1978-79 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 30-52
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Bill Fitch (30-52)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 325,616, Avg. 7,942 in 41 home dates
1978-79 Cleveland Cavaliers StatisticsTeam Record: 30-52
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Bill Fitch (30-52)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 325,616, Avg. 7,942 in 41 home dates
1978-79 Cleveland Cavaliers Results
The Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 30 wins and 52 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference.
Cleveland scored 8,732 points and conceded 9,037. Campy Russell scored a team-best 1,623 points for the Cavaliers, while Austin Carr netted 17 or more per game, too. Jim Chones contributed 842 rebounds. Campy Russell dished out 348 assists for the squad.
Defensively, Foots Walker added 130 steals.
Bill Fitch coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Brewer | F-C | December 3, 1951 | 6'9" | 210 | Minnesota | Maywood, IL USA |
| Austin Carr | G | March 10, 1948 | 6'4" | 200 | Notre Dame | Washington, DC USA |
| Jim Chones | C-F | November 30, 1949 | 6'11" | 220 | Marquette | Racine, WI USA |
| Harry Davis | F | January 27, 1956 | 6'7" | 220 | Florida State | Cleveland, OH USA |
| Walt Frazier | G | March 29, 1945 | 6'4" | 200 | Southern Illinois | Atlanta, GA USA |
| Terry Furlow | G-F | October 18, 1954 | 6'4" | 190 | Michigan State | Flint, MI USA |
| Kenny Higgs | G | January 31, 1955 | 6'0" | 180 | Louisiana State | Owensboro, KY USA |
| John Lambert | C-F | January 14, 1953 | 6'10" | 225 | USC | Berkeley, CA USA |
| Butch Lee | G | December 5, 1956 | 6'0" | 185 | Marquette | Santurce, PUR |
| Mike Mitchell | F | January 1, 1956 | 6'7" | 215 | Auburn | Atlanta, GA USA |
| Campy Russell | F | January 12, 1952 | 6'8" | 215 | Michigan | Jackson, TN USA |
| Elmore Smith | C | May 9, 1949 | 7'0" | 250 | Kentucky State | Macon, GA USA |
| Bingo Smith | F-G | February 26, 1946 | 6'5" | 195 | Tulsa | Memphis, TN USA |
| Foots Walker | G | May 21, 1951 | 6'0" | 170 | West Georgia | Southampton, NY USA |
