1998–99 Cleveland Cavaliers season

1998–99 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach Mike Fratello
Arena Gund Arena
Results
Record 22–28 (.440)
Place Division: 7th (Central)
Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finish DNQ

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television Fox Sports Ohio · WUAB
Radio WTAM

The 1998-99 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 29th season of NBA basketball in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers finished the season with a 22-28 record in a strike-shortened season, finishing 7th in the Central Division. Shawn Kemp led the team in scoring, rebounds and minutes. However, he was a shell of his former self as he reported to practice, weighing 315 lbs, and according to the team's GM Wayne Embry, the league listed him at 275. Head coach Mike Fratello was fired following the season after spending six seasons with the team.

Key Dates:

Draft picks

Main article: 1998 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
2 48 Ryan Stack Center  United States South Carolina

Roster

Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
SG 23 United States Anderson, Derek 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Kentucky
PF 44 United States Blount, Corie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Cincinnati
PG 5 United States Boykins, Earl 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 133 lb (60 kg) Eastern Michigan
SG 6 United States Butler, Mitchell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UCLA
C 55 United States DeClercq, Andrew 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Florida
PF 35 United States Ferry, Danny 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Duke
SF 45 United States Henderson, Cedric 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Memphis
C 11 Lithuania Ilgauskas, Zydrunas  7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Lithuania
PF 4 United States Kemp, Shawn 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Trinity Valley CC
PG 12 United States Knight, Brevin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Stanford
SF 20 United States Newman, Johnny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Richmond
SG 1 United States Person, Wesley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Auburn
C 10 United States Stack, Ryan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) South Carolina
SG 3 United States Sura, Bob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Florida State
Head coach
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-Indiana Pacers 33 17 .660 – 18–7 15–10 15–7
x-Atlanta Hawks 31 19 .620 2 16–9 15–10 15–8
x-Detroit Pistons 29 21 .580 4 17–8 12–13 13–8
x-Milwaukee Bucks 28 22 .560 5 17–8 11–14 13–11
Charlotte Hornets 26 24 .520 7 16–9 10–15 12–10
Toronto Raptors 23 27 .460 10 14–11 9–16 9–14
Cleveland Cavaliers 22 28 .440 11 15–10 7–18 9–13
Chicago Bulls 13 37 .260 20 8–17 5–20 4–19

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Game log

1998–99 game log
Total: 22–28 (Home: 15–10; Road: 7–18)
1998–99 season schedule

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

References

  1. ↑ BUCKS: Significant Transactions in Bucks History
  2. ↑ 1998-99 NBA Season Summary - Basketball-Reference.com
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