2011–12 Cleveland Cavaliers season

2011–12 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Kyrie Irving's rookie season
Head coach	Byron Scott
Arena	Quicken Loans Arena
Results
Record	21–45 (.318)
Place	Division: 5th (Central) Conference: 13th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did Not Qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Ohio · WUAB
Radio	WTAM

The 2011–12 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 42nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Key dates

May 17 – The 2011 NBA Draft Lottery took place, and the Cavaliers got the first pick.^[1]
June 23 – The 2011 NBA draft took place in Newark, New Jersey, at the Prudential Center. The Cavaliers picked Kyrie Irving (#1), Tristan Thompson (#4), Milan Mačvan (#54). They also drafted Justin Harper (#32), but immediately traded him to the Orlando Magic for two future second-round picks (2013 and 2014).
June 29 – The Cavs exercise the third-year option on Christian Eyenga, keeping him under contract until the 2012–13 season.
June 30 – J.J. Hickson is sent to the Sacramento Kings, for Omri Casspi and a protected future first round pick.
July 7 – The Cavaliers set a NBA D-League team in Canton, Ohio. The Cavs announced that they will own and control all the operations of the former Albuquerque/New Mexico Thunderbirds. On October 13, the new name, logo, colors and court design are unveiled, the Canton Charge.
December 9 – Training Camp begins. The Cavs also signed with rookies Kyrie Irving and Tristan Thompson. They also waived Joey Graham.
December 12 – Anthony Parker re-signed with the Cavaliers.
December 14 – The Cavs decided to waive Baron Davis.
December 16 – The Cavaliers opened their pre-season with a victory over the Detroit Pistons in The Palace of Auburn Hills.
December 20 – The Cavs closed their pre-season with a loss against the Pistons in Quicken Loans Arena, with a 1-1 record.
December 22 – Manny Harris is waived by the Cavs.
December 26 – The Cavaliers opened their season with a loss against the Toronto Raptors in the Quicken Loans Arena.
January 4 – Christian Eyenga is assigned to the Canton Charge.
January 23 – The Cavs recall Christian Eyenga.
February 10 – The Cavaliers sign a 10-day contract with Ben Uzoh, of the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.
February 21 – Manny Harris sign a 10-day contract with the Cavs.

Draft picks

Main article: 2011 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Club Team
1	1	Kyrie Irving	G	United States	Duke
1	4	Tristan Thompson	F	Canada	Texas
2	32	Justin Harper	F	United States	Richmond
2	54	Milan Mačvan	PF	Serbia	Maccabi Tel Aviv

Roster

2011–12 Cleveland Cavaliers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
4.0 !F	36	Casspi, Omri	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1988–06–22	Israel
6.0 !C	9	Erden, Semih	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1986–07–28	Turkey
2.5 !G/F	33	Gee, Alonzo	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	1987–05–29	Alabama
1.5 !G	1	Gibson, Daniel	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1986–02–27	Texas
4.0 !F	44	Harangody, Luke	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1986–01–02	Notre Dame
1.5 !G	6	Harris, Manny	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1989–09–21	Michigan
1.5 !G	2	Irving, Kyrie (C)	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	1992–03–23	Duke
4.0 !F	4	Jamison, Antawn	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1976–06–12	North Carolina
2.5 !G/F	12	Kennedy, D. J.	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	1989-11-05	St. John's
2.5 !G/F	18	Parker, Anthony	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1975–06–19	Bradley
5.5 !F/C	24	Samuels, Samardo	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	1989–01–09	Louisville
1.5 !G	15	Sloan, Donald	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1988–01–15	Texas A&M
5.5 !F/C	13	Thompson, Tristan	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	1991–03–13	Texas
6.0 !C	17	Varejão, Anderson	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	1982–09–28	Brazil
4.0 !F	32	Walton, Luke	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1980–03–28	Arizona

Head coach

Byron Scott

Assistant coach(es)

Paul Pressey
Jamahl Mosley
Joe Prunty
Nate Tibbetts

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve
C	Anderson Varejão	Ryan Hollins	Semih Erden
PF	Antawn Jamison	Tristan Thompson	Samardo Samuels
SF	Omri Casspi	Alonzo Gee	Luke Walton
SG	Anthony Parker	Luke Harangody	Jason Kapono
PG	Kyrie Irving	Daniel Gibson

Pre-season

2011 pre-season game log

Pre-season: 1–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–0)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	December 16	@ Detroit Pistons	W 91–87	Kyrie Irving (20)	Alonzo Gee (8)	Ramon Sessions (6)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 7,927	1-0
2	December 20	Detroit Pistons	L 89–90	Omri Casspi (18)	Anderson Varejão (10)	Ramon Sessions (8)	Quicken Loans Arena 9,853	1-1

2011–12 season schedule

The original 2011 NBA Pre-season was canceled due to the 2011 NBA Lockout. After the lockout, the NBA created a new two game Pre-Season.

Regular season

Standings

#	Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Chicago Bulls	50	16	.758	–
2	y-Miami Heat	46	20	.697	4
3	x-Indiana Pacers	42	24	.636	8
4	y-Boston Celtics	39	27	.591	11
5	x-Atlanta Hawks	40	26	.606	10
6	x-Orlando Magic	37	29	.561	13
7	x-New York Knicks	36	30	.545	14
8	x-Philadelphia 76ers	35	31	.530	15

9	Milwaukee Bucks	31	35	.470	19
10	Detroit Pistons	25	41	.379	25
11	Toronto Raptors	23	43	.348	27
12	New Jersey Nets	22	44	.333	28
13	Cleveland Cavaliers	21	45	.318	29
14	Washington Wizards	20	46	.303	30
15	Charlotte Bobcats	7	59	.106	43

#	Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Chicago Bulls	50	16	.758	–
2	y-Miami Heat	46	20	.697	4
3	x-Indiana Pacers	42	24	.636	8
4	y-Boston Celtics	39	27	.591	11
5	x-Atlanta Hawks	40	26	.606	10
6	x-Orlando Magic	37	29	.561	13
7	x-New York Knicks	36	30	.545	14
8	x-Philadelphia 76ers	35	31	.530	15

9	Milwaukee Bucks	31	35	.470	19
10	Detroit Pistons	25	41	.379	25
11	Toronto Raptors	23	43	.348	27
12	New Jersey Nets	22	44	.333	28
13	Cleveland Cavaliers	21	45	.318	29
14	Washington Wizards	20	46	.303	30
15	Charlotte Bobcats	7	59	.106	43

Game log

2011–12 game log
Total: 21–45 (Home: 11–22; Road: 10–23)

December: 1–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–1)

January: 7–10 (Home: 3–4; Road: 4–6)

February: 5–8 (Home: 5–5; Road: 0–3)

March: 4–13 (Home: 1–7; Road: 3–6)

April: 4–12 (Home: 2–5; Road: 2–7)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
51	April 3	San Antonio	L 90–125	Antawn Jamison (15)	Alonzo Gee (5)	Kyrie Irving Luke Walton (5)	Quicken Loans Arena 14,759	17-34
52	April 4	@ Milwaukee	L 98–107	Anthony Parker (27)	Tristan Thompson (9)	Donald Sloan (8)	Bradley Center 11,849	17-35
53	April 6	@ Toronto	W 84–80	Antawn Jamison (25)	Antawn Jamison (8)	Lester Hudson (7)	Air Canada Centre 16,565	18-35
54	April 8	@ New Jersey	L 117–122 (OT)	Antawn Jamison (34)	Tristan Thompson (15)	Donald Sloan (14)	Prudential Center 11,341	18-36
55	April 10	Charlotte	W 103–90	Lester Hudson (25)	Lester Hudson (8)	Lester Hudson (6)	Quicken Loans Arena 13,576	19-36
56	April 11	Indiana	L 98–104 (OT)	Antawn Jamison (21)	Antawn Jamison Tristan Thompson (8)	Donald Sloan (6)	Quicken Loans Arena 14,307	19-37
57	April 13	@ Indiana	L 83–102	Omri Casspi (14)	Samardo Samuels (10)	Donald Sloan (5)	Bankers Life Fieldhouse 13,356	19-38
58	April 14	@ Washington	W 98–89	Luke Harangody (16)	Luke Harangody (10)	Anthony Parker (5)	Verizon Center 17,200	20-38
59	April 15	Orlando	L 84–100	Antawn Jamison (21)	Alonzo Gee Tristan Thompson (8)	Antawn Jamison (6)	Quicken Loans Arena 16,305	20-39
60	April 17	@ Detroit	L 77–116	Manny Harris (18)	Tristan Thompson (13)	Donald Sloan (4)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 11,595	20-40
61	April 18	Philadelphia	L 87–103	Samardo Samuels Lester Hudson (15)	Samardo Samuels Tristan Thompson (5)	Donald Sloan (7)	Quicken Loans Arena 14,678	20-41
62	April 20	New York	W 98–90	Kyrie Irving (21)	Manny Harris (12)	Antawn Jamison (5)	Quicken Loans Arena 19,349	21-41
63	April 22	@ San Antonio	L 98–114	Antawn Jamison (21)	Tristan Thompson (9)	Anthony Parker (4)	AT&T Center 18,581	21-42
64	April 23	@ Memphis	L 101–109	Kyrie Irving (25)	Antawn Jamison Tristan Thompson (9)	Kyrie Irving (4)	FedExForum 15,504	21-43
65	April 25	Washington	L 85–96	D.J. Kennedy (12)	Samardo Samuels (9)	Donald Sloan (7)	Quicken Loans Arena 18,086	21-44
66	April 26	@ Chicago	L 75–107	Tristan Thompson (13)	Tristan Thompson (12)	Donald Sloan Luke Walton (2)	United Center 22,563	21-45

2011–12 season schedule

All the games through December 24 were canceled due to the 2011 NBA Lockout. A new schedule was created starting in December 25.

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

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Irving, KyrieKyrie Irving	51	51	30.5	.469	.399	.872	3.7	5.4	1.1	.4	18.5
Jamison, AntawnAntawn Jamison	65	65	33.1	.403	.341	.683	6.3	2.0	.8	.7	17.2
Hudson, Lester Lester Hudson	13	0	24.2	.391	.246	.842	3.5	2.7	1.1	.2	12.7
Varejão, AndersonAnderson Varejão	25	25	31.4	.514	.000	.672	11.5	1.7	1.4	.7	10.8
Gee, AlonzoAlonzo Gee	63	31	29.0	.412	.321	.788	5.1	1.8	1.3	.3	10.6
Sessions, RamonRamon Sessions	41	4	24.5	.398	.419	.830	3.1	5.2	.7	.0	10.5
Thompson, TristanTristan Thompson	60	25	23.7	.439	.000	.552	6.5	.5	.5	1.0	8.2
Gibson, DanielDaniel Gibson	35	7	26.2	.351	.396	.791	2.9	2.2	.7	.5	7.5
Parker, AnthonyAnthony Parker	51	51	25.1	.433	.362	.625	2.7	2.4	.7	.1	7.2
Casspi, OmriOmri Casspi	65	35	20.6	.403	.315	.685	3.5	1.0	.6	.3	7.1
Harris, MannyManny Harris	26	5	17.5	.400	.333	.695	2.7	1.2	.5	.2	6.7
Sloan, DonaldDonald Sloan	25	11	24.3	.403	.091	.808	2.4	3.7	.4	.1	6.6
Kennedy, D. J.D. J. Kennedy	2	0	29.5	.417	.500	.000	3.5	1.5	1.0	.0	6.0
Samuels, SamardoSamardo Samuels	54	0	15.3	.455	.000 !	.701	3.3	.4	.4	.4	5.4
Hollins, RyanRyan Hollins	24	7	15.1	.500	.000 !	.600	2.3	.3	.2	.5	3.7
Thompson, MychelMychel Thompson	5	3	19.0	.292	.364	.000 !	1.0	1.4	.4	.2	3.6
Erden, SemihSemih Erden	28	9	11.9	.527	.000 !	.512	2.6	.3	.4	.2	3.5
Harangody, LukeLuke Harangody	21	1	11.0	.354	.238	.750	2.5	.3	.3	.1	2.9
Uzoh, BenBen Uzoh	2	0	6.5	.400	.000 !	.000 !	2.0	1.0	.5	.0	2.0
Walton, LukeLuke Walton	21	0	14.2	.353	.438	.000 !	1.7	1.4	.1	.0	2.0
Eyenga, ChristianChristian Eyenga	6	0	13.8	.158	.500	.333	2.0	.7	.5	.7	1.5

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Kyrie Irving was named Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month three times (December – January,^[2] February^[3] and March^[4]) and won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award.^[5]
Rookies Kyrie Irving and Tristan Thompson were selected to participate in the 2012 Rising Stars challenge.

Milestones

On March 31 Antawn Jamison scored his 19,000th career point in a 75–91 loss to the New York Knicks.
On January 31 Kyrie Irving made his first game-winning basket against the Boston Celtics.

Injuries, surgeries and absences

Semih Erden had a fracture in his right thumb and missed the first seven games of the regular season.^[6] In April, he sprained his right ankle and missed the remainder of the season.^[7]
Kyrie Irving suffered a concussion during a game against the Miami Heat on February 7 and missed the following 3 games.^[8]
Anderson Varejão broke his wrist on February 10 during a game against the Milwaukee Bucks and missed the remainder of the season.^[9]

Transactions

Free agents

Additions

Date	Player	Signed	Former team
February 10, 2012	Ben Uzoh	NBA D-League	Rio Grande Valley Vipers
February 21, 2012	Manny Harris	NBA D-League	Canton Charge

Subtractions

Date	Player	Reason left	New team
December 9, 2011	Joey Graham	Waived	Free Agent
December 14, 2011	Baron Davis	Waived	New York Knicks
December 22, 2011	Manny Harris	Waived	Canton Charge

Trades

June 23, 2011	To Cleveland Cavaliers 2013 second-round pick 2014 second-round pick	To Orlando Magic Justin Harper
June 30, 2011	To Cleveland Cavaliers Omri Casspi Future first-round pick	To Sacramento Kings J.J. Hickson

References

↑ Cavaliers win NBA draft lottery, will pick first, USA Today. May 18, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
↑ "Irving, Rubio take Rookie of the Month honors for January". NBA.com. February 1, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
↑ "Irving, Thomas take Rookie of the Month honors for February". NBA.com. March 1, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
↑ "Irving, Thomas named Rookies of the Month". NBA.com. April 1, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
↑ "Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving named Kia Rookie of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. May 15, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
↑ Semih Erden (thumb) cleared to return, NBC Sports. January 2, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
↑ Semih Erden Injury Update, nba.com/cavaliers. April 12, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012
↑ Kyrie Irving to miss 2 more games, ESPN.com. February 11, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
↑ Season over for Cavs C Anderson Varejão, Yahoo! Sports. April 2, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012.

External links

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Cleveland Cavaliers

Founded in 1970 Based in Cleveland, Ohio

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2011–12 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston New Jersey New York Philadelphia Toronto

Central	Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Southeast	Atlanta Charlotte Miami Orlando Washington

Western

Northwest	Denver Minnesota Oklahoma City Portland Utah

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Sacramento

Southwest	Dallas Houston Memphis New Orleans San Antonio

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