1990–91 Minnesota Timberwolves season

1990–91 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Head coachBill Musselman
ArenaTarget Center
Results
Record29–53 (.354)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Midwest)
Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionKSTP-TV/KITN-TV
(Kevin Harlan, Sidney Lowe, Chet Coppock)
Prime Sports Upper Midwest
(Jerry Schemmel, Sidney Lowe, Robb Leer)
RadioWDGY
(Kevin Harlan, Jerry Schemmel)

The 1990–91 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the second season for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the National Basketball Association.[1] After finishing their inaugural season with a 22–60 record, the Timberwolves received the sixth overall pick in the 1990 NBA draft, and selected center Felton Spencer from the University of Louisville.[2][3][4] During the off-season, the team acquired Scott Brooks from the Philadelphia 76ers.[5][6]

After playing one season at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, the Timberwolves moved into their new arena known as the Target Center, which opened on October 13, 1990;[7][8] the team played their first game at the Target Center in their regular season opener on November 2, 1990, defeating the Dallas Mavericks by a score of 98–85, in front of a sellout crowd of 19,006 fans in attendance.[9][10] Despite the addition of Spencer, the Timberwolves continued to struggle in their second season, posting a seven-game losing streak in December, and later on holding a 16–29 record at the All-Star break.[11] The Timberwolves won six of their final eight games of the season, and finished in fifth place in the Midwest Division with a 29–53 record, which was a seven-game improvement over their inaugural season.[12]

Tony Campbell averaged 21.8 points and 1.6 steals per game, while Tyrone Corbin averaged 18.0 points, 7.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.0 steals per game, and second-year star Pooh Richardson provided the team with 17.1 points, 9.0 assists and 1.6 steals per game. In addition, second-year forward Sam Mitchell contributed 14.6 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, while Spencer provided with 7.1 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. Meanwhile, rookie shooting guard, and first-round draft pick Gerald Glass contributed 6.9 points per game, Randy Breuer averaged 5.9 points, 4.7 blocks and 1.1 blocks per game, Brooks contributed 5.3 points and 2.6 assists per game, and Tod Murphy provided with 4.8 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.[13]

The Timberwolves finished third in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 779,530 at the Target Center during the regular season.[13][14] Following the season, head coach Bill Musselman was fired after two seasons with the franchise.[15][16][17]

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
16Felton SpencerC United StatesLouisville
120Gerald GlassSG/SF United StatesOle Miss

Roster

1990–91 Minnesota Timberwolves roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
C 45 Randy Breuer 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1960–10–11 Minnesota
G 1 Scott Brooks 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1965–07–31 UC Irvine
G/F 19 Tony Campbell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1962–05–07 Ohio State
G/F 33 Richard Coffey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1963–11–17 Minnesota
G/F 23 Tyrone Corbin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1962–12–31 DePaul
F 22 Gerald Glass 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 1967–11–12 Mississippi
C 52 Dan Godfread 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1967–06–14 Evansville
F 42 Sam Mitchell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1963–09–02 Mercer
F 4 Tod Murphy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1963–12–24 UC Irvine
G 24 Pooh Richardson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1966–05–14 UCLA
C 50 Felton Spencer 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1968–01–15 Louisville
G 20 Jim Thomas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1960–07–10 Indiana
G/F 5 Doug West 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1967–05–27 Villanova
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs5527.671—33–822–1920–8
x-Utah Jazz5428.659136–518–2321-7
x-Houston Rockets5230.634331-1021–2020-8
Orlando Magic3151.3782424-177–3413–15
Minnesota Timberwolves2953.3542621-208-339-19
Dallas Mavericks2854.3412720-218–337-21
Denver Nuggets2062.2443517-243-388–20
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Portland Trail Blazers6319.768–
2 y-San Antonio Spurs5527.6718
3 x-Los Angeles Lakers5824.7075
4 x-Phoenix Suns5527.6718
5 x-Utah Jazz5428.6599
6 x-Houston Rockets5230.63411
7 x-Golden State Warriors4438.53719
8 x-Seattle SuperSonics4141.50022
9 Orlando Magic3151.37832
10 Los Angeles Clippers3151.37832
11 Minnesota Timberwolves2953.35434
12 Dallas Mavericks2854.34135
13 Sacramento Kings2557.30538
14 Denver Nuggets2062.24443
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

Regular season

1990–91 game log
Total: 29–53 (Home: 21–20; Road: 8–33)
November: 5–10 (home: 3–3; road: 2–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2 November 3 @ Milwaukee
3 November 6 @ Indiana
4 November 7 Chicago L 91–96 Target Center 1–3
7 November 13 @ Houston
9 November 18 Utah L 94–103 Target Center 3–6
11 November 21 @ San Antonio
12 November 25 Houston
14 November 29 @ Portland L 92–107 Memorial Coliseum 5–9
15 November 30 @ Utah L 79–96 Salt Palace 5–10
December: 3–9 (home: 3–4; road: 0–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
17 December 4 Indiana
18 December 6 L.A. Lakers L 73–83 Target Center 6–12
20 December 13 New York
21 December 15 San Antonio
23 December 19 @ Phoenix
24 December 22 @ Golden State L 102–115 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 7–17
25 December 23 @ L.A. Lakers L 94–118 Great Western Forum 7–18
26 December 28 Detroit L 85–97 Target Center 7–19
27 December 30 Seattle
January: 6–8 (home: 3–4; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
30 January 5 @ Atlanta
31 January 7 Phoenix
34 January 15 Portland L 117–132 Target Center 11–23
35 January 16 @ New York
36 January 19 Golden State W 121–113 Target Center 13–23
38 January 24 @ Houston
39 January 26 @ San Antonio
40 January 28 Boston L 87–108 Target Center 13–27
February: 4–10 (home: 4–3; road: 0–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
43 February 3 Philadelphia W 110–102 (2OT) Target Center 15–28
44 February 5 Utah W 94–93 Target Center 16–28
46 February 12 @ Golden State L 105–126 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 16–30
47 February 13 @ L.A. Lakers L 106–120 Great Western Forum 16–31
49 February 16 @ Utah L 107–115 Salt Palace 16–33
51 February 20 Golden State L 105–108 Target Center 17–34
53 February 24 Houston
54 February 27 @ Boston L 111–116 Boston Garden 18–37
March: 4–11 (home: 3–4; road: 1–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
57 March 5 L.A. Lakers W 94–85 Target Center 19–38
58 March 7 Seattle
59 March 10 Phoenix
60 March 12 @ Chicago L 99–131 Chicago Stadium 19–41
62 March 15 @ Seattle
64 March 19 Houston
67 March 23 @ Utah L 89–95 Salt Palace 22–45
68 March 26 @ Phoenix
69 March 29 @ Seattle
70 March 30 @ Portland L 91–121 Memorial Coliseum 22–48
April: 5–7 (home: 5–2; road: 0–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
71 April 2 Portland L 93–104 Target Center 22–49
73 April 5 @ Detroit L 82–101 The Palace of Auburn Hills 23–50
74 April 7 San Antonio
76 April 11 Atlanta
78 April 14 @ Philadelphia W 96–88 The Spectrum 26–52
81 April 19 Milwaukee
1990–91 schedule

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Tyrone CorbinSF 82823,196589347162531,47239.07.24.22.0.618.0
Pooh RichardsonPG 82823,154286734131131,40138.53.59.01.6.217.1
Sam MitchellPF 82603,12152013366571,19738.16.31.6.8.714.6
Felton SpencerC 81462,099641254812157225.97.9.3.61.57.1
Scott BrooksPG 8009807220453542412.3.92.6.7.15.3
Tony CampbellSG 77712,893346214121481,67837.64.52.81.6.621.8
Doug WestSG 75182413648352329411.01.8.6.5.33.9
Randy BreuerC 73441,50534573358042920.64.71.0.51.15.9
Tod MurphyPF 52191,06325560252025120.44.91.2.5.44.8
Richard CoffeySF 52132079364686.21.5.1.1.11.3
Gerald GlassSF 5136061024228935211.92.0.8.5.26.9
Bob ThorntonPF 12111015103169.21.3.1.0.31.3
Dan GodfreadC 100202014132.0.2.0.1.41.3
Jim ThomasSG 3014011024.7.0.3.3.0.7

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ "Minnesota Timberwolves". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved August 8, 2026.
  2. ↑ Goldaper, Sam (June 28, 1990). "Nets Make Coleman No. 1 Pick in N.B.A. Draft". The New York Times. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Clippers Go With Kimble: NBA Draft: Derrick Coleman, as Expected, Is No. 1 Overall With Nets. Clippers Also Grab Michigan's Vaught With 13th Pick". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. June 28, 1990. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  4. ↑ "1990 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  5. ↑ "UCI Alum Brooks Traded to Minnesota". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. June 27, 1990. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
  6. ↑ Itagaki, Michael (July 3, 1993). "Brooks Fools Experts by Surviving in NBA: Basketball: Former UC Irvine Guard, Who Wasn't Drafted in 1987, Just Finished His Fifth Season in the League". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
  7. ↑ Mabery, D.L. (January 18, 1992). "Target Center Changes Downtown Demographics". Post Bulletin. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Minnesota Timberwolves | Target Center". Archived from the original on November 2, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Timberwolves Down Mavs, 98-85". The Bonham Daily Favorite. Associated Press. November 4, 1990. p. 12. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Dallas Mavericks at Minnesota Timberwolves Box Score, November 2, 1990". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
  11. ↑ "NBA Games Played on February 7, 1991". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
  12. ↑ "1990–91 Minnesota Timberwolves Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  13. 1 2 "1990–91 Minnesota Timberwolves Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  14. ↑ "1990–91 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Timberwolves Fire Coach". United Press International. April 22, 1991. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Timberwolves Fire Bill Musselman". Los Angeles Times. Staff and Wire Reports. April 23, 1991. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Timberwolves Fire Musselman". Chicago Tribune. Contributed Content. April 23, 1991. Retrieved May 29, 2026.

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