The term CLEVELAND HOOPSTER refers to a professional basketball player from Cleveland, Ohio. The crossword solutions for this term are CAV (3 letters), CAVS (4 letters), and NATE (4 letters). CAV is an abbreviation for the Cleveland Cavaliers, the professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. CAVS is another abbreviation for the same team. NATE is likely a reference to Nate Thurmond, a former professional basketball player who played for the Cleveland Cavaliers from 1974 to 1977.