1979–80 Cleveland Cavaliers season

1979–80 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach	Stan Albeck
Owner(s)	Nick Mileti
Arena	Coliseum at Richfield
Results
Record	37–45 (.451)
Place	Division: 4th (Central) Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WJKW
Radio	WWWE

The 1979-80 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the tenth season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Draft picks

Main article: 1979 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Club Team

Roster

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1979–80 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players	Coaches
Number 34 Bingo Smith pos= SF/SG 6 ft 5 in lbs=195 college= Tulsa Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From SG 34 Carr, Austin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Mar. 10, 1948 I Notre Dame	Head coach Stan Albeck Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Atlanta Hawks	50	32	.610	–	32–9	18–23	21–9
x-Houston Rockets	41	41	.500	9	29–12	12–29	20–10
x-San Antonio Spurs	41	41	.500	9	27–14	14–27	14–16
Cleveland Cavaliers	37	45	.451	13	28–13	9–32	16–14
Indiana Pacers	37	45	.451	13	26–15	11–30	15–15
Detroit Pistons	16	66	.195	34	13–28	3–38	4–26

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; GS = Games started; MIN= Minutes; FG% = field goal %, FT% = free throw %, 3FG% = 3 point % STL= Steals; BLK = Blocks; AST = Assists; REB = Rebounds; PTS = Points

Regular Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Awards

• Austin Carr, J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award