1990–91 Minnesota Timberwolves season

1990–91 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Head coach	Bill Musselman
Arena	Target Center
Results
Record	29–53 (.354)
Place	Division: 5th (Midwest) Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did Not Qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Prime Sports Midwest, KSTP, KITN
Radio	WDGY

The 1990-91 NBA season was the Timberwolves' 2nd season in the NBA. After playing one year at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, the Timberwolves moved into their new arena known as the Target Center. They played their first game there by beating the Dallas Mavericks before a sold out crowd of 19.006. However, the Timberwolves continued to struggle in their second season finishing fifth in the Midwest Division with a 29-53 record.

Draft picks

Main article: 1990 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	6	Felton Spencer	C	United States	Louisville
1	20	Gerald Glass	SG/SF	United States	Ole Miss

Roster

Minnesota Timberwolves roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From C 45 Breuer, Randy 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Minnesota PG 1 Brooks, Scott 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) UC Irvine SG 19 Campbell, Tony 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Ohio State SF 33 Coffey, Richard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Minnesota SF 23 Corbin, Tyrone 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) DePaul SG 22 Glass, Gerald 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Mississippi C 52 Godfread, Dan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Evansville PF 42 Mitchell, Sam 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Mercer PF 4 Murphy, Tod 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) UC Irvine PG 24 Richardson, Pooh 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) UCLA C 50 Spencer, Felton 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Louisville SG 20 Thomas, Jim 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Indiana SG 5 West, Doug 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Villanova	Head coach Bill Musselman Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-San Antonio Spurs	55	27	.671	—	33–8	22–19	20–8
x-Utah Jazz	54	28	.659	1	36–5	18–23	21-7
x-Houston Rockets	52	30	.634	3	31-10	21–20	20-8
Orlando Magic	31	51	.378	24	24-17	7–34	13–15
Minnesota Timberwolves	29	53	.354	26	21-20	8-33	9-19
Dallas Mavericks	28	54	.341	27	20-21	8–33	7-21
Denver Nuggets	20	62	.244	35	17-24	3-38	8–20

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Portland Trail Blazers	63	19	.768	–
2	y-San Antonio Spurs	55	27	.671	8
3	x-Los Angeles Lakers	58	24	.707	5
4	x-Phoenix Suns	55	27	.671	8
5	x-Utah Jazz	54	28	.659	9
6	x-Houston Rockets	52	30	.634	11
7	x-Golden State Warriors	44	38	.537	19
8	x-Seattle SuperSonics	41	41	.500	22
9	Orlando Magic	31	51	.378	32
10	Los Angeles Clippers	31	51	.378	32
11	Minnesota Timberwolves	29	53	.354	34
12	Dallas Mavericks	28	54	.341	35
13	Sacramento Kings	25	57	.305	38
14	Denver Nuggets	20	62	.244	43

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

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

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Randy Breuer
Scott Brooks
Tony Campbell
Richard Coffey
Tyrone Corbin
Gerald Glass
Dan Godfread
Sam Mitchell
Tod Murphy
Pooh Richardson
Felton Spencer
Jim Thomas
Bob Thornton
Doug West

Awards and records

• Felton Spencer, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team

See also

• 1990-91 NBA season