The 1991–92 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the third season for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the National Basketball Association.
Season summary
Off-season The Timberwolves received the seventh overall pick in the 1991 NBA draft, and selected Australian center Luc Longley from the University of New Mexico. During the off-season, the team hired Jimmy Rodgers as their new head coach.
Regular season Under Rodgers and with the addition of Longley, the Timberwolves struggled losing nine of their first ten games of the regular season. In late November, the team traded Tyrone Corbin to the Utah Jazz in exchange for Thurl Bailey. Despite the addition of Bailey, the Timberwolves posted an eight-game losing streak between November and December, then posted an 11-game losing streak between January and February, and later on held an 8–38 record at the All-Star break. The team suffered a 16-game losing streak between February and March, and then posted a seven-game losing streak in April, finishing in last place in the Midwest Division with a league-worst 15–67 record, .183 in winning percentage, which remains the equal lowest winning percentage in the franchise's history, alongside the 2009–10 Timberwolves.
Tony Campbell averaged 16.8 points per game, while Pooh Richardson averaged 16.5 points, 8.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game, and Doug West showed improvement, providing the team with 14.0 points and 3.5 assists per game. In addition, Bailey provided with 11.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game, while Gerald Glass contributed 11.5 points per game, Sam Mitchell averaged 10.1 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, and second-year center Felton Spencer averaged 6.6 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game. Meanwhile, Randy Breuer provided with 5.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, Scott Brooks contributed 5.1 points and 2.5 assists per game, and Longley averaged 4.3 points and 3.9 rebounds per game.
During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Orlando Arena in Orlando, Florida, West participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. The Timberwolves finished fourth in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 769,035 at the Target Center during the regular season.
Aftermath Following the season, Campbell was traded to the New York Knicks, while Richardson and Mitchell were both traded to the Indiana Pacers, Brooks was dealt to the Houston Rockets, and Breuer was released to free agency.
Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 7 Luc Longley C New Mexico 2 34 Myron Brown G Slippery Rock
Roster
Regular season
Season standings
y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot
z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot
Game log
Player statistics
Ragular season PlayerPG82 82 2,922 301 685 119 25 1,350 35.6 3.7 8.4 1.5 .3 16.5PF82 63 2,151 473 94 53 39 825 26.2 5.8 1.1 .6 .5 10.1PG82 0 1,082 99 205 66 7 417 13.2 1.2 2.5 .8 .1 5.1SG 80 72 2,540 257 281 66 26 1,116 31.8 3.2 3.5 .8 .3 14.0SF 78 41 2,441 286 229 84 31 1,307 31.3 3.7 2.9 1.1 .4 16.8SF 75 41 1,822 260 175 66 30 859 24.3 3.5 2.3 .9 .4 11.5†PF 71 18 1,777 407 59 30 102 829 25.0 5.7 .8 .4 1.4 11.7C 67 25 1,176 281 89 27 99 363 17.6 4.2 1.3 .4 1.5 5.4C 66 3 991 257 53 35 64 281 15.0 3.9 .8 .5 1.0 4.3C 61 54 1,481 435 53 27 79 405 24.3 7.1 .9 .4 1.3 6.6PF 47 3 429 110 11 9 8 98 9.1 2.3 .2 .2 .2 2.1†PF 39 0 374 62 26 12 3 145 9.6 1.6 .7 .3 .1 3.7†SG 15 0 112 9 18 7 3 29 7.5 .6 1.2 .5 .2 1.9†SF 11 8 344 69 33 12 6 158 31.3 6.3 3.0 1.1 .5 14.4PF 10 0 140 26 8 5 4 46 14.0 2.6 .8 .5 .4 4.6PG 4 0 23 3 6 1 0 9 5.8 .8 1.5 .3 .0 2.3
References
See also 1991-92 NBA season