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1970-1974 | 1974-1981 | 1981-1983 | 1983-1987 | 1987-1989 | 1989-1994 | 1994-1997 | 1997-1999 | 1999-2003
2003-Present | 2005-Present |
     
    
     
 
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| 1970-1974 |
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| From 1970 to 1974, the Cavaliers wore gold at home and wine on the road. The word
“Cavaliers” featured a feathered treatment of the letter “C”
that runs beneath "avaliers" in Cavaliers. Around the collar
and shoulders, three wine stripes outline the edge. The shorts had three
stripes along the waistband and a sword on the side of each leg with stripes
running vertically on each side. The road uniforms where an exact color
oppisite. The logo used the words “Cleveland Cavaliers” written
around a basketball, and featured the silhouette of a Cavalier figure
thrusting a sword.
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| 1974-1981 |
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The second uniform designs debuted in the 1974-1975 season. They sported short horizontal
stripes of wine, gold and white stacked on the sides, collar and arms
of the shirts and down each side of the shorts. “CAVALIERS”
was spelled in block letters on the chest of both the home and road jerseys.
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| 1981-1983 |
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A metallic gold was introduced in 1980 and was the primary color of the
home uniform; wine remained the color on the road. This uniform also featured
two horizontal stripes across the chest and the word “CLEVELAND”
in block letters. These are the only Cavaliers uniforms to have screened
on letters and numbers.
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| 1983-1987 |
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The primary colors changed to burnt orange, white and royal blue in 1983-84. The home
uniform was white with orange numbers outlined in blue while the road
uniform was orange with white numbers outlined in blue. These are the
only Cavaliers uniforms to feature the player's name sewn onto the back
shoulder on a patch. Additionally, the word mark reflected a new logo,
with the word “CAVS” featuring the letter “V”
designed like a basket.
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| 1987-1989 |
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In 1987-88, the numbers and lettering on the home jersey changed to blue
outlined in orange.
The road jersey was changed to blue with orange numbers and letters outlined
in white.
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| 1989-1994 |
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1989-90 the road uniform was changed to sport “CLEVELAND” in block letters.
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| 1994-1997 |
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Upon moving into Gund Arena for the 1994-95 season, the Cavaliers adopted white
home jerseys with light blue splashed across the torso. The word “CAVS”
in custom lettering was in orange with a black line; numbers were black
with a white line and offset beneath the "VS" in "CAVS".
The black road uniforms also had the blue splash, the word “CLEVELAND”
in orange and black lettering, the numbers were white with a black line
and offset beneath "LAND" in "CLEVELAND." On both
the home and away shirts, the number was centered beneath the arched
player's name. That year, the team adopted the logo featuring a basketball
arching into a stylized net, placed above the word “CAVS.”
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| 1997-1999 |
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A minor change was made for the 1997-98 season, as the team name and numbers
appeared in black with an orange line on the home shirts and in white
with an orange line on the road shirts. “CLEVELAND“ was placed on the left thigh of the home shorts
and “CAVS“ was placed on the left thigh of the road shorts.
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| 1999-2003 |
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For the 1999/2000 season, the blue splash across the chest and back was removed,
the home numbers and letters were changed to blue with a black line, the
road letters and numbers were changed to white with a blue line. The numbers
were centered on the front of the uniforms and two vertical orange and
blue lines were placed down the right side of the jerseys as trim.
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| 2003-Present |
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2003/2004 marked the return to the “Wine and Gold“.
The primary logo was changed to feature the word “CAVALIERS”
in custom lettering with “CLEVELAND” in smaller type above it.
A gold sword pierces the word “CAVALIERS,” and a wine-colored
basketball serves as a background. Dark blue serves as an accent color.
Secondary logos use the letter “C” and the sword form the primary mark.
The new home uniforms are white, with “CAVALIERS” in wine-colored
custom lettering outlined in gold slanted across the chest. The dark blue
number on the front is off-set, appearing beneath the letter “s”
of “CAVALIERS.” A single letter “C” appears on
the center of the collar trim on the front and above the name on the back
of the jersey. Names appear in wine and numbers in blue. Wine, gold and
blue are all used subtly in the trim. The shirts and trunks have wine
colored panels down both sides outlined with a white and blue stripe.
The secondary logo will appear on the bottoms of the side panels on the shorts.
The new road uniforms are wine, with “CLEVELAND” in white
custom lettering outlined in gold slanted across the chest. Numbers appear
beneath "LAND" in cleveland on the front and centerd under the
player's name on the back, they are white with a gold outline. The player's
name on the back appears arched in all white on the shoulder. Panels on
the sides of the jersey and trunks are gold and trim colors are white,
wine and blue.
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| 2005-Present |
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| Starting with the 2005/2006 season, the Cavaliers introduced an alternate jersey.
The jersey's primary color being blue, highlighted with wine, gold and blue striped trim (as a tribute to the Miracle jerseys of the 70's)
with white letters and numbers and wine colored sides.
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