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Here’s the 1986–87 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and their Regular Season Player Statistics, formatted into tables for clarity.


Cleveland Cavaliers 1986–87 Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight Date of Birth College/From
5 John Bagley PG 6’0″ 185 lb Apr 23, 1960 Boston College
23 Tyrone Corbin SF 6’6″ 225 lb Dec 31, 1962 DePaul
43 Brad Daugherty C 7’0″ 245 lb Oct 19, 1965 North Carolina
3 Craig Ehlo SG 6’6″ 180 lb Aug 11, 1961 Washington State
4 Ron Harper SG 6’6″ 185 lb Jan 20, 1964 Miami (OH)
35 Phil Hubbard SF 6’8″ 215 lb Dec 13, 1956 Michigan
24 Keith Lee PF 6’10” 215 lb Dec 28, 1962 Memphis
22 Johnny Newman SF 6’7″ 190 lb Nov 28, 1963 Richmond
25 Mark Price PG 6’0″ 170 lb Feb 15, 1964 Georgia Tech
54 Melvin Turpin C 6’11” 240 lb Dec 28, 1960 Kentucky
41 Mark West C 6’10” 230 lb Nov 5, 1960 Old Dominion
18 Hot Rod Williams PF 6’11” 215 lb Aug 9, 1962 Tulane

1986–87 Regular Season Player Statistics

Player GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% FT%
Ron Harper 82 37.4 22.9 4.7 4.8 2.5 1.0 .455 .684
Hot Rod Williams 80 33.9 14.6 3.7 1.9 0.7 2.1 .485 .745
Brad Daugherty 80 33.7 15.7 6.2 3.8 0.6 0.8 .538 .696
Phil Hubbard 68 30.6 11.8 3.1 2.0 1.0 0.1 .531 .596
John Bagley 72 30.3 10.7 2.7 5.3 1.3 0.1 .426 .831
Craig Ehlo 44 20.2 6.2 2.4 2.1 0.9 0.7 .414 .707
Mark Price 67 18.2 6.9 1.3 3.0 0.6 0.1 .408 .833
Mark West 78 17.1 6.5 2.7 0.5 0.3 1.0 .543 .514
Tyrone Corbin 32 13.7 4.0 1.9 0.5 0.5 0.1 .368 .737
Keith Lee 67 13.0 6.1 2.4 1.0 0.4 0.6 .455 .713
Melvin Turpin 64 12.5 6.1 2.0 0.5 0.2 0.6 .462 .714
Ben Poquette 37 11.8 3.1 1.5 0.8 0.2 0.6 .500 .795
Scooter McCray 24 11.6 3.3 1.6 1.0 0.4 0.2 .462 .488
Dirk Minniefield 11 11.1 2.5 0.8 1.2 0.5 0.1 .310 .250
Johnny Newman 59 10.7 5.0 1.1 0.5 0.3 0.1 .411 .868

Season Summary

  • Record: 31–51 (.378), finished 6th in the NBA Central Division.
  • Head Coach: Lenny Wilkens.
  • Team Leaders:
    • Points: Ron Harper – 1,874 total points.
    • Rebounds: Brad Daugherty – 497 total rebounds.
    • Assists: John Bagley – 383 total assists.
  • Playoffs: Did not qualify.