1986–87 Cleveland Cavaliers season

The 1986–87 NBA season was the Cavaliers' 17th season in the NBA.[1]

1986–87 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coachLenny Wilkens
ArenaColiseum at Richfield
Results
Record31–51 (.378)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Central)
Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid Not Qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWUAB
RadioWWWE

The season saw the team draft Brad Daugherty and Ron Harper with the first and eighth overall picks, respectively. Future four-time All-Star Mark Price was brought in from Dallas, who drafted him in the second round of the draft.

Draft picks
Main article: 1986 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
11Brad DaughertyC United StatesNorth Carolina
18Ron HarperG/SF United StatesMiami (OH)
229Johnny NewmanSF United StatesRichmond
350Kevin Henderson United StatesCalifornia State-Fullerton
473Warren Martin United StatesNorth Carolina
596Ben Davis United StatesGardner-Webb
6119Gilbert Wilburn United StatesNew Mexico State
7142Ralph Dalton United StatesGeorgetown

Roster
Roster listing
1987–88 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PG 5 Bagley, John 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Boston College
SF 23 Corbin, Tyrone 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) DePaul
C 43 Daugherty, Brad 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) North Carolina
SG 3 Ehlo, Craig 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Washington State
SG 4 Harper, Ron 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Miami (OH)
SF 35 Hubbard, Phil 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Michigan
PF 24 Lee, Keith 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Memphis
SF 22 Newman, Johnny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Richmond
PG 25 Price, Mark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Georgia Tech
C 54 Turpin, Melvin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Kentucky
C 41 West, Mark 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Old Dominion
PF 18 Williams, Hot Rod 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Tulane
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Atlanta Hawks 5725.695–35–622–1917–13
x-Detroit Pistons 5230.634532–920–2117–13
x-Milwaukee Bucks 5032.610732–918–2317–13
x-Indiana Pacers 4141.5001628–1313–2813–16
x-Chicago Bulls 4042.4881729–1211–3017–12
Cleveland Cavaliers 3151.3782625–166–358–22
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Boston Celtics5923.720–
2 y-Atlanta Hawks5725.6952
3 x-Detroit Pistons5230.6347
4 x-Milwaukee Bucks5032.6109
5 x-Philadelphia 76ers4537.54914
6 x-Washington Bullets4240.51217
7 x-Indiana Pacers4141.50018
8 x-Chicago Bulls4042.48819
9 Cleveland Cavaliers3151.37828
10 New Jersey Nets2458.29335
11 New York Knicks2458.29335


z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1986-87 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —3–34–24–22–02–03–31–11–13–32–01–13–35–05–13–31–11–12–02–02–02–05–0
Boston 3–3—6–03–22–02–03–22–02–05–12–00–23–34–24–23–32–02–02–02–02–01–14–2
Chicago 2–40–6—5–11–11–13–30–20–23–22–00–24–23–24–23–31–11–11–11–12–00–23–3
Cleveland 2–42–31–5—0–21–11–51–10–23–32–00–21–54–24–12–41–11–11–11–11–10–22–4
Dallas 0–20–21–12–0—4–21–15–03–30–25–03–22–02–02–02–03–22–35–14–25–03–31–1
Denver 0–20–21–11–12–4—0–24–13–31–12–30–51–12–02–00–23–23–22–45–12–32–41–1
Detroit 3–32–33–35–11–12–0—1–11–13–32–01–13–35–16–05–01–10–21–11–12–01–13–3
Golden State 1–10–22–01–10–51–41–1—4–10–26–02–40–22–02–01–11–54–24–14–14–22–30–2
Houston 1–10–22–02–03–33–31–11–4—2–04–11–40–21–11–10–23–22–35–15–11–43–31–1
Indiana 3–31–52–33–32–01–13–32–00–2—2–00–22–45–13–22–41–10–21–12–01–11–14–2
L.A. Clippers 0–20–20–20–20–53–20–20–61–40–2—0–60–21–10–20–21–50–61–41–42–42–30–2
L.A. Lakers 1–12–02–02–02–35–01–14–24–12–06–0—1–12–02–02–05–15–15–04–14–23–21–1
Milwaukee 3–33–32–45–10–21–13–32–02–04–22–01–1—4–24–22–32–00–22–01–12–01–14–1
New Jersey 0–52–42–32–40–20–21–50–21–11–51–10–22–4—5–13–31–10–20–20–20–21–12–4
New York 1–52–42–41–40–20–20–60–21–12–32–00–22–41–5—3–31–10–22–01–10–21–12–4
Philadelphia 3–33–33–34–20–22–00–51–12–04–22–00–23–23–33–3—1–12–02–01–12–01–13–3
Phoenix 1–10–21–11–12–32–31–15–12–31–15–11–50–21–11–11–1—2–42–32–31–54–10–2
Portland 1–10–21–11–13–22–32–02–43–22–06–01–52–02–02–00–24–2—3–24–14–23–21–1
Sacramento 0–20–21–11–11–54–21–11–41–51–14–10–50–22–00–20–23–22–3—3–32–31–51–1
San Antonio 0–20–21–11–12–41–51–11–41–50–24–11–41–12–01–11–13–21–43–3—1–42–40–2
Seattle 0–20–20–21–10–53–20–22–44–11–14–22–40–22–02–00–25–12–43–24–1—3–21–1
Utah 0–21–12–02–03–34–21–13–23–31–13–22–31–11–11–11–11–42–35–14–22–3—1–1
Washington 0–52–43–34–21–11–13–32–01–12–42–01–11–44–24–23–32–01–11–12–01–11–1—

Game log
1986–87 game log
Total: 31–51 (Home: 25–16; Road: 6–35)
November: 5–9 (Home: 2–2; Road: 3–7)
December : 8–7 (Home: 7–3; Road: 1–4)
January : 5–11 (Home: 5–5; Road: 0–6)
February : 5–7 (Home: 4–1; Road: 1–6)
March : 4–12 (Home: 3–4; Road: 1–8)
April : 4–5 (Home: 4–1; Road: 0–4)
1986–87 schedule

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Awards and records

References
  1. 1986-87 Cleveland Cavaliers
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