16 |
.593 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
7 |
7 |
1.000 |
| Jim Brewer |
PF |
25 |
3 |
|
113 |
23 |
36 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
11 |
27 |
11 |
.407 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
1 |
1 |
1.000 |
| Austin Carr |
SG |
28 |
3 |
|
83 |
23 |
10 |
10 |
2 |
1 |
13 |
39 |
11 |
.282 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
3 |
1 |
.333 |
| Gary Brokaw |
SG |
23 |
3 |
|
44 |
20 |
4 |
12 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
19 |
9 |
.474 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
6 |
2 |
.333 |
| Bingo Smith |
SF |
30 |
3 |
|
57 |
21 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
39 |
9 |
.231 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
3 |
3 |
1.000 |
| Dick Snyder |
SG |
32 |
3 |
|
53 |
18 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
27 |
8 |
.296 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
5 |
2 |
.400 |
| John Lambert |
PF |
24 |
3 |
|
19 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
.500 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
| Nate Thurmond |
C |
35 |
1 |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| Team Totals |
|
|
3 |
|
720 |
289 |
160 |
69 |
26 |
16 |
87 |
306 |
123 |
.402 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
63 |
43 |
.683 |
Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name |
Role Tier |
MPG |
Usage Tier |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
STK (SPG+BPG) |
Impact Index* |
Notes |
Awards |
| Campy Russell |
Primary Wing Scorer / Offensive Hub |
30.1 |
High |
16.5 |
6.0 |
2.7 |
1.3 |
13.25 |
Led team in scoring while contributing solid rebounding; primary offensive option and secondary playmaker. |
— |
| Austin Carr |
Secondary Wing Scorer / Perimeter Threat |
29.4 |
High |
16.2 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
0.8 |
11.30 |
Reliable outside scorer and secondary offensive option; added floor spacing and scoring bursts. |
— |
| Jim Chones |
Starting Center / Interior Anchor |
29.0 |
Medium–High |
12.9 |
8.4 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
11.95 |
Anchored inside scoring and rebounding; provided rim protection and defensive stability. |
— |
| Bingo Smith |
SF / Secondary Scorer |
26.4 |
Medium |
14.5 |
3.9 |
1.9 |
1.2 |
10.75 |
Contributed as secondary scorer off the bench; solid defender on the wing. |
— |
| Jim Brewer |
PF / Defensive Specialist |
33.0 |
Medium |
8.5 |
9.4 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
11.25 |
Provided elite defense and rebounding; selected to All-Defensive 2nd team. |
DEF2 |
| Jim Cleamons |
Lead PG / Playmaker |
34.1 |
High |
10.4 |
4.6 |
5.1 |
1.5 |
10.80 |
Facilitated offense as primary ball-handler; contributed assists and perimeter defense. |
— |
| Nate Thurmond |
Backup Center / Rim Protector |
20.3 |
Medium–Low |
5.5 |
7.6 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
8.40 |
Provided veteran interior defense and rebounding; mentor to younger frontcourt players. |
— |
| Foots Walker |
Backup PG / Facilitator |
19.6 |
Medium |
6.5 |
2.6 |
4.1 |
1.4 |
7.30 |
Primary backup guard, distributing offense efficiently and contributing defensively. |
— |
| Elmore Smith |
Backup Center / Defensive Specialist |
18.8 |
Low |
8.7 |
6.4 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
8.00 |
Rim protector and rebounder in limited minutes; efficient scoring near basket. |
— |
| Dick Snyder |
SG Reserve / Veteran Presence |
20.5 |
Low |
9.3 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
0.9 |
6.50 |
Provided scoring off bench; veteran leadership and floor spacing. |
— |
| Gary Brokaw |
Backup SG / Role Player |
15.3 |
Low |
7.2 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
0.7 |
6.20 |
Contributed scoring and facilitation in spot minutes; perimeter defender. |
— |
| John Lambert |
PF Reserve / Spot Minutes |
8.8 |
Very Low |
2.5 |
2.4 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
2.90 |
Provided depth at forward; limited offensive impact. |
— |
| Rowland Garrett |
SF Reserve / Minimal Role |
7.4 |
Very Low |
3.4 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
2.65 |
Limited role; contributed occasional scoring and defense off bench. |
— |
| Mo Howard |
SG Reserve / Development Role |
3.1 |
Very Low |
2.3 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
1.90 |
Limited playing time; developmental guard gaining experience. |
— |
| Chuckie Williams |
SG Reserve / Minimal Role |
3.0 |
Very Low |
1.7 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.10 |
Minimal impact; played sparingly off bench. |
— |
