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Here is the Cleveland Cavaliers 1982–83 Roster and Regular Season Player Statistics.
Cleveland Cavaliers 1982–83 Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Birth Date | College/From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | John Bagley | PG | 6’0″ | 185 | Apr 23, 1960 | Boston College |
| 10 | Ron Brewer | SG | 6’4″ | 180 | Sep 16, 1955 | Arkansas |
| 44 | Jeff Cook | PF | 6’10” | 215 | Oct 21, 1956 | Idaho State |
| 40 | James Edwards | C | 7’1″ | 252 | Nov 22, 1955 | Washington |
| 23 | Bruce Flowers | PF | 6’8″ | 225 | Jun 13, 1957 | Notre Dame |
| 35 | Phil Hubbard | PF | 6’8″ | 215 | Dec 13, 1956 | Michigan |
| 15 | Geoff Huston | PG | 6’2″ | 175 | Nov 8, 1957 | Texas Tech |
| 24 | Cliff Robinson | PF | 6’9″ | 220 | Mar 13, 1960 | USC |
| 11 | Paul Mokeski | C | 7’0″ | 250 | Jan 3, 1957 | Kansas |
| 14 | Lowes Moore | PG | 6’1″ | 170 | May 5, 1957 | West Virginia |
| 20 | Dave Magley | SF | 6’8″ | 220 | Nov 24, 1959 | Kansas |
| 22 | Sam Lacey | C | 6’10” | 235 | Mar 8, 1948 | New Mexico State |
| 12 | World B. Free | SG | 6’2″ | 190 | Dec 9, 1953 | Guilford |
| 3 | Larry Kenon | SF | 6’9″ | 205 | Dec 13, 1952 | Memphis |
Note: Some players were acquired or waived during the season.
1982–83 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World B. Free | SG | 29 | 54 | 51 | 35.9 | 24.2 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 19.6 | 9.0 | .458 | 0.8 | 0.3 | .357 | 8.0 | 6.0 | .747 |
| Scott Wedman | SF | 30 | 35 | 35 | 36.9 | 18.1 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 16.7 | 8.0 | .480 | 0.6 | 0.3 | .409 | 2.2 | 1.9 | .844 |
| Cliff Robinson | PF | 22 | 77 | 75 | 33.8 | 18.0 | 11.1 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 16.0 | 7.6 | .477 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.9 | 2.8 | .708 |
| James Edwards | C | 27 | 15 | 8 | 25.5 | 12.3 | 6.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 4.9 | .487 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 2.5 | .623 | |
| Geoff Huston | PG | 25 | 80 | 79 | 34.0 | 12.2 | 2.0 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 10.4 | 5.0 | .482 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .333 | 3.1 | 2.1 | .686 |
| Ron Brewer | SG | 27 | 21 | 18 | 26.8 | 11.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 11.7 | 4.7 | .400 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.4 | 2.1 | .863 |
| Phil Hubbard | SF | 26 | 82 | 38 | 23.8 | 9.5 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 7.3 | 3.5 | .482 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.6 | 2.5 | .689 |
| Larry Kenon | PF | 30 | 32 | 7 | 19.5 | 7.3 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 6.6 | 3.1 | .472 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .761 |
| Jeff Cook | PF | 26 | 30 | 20 | 26.1 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 5.4 | 2.9 | .537 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.7 | 1.3 | .760 |
| Carl Nicks | SG | 24 | 9 | 2 | 16.4 | 7.0 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 6.6 | 2.9 | .441 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.9 | 1.2 | .647 |
| Bob Wilkerson | SF | 28 | 77 | 11 | 22.1 | 6.7 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 6.6 | 2.8 | .417 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.6 | 1.2 | .750 |
| John Bagley | PG | 22 | 68 | 3 | 14.6 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 5.5 | 2.4 | .432 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.2 | 0.9 | .762 |
| Paul Mokeski | C | 26 | 23 | 18 | 23.4 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 5.3 | 2.4 | .455 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | .615 | |
| Bruce Flowers | PF | 25 | 53 | 5 | 13.2 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 2.1 | .534 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.8 | .774 |
| Sam Lacey | C | 34 | 60 | 33 | 20.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 1.9 | .420 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .222 | 0.6 | 0.5 | .784 |
| Darren Tillis | C | 22 | 37 | 4 | 13.0 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 4.3 | 1.9 | .437 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | .636 | |
| Steve Hayes | C | 27 | 65 | 3 | 16.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 1.6 | .479 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.1 | 0.4 | .569 |
| Dave Magley | SF | 23 | 14 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | .250 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.6 | 0.3 | .500 |
| Team Totals | 82 | 82 | 240.9 | 97.1 | 43.7 | 21.2 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 18.8 | 1.5 | 39.7 | .465 | 1.5 | 0.4 | .250 | 24.2 | 17.4 | .721 |
1982–83 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Robinson | PF | 22 | 77 | 75 | 2601 | 1387 | 856 | 145 | 61 | 58 | 224 | 1230 | 587 | .477 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 666 | 190 | .708 |
| World B. Free | SG | 29 | 54 | 51 | 1938 | 1309 | 157 | 201 | 82 | 12 | 159 | 1059 | 485 | .458 | 42 | 15 | .357 | 87 | 70 | .747 |
| Geoff Huston | PG | 25 | 80 | 79 | 2716 | 974 | 159 | 487 | 74 | 4 | 195 | 832 | 401 | .482 | 12 | 4 | .333 | 118 | 41 | .686 |
| Phil Hubbard | SF | 26 | 82 | 38 | 1953 | 780 | 471 | 89 | 87 | 8 | 158 | 597 | 288 | .482 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 249 | 222 | .689 |
| Scott Wedman | SF | 30 | 35 | 35 | 1290 | 634 | 208 | 86 | 23 | 11 | 94 | 583 | 280 | .480 | 22 | 9 | .409 | 77 | 65 | .844 |
| Bob Wilkerson | SF | 28 | 77 | 11 | 1702 | 519 | 242 | 189 | 68 | 16 | 160 | 511 | 213 | .417 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 180 | 62 | .750 |
| John Bagley | PG | 22 | 68 | 3 | 990 | 386 | 96 | 167 | 54 | 5 | 118 | 373 | 161 | .432 | 14 | 0 | .000 | 79 | 17 | .762 |
| Bruce Flowers | PF | 25 | 53 | 5 | 699 | 261 | 180 | 47 | 19 | 12 | 43 | 206 | 110 | .534 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 109 | 71 | .774 |
| Sam Lacey | C | 34 | 60 | 33 | 1232 | 253 | 231 | 118 | 29 | 25 | 98 | 264 | 111 | .420 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 169 | 62 | .784 |
| Ron Brewer | SG | 27 | 21 | 18 | 563 | 240 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 25 | 245 | 98 | .400 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 51 | 44 | .863 |
| Steve Hayes | C | 27 | 65 | 3 | 1058 | 237 | 236 | 36 | 17 | 41 | 49 | 217 | 104 | .479 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 134 | 102 | .569 |
| Jeff Cook | PF | 26 | 30 | 20 | 782 | 212 | 206 | 44 | 27 | 18 | 49 | 162 | 87 | .537 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 131 | 75 | .760 |
| James Edwards | C | 27 | 15 | 8 | 382 | 184 | 96 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 150 | 73 | .487 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 61 | 38 | .623 |
| Darren Tillis | C | 22 | 37 | 4 | 482 | 152 | 121 | 16 | 8 | 28 | 18 | 158 | 69 | .437 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 37 | .636 | |
| Paul Mokeski | C | 26 | 23 | 18 | 539 | 126 | 138 | 26 | 12 | 23 | 27 | 121 | 55 | .455 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 47 | .615 | |
| Carl Nicks | SG | 24 | 9 | 2 | 148 | 63 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 59 | 26 | .441 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 18 | 8 | .647 |
| Dave Magley | SF | 23 | 14 | 0 | 56 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 4 | .250 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 8 | 2 | .500 |
| Team Totals | 82 | 82 | 19755 | 7964 | 3587 | 1738 | 617 | 290 | 1499 | 6995 | 3252 | .465 | 120 | 30 | .250 | 2414 | 1430 | .721 |
Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (SPG+BPG) | Impact Index* | Notes | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Robinson | Starting Big / Two-Way Contributor | 33.8 | High–Mid Usage | 18.0 | 11.1 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 16.3 | As a young power forward/center, Robinson provided a strong interior presence — double-double scoring and rebounding while adding rim protection/rebounding presence as a regular starter. | — |
| World B. Free | Primary Scorer / Offensive Anchor | 35.9 | High Usage | 24.2 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 16.3 | As the team’s go-to scorer and shot-creator, Free maintained a high volume scoring attack, known historically for his “rainbow” jumper and shoot-first style. | — |
| Scott Wedman | Wing Scorer / Starter SF | 36.9 | Mid Usage | 18.1 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 13.8 | Served as a starting small forward with scoring and some rebounding; likely contributed offensively as a reliable mid-range / forward option. | — |
| Geoff Huston | Primary Ball-Handler / Facilitator | 34.0 | Mid Usage | 12.2 | 2.0 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 10.7 | As point guard, Huston led ball-handling and playmaking duties — his assist rate signals creation over scoring, helping drive offense. | — |
| James Edwards | Rotation Big / Backup Center | 25.5 | Mid–Low Usage | 12.3 | 6.4 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 10.0 | As a center in limited games, Edwards offered scoring and size — provided interior scoring and rebounding when starters rested. | — |
| Phil Hubbard | Bench Forward / Energy / Depth Big | 23.8 | Low–Mid Usage | 9.5 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 8.7 | Provided frontcourt depth, rebounding and interior defense as a rotation forward/power-forward off the bench. | — |
| Jeff Cook | Backup Big / Rotational Frontcourt | 26.1 | Low Usage | 7.1 | 6.9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 8.5 | As secondary frontcourt option — less scoring but contributed on boards and defense; served as a supporting big man. | — |
| Ron Brewer | Reserve Guard / Spot-Starter | 26.8 | Low Usage | 11.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 7.9 | As a guard off the bench or spot-starter, Brewer supplied scoring punch and some defensive activity in limited minutes. | — |
| Paul Mokeski | Reserve Center / Backup Big | 23.4 | Low Usage | 5.5 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 7.0 | Served as deep-rotation center — offered size and rebounding, giving frontcourt rest minutes. | — |
| Bob Wilkerson | Role Wing / 3-and-D / Bench Wing | 22.1 | Low Usage | 6.7 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 6.7 | As a swingman, contributed modest scoring, ball movement and defensive activity as a bench wing. | — |
| Larry Kenon | Spot PF / Role Frontcourt | 19.5 | Low Usage | 7.3 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 6.6 | As a fringe rotation power forward — provided occasional frontcourt scoring and minutes. | — |
| Carl Nicks | Deep Bench Guard / Limited Rotation | 16.4 | Low Usage | 7.0 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 5.9 | Saw very limited minutes as a guard rotation piece; modest scoring and minimal impact elsewhere. | — |
| Sam Lacey | Veteran Center / Spot Minutes | 20.5 | Low Usage | 4.2 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 5.5 | As a veteran big man near the end of his career — provided occasional minutes for depth and veteran presence. | — |
| John Bagley | Deep Bench Guard / Backup Ball-Handler | 14.6 | Very Low Usage | 5.7 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 5.3 | Back-up guard who offered spot-minute ball-handling and occasional playmaking. | — |
| Bruce Flowers | Fringe Rotation PF / Depth Forward | 13.2 | Very Low Usage | 4.9 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 4.9 | Provided minimal frontcourt depth; rarely saw meaningful minutes. | — |
| Darren Tillis | Deep Bench Center / Trash-Time Minutes | 13.0 | Very Low Usage | 4.1 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 4.4 | Used sparingly — limited minutes mostly when rotation was resting or blowouts. | — |
| Steve Hayes | End-of-Bench Center / Minimal Impact | 16.3 | Minimal Usage | 3.6 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 4.4 | Saw minimal action, offering occasional size but no significant role or production. | — |
| Dave Magley | Marginal Bench Forward / Very Limited Minutes | 4.0 | Minimal Usage | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Essentially negligible impact — used in very limited mop-up or end-game situations. | — |