The 1971-72 roster for the Cavaliers included Butch Beard at point guard, Bingo Smith at shooting guard, John Johnson at small forward, Rick Roberson at power forward and Walt Wesley at center.
| NO. | NAME | POS | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | DOB | AGE | COLLEGE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 |  | B. Beard | PG | 6'3" | 185 | 5/4/1947 | 24 | Louisville |
| 2 | 22 | | A. Carr | SG | 6'4" | 200 | 3/10/1948 | 23 | Notre Dame |
| 3 | 18 | | C. Davis | PG | 6'2" | 160 | 9/7/1949 | 22 | Wake Forest |
| 4 | 40 | | G. Howard | PF | 6'9" | 215 | 1/8/1948 | 24 | New Mexico |
| 5 | 32 | | J. Johnson | SF | 6'7" | 200 | 10/18/1947 | 24 | Iowa |
| 6 | 50 | | S. Patterson | C | 6'9" | 225 | 6/24/1948 | 23 | UCLA |
| 7 | 45 | | L. Rackley | C | 6'10" | 220 | 6/11/1946 | 25 | Xavier |
| 8 | 23 | | J. Ridgle | SG | 6'4" | 195 | 2/13/1948 | 23 | California |
| 9 | 30 | | R. Roberson | PF | 6'9" | 231 | 7/7/1947 | 24 | Cincinnati |
| 10 | 7 | | B. Smith | SG | 6'5" | 195 | 2/26/1946 | 25 | Tulsa |
| 11 | 15 | | D. Sorenson | PF | 6'8" | 225 | 7/8/1948 | 23 | Ohio State |
| 12 | 11 | | J. Warren | SG | 6'3" | 180 | 7/7/1947 | 24 | St. John's (NY) |
| 13 | 17 | | B. Washington | PG | 5'11" | 175 | 7/11/1947 | 24 | Eastern Kentucky |
| 14 | 44 | | W. Wesley | C | 6'11" | 220 | 1/25/1945 | 27 | Kansas |
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