1990–91 Minnesota Timberwolves season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Minnesota Timberwolves 1991 29 53 Midwest 5th 11th Bill Musselman Target Center KSTP-TV/KITN-TV(Kevin Harlan, Sidney Lowe, Chet Coppock)Prime Sports Upper Midwest(Jerry Schemmel, Sidney Lowe, Robb Leer) WDGY(Kevin Harlan, Jerry Schemmel) Did not qualify MIN The 1990–91 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the second season for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the National Basketball Association. Minnesota Timberwolves Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIN/ August 8, 2026 Season summary Off-season 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. Goldaper Sam Nets Make Coleman No. 1 Pick in N.B.A. Draft The New York Times June 28, 1990 https://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/28/sports/nets-make-coleman-no-1-pick-in-nba-draft.html July 10, 2025 Associated Press 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 June 28, 1990 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-06-28-sp-1194-story.html July 10, 2025 1990 NBA Draft Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1990.html July 10, 2025 During the off-season, the team acquired Scott Brooks from the Philadelphia 76ers. Associated Press  UCI Alum Brooks Traded to Minnesota  Los Angeles Times  June 27, 1990  https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-06-27-sp-743-story.html May 29, 2026 Itagaki Michael  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  July 3, 1993  https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-07-03-sp-9643-story.html May 29, 2026 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. Mabery D.L.  Target Center Changes Downtown Demographics  Post Bulletin  January 18, 1992  https://www.postbulletin.com/target-center-changes-downtown-demographics May 29, 2026http://www.targetcenter.com/teams/detail/minnesota_timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves | Target Center February 15, 2017 November 2, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211102225559/https://www.targetcenter.com/teams/detail/minnesota_timberwolves dead Regular season The Timberwolves 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. Associated Press  Timberwolves Down Mavs, 98-85  The Bonham Daily Favorite  November 4, 1990  12  https://books.google.com/books?id=KEA_AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA7&dq=1990+Minnesota+Timberwolves+Dallas+Mavericks+98-85&article_id=4681,3497162&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwitoqr_24yTAxUN_8kDHRpfAxAQ6AF6BAgJEAM#v=onepage&q=1990%20Minnesota%20Timberwolves%20Dallas%20Mavericks%2098-85&f=false March 6, 2026 Dallas Mavericks at Minnesota Timberwolves Box Score, November 2, 1990 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199011020MIN.html March 6, 2026 Despite the addition of Spencer, the team 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. NBA Games Played on February 7, 1991 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/index.fcgi?month=2&day=7&year=1991 February 24, 2026 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. 1990–91 Minnesota Timberwolves Schedule and Results Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIN/1991_games.html February 3, 2022 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. 1990–91 Minnesota Timberwolves Roster and Stats Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIN/1991.html February 3, 2022 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. 1990–91 NBA Season Summary Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1991.html February 16, 2026 Aftermath Following the season, head coach Bill Musselman was fired after two seasons with the franchise. Timberwolves Fire Coach  United Press International  April 22, 1991  https://www.upi.com/Archives/1991/04/22/Timberwolves-fire-coach/5609672292800/ May 29, 2026 Staff and Wire Reports  Timberwolves Fire Bill Musselman  Los Angeles Times  April 23, 1991  https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-04-23-sp-681-story.html May 29, 2026 Contributed Content  Timberwolves Fire Musselman  Chicago Tribune  April 23, 1991  https://www.chicagotribune.com/1991/04/23/timberwolves-fire-musselman/ May 29, 2026 Draft picks 1990 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 6 Felton Spencer C Louisville 1 20 Gerald Glass SG/SF Ole Miss Roster Minnesota Timberwolves 1990–91 #24429C #FFFFFF #006600 #FFFFFF 45 Randy Breuer C 7 3 230 Minnesota 1960–10–11 1 Scott Brooks G 5 11 165 UC Irvine 1965–07–31 19 Tony Campbell F/G 6 7 215 Ohio State 1962–05–07 33 Richard Coffey F/G 6 7 185 Minnesota 1963–11–17 23 Tyrone Corbin F/G 6 6 210 DePaul 1962–12–31 22 Gerald Glass F 6 5 221 Mississippi 1967–11–12 52 Dan Godfread C 6 10 250 Evansville 1967–06–14 42 Sam Mitchell basketball F 6 6 210 Mercer 1963–09–02 4 Tod Murphy F 6 9 220 UC Irvine 1963–12–24 24 Pooh Richardson G 6 1 180 UCLA 1966–05–14 50 Felton Spencer C 7 0 265 Louisville 1968–01–15 20 Jim Thomas basketball G 6 3 190 Indiana 1960–07–10 5 Doug West F/G 6 6 200 Villanova 1967–05–27 Bill Musselman Eric Musselman Tom Thibodeau Regular season Season standings MIN y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot MIN z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot Game log Regular season Minnesota Timberwolves 1991 #0000FF #228B22 Total: 29–53 (Home: 21–20; Road: 8–33) Minnesota Timberwolves November yes #228B22 #0000FF 3 3 2 7 |- | 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 Minnesota Timberwolves December #228B22 #0000FF 3 4 0 5 |- | 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 Minnesota Timberwolves January #228B22 #0000FF 3 4 3 4 |- | 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 Minnesota Timberwolves February #228B22 #0000FF 4 3 0 7 |- | 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 Minnesota Timberwolves March #228B22 #0000FF 3 4 1 7 |- | 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 Minnesota Timberwolves April #228B22 #0000FF 5 2 0 5 |- | 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 MIN 1991 Player statistics Ragular season Player POS Position GP Games played GS Games starter MP Minutes played REB Rebounds AST Assists STL Steals BLK Blocks PTS Points MPG Minutes per game RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per gameTyrone CorbinSF82 82 3,196 589 347 162 53 1,472 39.0 7.2 4.2 2.0 .6 18.0Pooh RichardsonPG82 82 3,154 286 734 131 13 1,401 38.5 3.5 9.0 1.6 .2 17.1Sam Mitchell basketballPF82 60 3,121 520 133 66 57 1,197 38.1 6.3 1.6 .8 .7 14.6Felton SpencerC 81 46 2,099 641 25 48 121 572 25.9 7.9 .3 .6 1.5 7.1Scott BrooksPG 80 0 980 72 204 53 5 424 12.3 .9 2.6 .7 .1 5.3Tony CampbellSG 77 71 2,893 346 214 121 48 1,678 37.6 4.5 2.8 1.6 .6 21.8Doug WestSG 75 1 824 136 48 35 23 294 11.0 1.8 .6 .5 .3 3.9Randy BreuerC 73 44 1,505 345 73 35 80 429 20.6 4.7 1.0 .5 1.1 5.9Tod MurphyPF 52 19 1,063 255 60 25 20 251 20.4 4.9 1.2 .5 .4 4.8Richard CoffeySF 52 1 320 79 3 6 4 68 6.2 1.5 .1 .1 .1 1.3Gerald GlassSF 51 3 606 102 42 28 9 352 11.9 2.0 .8 .5 .2 6.9Bob ThorntonPF 12 1 110 15 1 0 3 16 9.2 1.3 .1 .0 .3 1.3Dan GodfreadC 10 0 20 2 0 1 4 13 2.0 .2 .0 .1 .4 1.3Jim Thomas basketballSG 3 0 14 0 1 1 0 2 4.7 .0 .3 .3 .0 .7 Awards and records Felton Spencer, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team References See also 1990-91 NBA season Category:Minnesota Timberwolves seasons Timber Timber Monnesota