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 signed free agent Scott Brooks.

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;[5] 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.[6][7] 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.[8] 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.[9]

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.[10]

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.[10][11] Following the season, head coach Bill Musselman was fired after two seasons with the franchise.

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

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

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

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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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 Corbin SF 82 82 3,196 589 347 162 53 1,472 39.0 7.2 4.2 2.0 .6 18.0
Pooh Richardson PG 82 82 3,154 286 734 131 13 1,401 38.5 3.5 9.0 1.6 .2 17.1
Sam Mitchell PF 82 60 3,121 520 133 66 57 1,197 38.1 6.3 1.6 .8 .7 14.6
Felton Spencer C 81 46 2,099 641 25 48 121 572 25.9 7.9 .3 .6 1.5 7.1
Scott Brooks PG 80 0 980 72 204 53 5 424 12.3 .9 2.6 .7 .1 5.3
Tony Campbell SG 77 71 2,893 346 214 121 48 1,678 37.6 4.5 2.8 1.6 .6 21.8
Doug West SG 75 1 824 136 48 35 23 294 11.0 1.8 .6 .5 .3 3.9
Randy Breuer C 73 44 1,505 345 73 35 80 429 20.6 4.7 1.0 .5 1.1 5.9
Tod Murphy PF 52 19 1,063 255 60 25 20 251 20.4 4.9 1.2 .5 .4 4.8
Richard Coffey SF 52 1 320 79 3 6 4 68 6.2 1.5 .1 .1 .1 1.3
Gerald Glass SF 51 3 606 102 42 28 9 352 11.9 2.0 .8 .5 .2 6.9
Bob Thornton PF 12 1 110 15 1 0 3 16 9.2 1.3 .1 .0 .3 1.3
Dan Godfread C 10 0 20 2 0 1 4 13 2.0 .2 .0 .1 .4 1.3
Jim Thomas SG 3 0 14 0 1 1 0 2 4.7 .0 .3 .3 .0 .7

Awards and records

References

  1. ^ 1990-91 Minnesota Timberwolves
  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. ^ "Minnesota Timberwolves | Target Center".
  6. ^ "Timberwolves Down Mavs, 98-85". The Bonham Daily Favorite. Associated Press. November 4, 1990. p. 12. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
  7. ^ "Dallas Mavericks at Minnesota Timberwolves Box Score, November 2, 1990". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
  8. ^ "NBA Games Played on February 7, 1991". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
  9. ^ "1990–91 Minnesota Timberwolves Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  10. ^ a b "1990–91 Minnesota Timberwolves Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  11. ^ "1990–91 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2026.

See also

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