The Season in Brief
The 1996-97 Cleveland Cavaliers went 42-40. Led by Terrell Brandon, Tyrone Hill and Chris Mills, they posted a +2.32 SRS and missed the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Terrell Brandon leads at 26%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Terrell Brandon | 19.5 |
| Rebounds | Tyrone Hill | 9.9 |
| Assists | Terrell Brandon | 6.3 |
| Steals | Terrell Brandon | 1.8 |
| Blocks | Mark West | 0.8 |
| True Shooting | Tyrone Hill | 62.6 |
| 3-Pointers | Danny Ferry | 114 |
| Def. Win Shares | Terrell Brandon | 4.7 |
The Roster, by Fame
Terrell BrandonAll-Star4602Tyrone Hill★3603Chris Mills234Bobby Phills235Bob Sura166Danny Ferry137Mark West98Vitaly Potapenko69Antonio Lang★210Donny Marshall211Reggie Geary112Carl Thomas013Shawnelle Scott0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Brandon | 78 | 19.5 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 52.6 | 101 | 4.7 | 46 |
| Tyrone Hill★ | 74 | 12.9 | 9.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 62.6 | 0 | 4.6 | 36 |
| Chris Mills | 80 | 13.4 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 54.4 | 86 | 4.7 | 23 |
| Bobby Phills | 69 | 12.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 51.4 | 85 | 3.7 | 23 |
| Bob Sura | 82 | 9.2 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 51.9 | 53 | 3.7 | 16 |
| Danny Ferry | 82 | 10.6 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 52.3 | 114 | 3.4 | 13 |
| Mark West | 70 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 55.5 | 0 | 1.5 | 9 |
| Vitaly Potapenko | 80 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 48.6 | 1 | 1.7 | 6 |
| Antonio Lang★ | 64 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 46.7 | 0 | 1.4 | 2 |
| Donny Marshall | 56 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 47.6 | 33 | 0.8 | 2 |
| Reggie Geary | 39 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 45.4 | 8 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Carl Thomas | 19 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 43.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Shawnelle Scott | 16 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 48.0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 26.7
- Youngest: Vitaly Potapenko (21)
- Oldest: Mark West (36)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Vitaly Potapenko - rookie
- Reggie Geary - rookie
- Shawnelle Scott - rookie
- Mark West - new to the team
- Carl Thomas - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Terrell Brandon - pick #11 (1991)
- Tyrone Hill - pick #11 (1990)
- Chris Mills - pick #22 (1993)
- Bobby Phills - pick #45 (1991)
- Bob Sura - pick #17 (1995)
The Playoff Run
Missed the playoffs this season.
Season fame across franchise history
Every season the Cleveland Cavaliers fielded a roster, scored by the combined fame of that year's team. Click any season to lock it in the panel, then use its Full season page link.
1970-712015-162025-26
1 championship season marked above the arc.