1990–91 Cleveland Cavaliers season

1990–91 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach	Lenny Wilkens
Arena	Richfield Coliseum
Results
Record	33–49 (.402)
Place	Division: 6th (Central) Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Local media
Television	SportsChannel Ohio · WOIO
Radio	WWWE

The 1990-91 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 21st season of NBA basketball in Cleveland, Ohio. Point guard Mark Price struggled with injuries and only played sixteen games. The Cavaliers were unable to make the playoffs and finished the season with a 33-49 record, finishing 6th in the Central Division. Brad Daugherty led the team in points and rebounds and was named an All-Star.

Draft picks

Main article: 1990 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
2	52	Stefano Rusconi	Center	Italy	Ranger Varese

• 1st round pick (#13) traded to Los Angeles Clippers in Danny Ferry deal. Used to draft Loy Vaught.

Roster

Cleveland Cavaliers 1990-91 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From F/C 00 Babić, Miloš 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) TSU F 20 Bennett, Winston 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Kentucky F 52 Brown, Chucky 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) North Carolina State F 33 Chievous, Derrick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Missouri C 43 Daugherty, Brad 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) North Carolina G/F 3 Ehlo, Craig 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Washington State F 35 Ferry, Danny 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Duke F 32 James, Henry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Saint Mary's G 5 Kerr, Steve 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Arizona G 23 Morton, John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Seton Hall F/C 22 Nance, Larry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Clemson G/F 24 Paddio, Gerald 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) UNLV G 25 Price, Mark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Georgia Tech G 1 Valentine, Darnell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Kansas F/C 18 Williams, John "Hot Rod" 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Tulane G/F 2 Woodson, Mike (waived) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Indiana	Head coach Lenny Wilkens (Providence) 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-Chicago Bulls	61	21	.744	—	35–6	26–15	25–5
x-Detroit Pistons	50	32	.610	11	32–9	18–23	19-11
x-Milwaukee Bucks	48	34	.585	13	33–8	15–26	16–14
x-Atlanta Hawks	43	39	.524	18	29–12	14–27	11–19
x-Indiana Pacers	41	41	.500	20	29-12	12–29	15-15
Cleveland Cavaliers	33	49	.402	28	23–18	10–31	11-19
Charlotte Hornets	26	56	.317	35	17–24	9–32	8–22

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Chicago Bulls	61	21	.744	–
2	y-Boston Celtics	56	26	.683	5
3	x-Detroit Pistons	50	32	.610	11
4	x-Milwaukee Bucks	48	34	.585	13
5	x-Philadelphia 76ers	44	38	.537	17
6	x-Atlanta Hawks	43	39	.524	18
7	x-Indiana Pacers	41	41	.500	20
8	x-New York Knicks	39	43	.476	22
9	Cleveland Cavaliers	33	49	.402	28
10	Washington Bullets	30	52	.366	31
11	New Jersey Nets	26	56	.317	35
12	Charlotte Hornets	26	56	.317	35
13	Miami Heat	24	58	.293	37

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Player stats

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

References

• Cleveland Cavaliers on Database Basketball