1997-98 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 47-35
Finishing 5th in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-3 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Indiana Pacers 3-1
Coach: Mike Fratello (47-35)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 694,629, Avg. 16,942 in 41 home dates
1997-98 Cleveland Cavaliers Statistics
1997-98 Cleveland Cavaliers Results

The Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 47 wins and 35 losses, finishing fifth in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-3.

Cleveland tossed in 7,585 points and allowed 7,361. Shawn Kemp scored a team-best 1,442 points for the Cavaliers and contributed 745 rebounds. Brevin Knight dished out 656 assists for the squad.

On the defensive side of the ball, Brevin Knight added 196 steals, while Zydrunas Ilgauskas rejected 135 opposing shots.

Mike Fratello coached the team. The 1997-98 Cleveland Cavaliers lost in the conference first round.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Derek AndersonGJuly 18, 19746'4"194KentuckyLouisville, KY USA
Scott BrooksGJuly 31, 19655'11"165California-IrvineFrench Camp, CA USA
Mitchell ButlerG-FDecember 15, 19706'5"210UCLALos Angeles, CA USA
Tony DumasGAugust 25, 19726'6"190Missouri-Kansas CityChicago, IL USA
Danny FerryFOctober 17, 19666'10"230DukeHyattsville, MD USA
Greg GrahamGNovember 26, 19706'4"174IndianaIndianapolis, IN USA
Cedric HendersonFMarch 11, 19756'7"215MemphisMemphis, TN USA
Zydrunas IlgauskasCJune 5, 19757'3"238noneKaunas, LTU
Henry JamesFJuly 29, 19656'8"220St. Mary's (TX)Centreville, AL USA
Shawn KempF-CNovember 26, 19696'10"230Trinity Valley CC (DNP)Elkhart, IN USA
Brevin KnightGNovember 8, 19755'10"170StanfordLivingston, NJ USA
Wesley PersonGMarch 28, 19716'6"195AuburnCrenshaw, AL USA
Vitaly PotapenkoC-FMarch 21, 19756'10"280Wright StateKiev, UKR
Shawnelle ScottCJune 16, 19726'10"250St. John's (NY)New York, NY USA
Bob SuraGMarch 25, 19736'5"200Florida StateWilkes-Barre, PA USA
Carl ThomasGOctober 3, 19696'4"175Eastern MichiganDayton, OH USA



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