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NBA Western Conference - Northwest Division
Minnesota Timberwolves
Team's name:
Minnesota Timberwolves
Conference: Western
Division: Northwest
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Nickname: Wolves
Mascot:
Crunch
Team Colors:
Slate Blue, Black, Silver,
Green and White
Joined the Conference: 1989
Team's President: Glen Taylor
Basketball Coach: Randy Wittman
Basketball Arena: Target Center
Current Capacity: 20,500
First Year of Basketball: 1989
League Titles:
NBA Titles: none
Conference Titles: none
Division Titles: 2004 |
The Minnesota Timberwolves made their first appearance during the 1989-90 season .
The team is known for their powerful fanatic force which has become the third largest in the NBA history.
In 1997, the Timberwolves had their first positive season (45-37) and classified to playoffs for the second consecutive year.
The Timberwolves have only achieved one Division title in 2004 under the long-time Head Coach Flip Saunders.
AS for the 2006-2007 season the Timberwolves finished with a sad record of 32-50.
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From that point forward, the team has been going through several changes; administration and player-wise; new contracts were signed by the end of 2007 with Theo Ratliff, Al Jefferson, Gerald Green, Ryan Gomes, and Sebastian Telfair.
The team’s current roster includes names such as: Randy Foyle, Mark Madsen, Chris Richard, Craig Smith, Marko Jarić, Antoine Walker and Greg Buckner.
The Indiana born American Randy Scott Wittman is the current team’s Head Coach. Wittman has been leading the Timberwolves since the 2006-2007 season when the team finished fourth in the conference.
Minnesota Timberwolves Roster
| No. |
Name |
Pos |
Age |
HT |
WT |
College |
| 22 |
Corey Brewer |
SF |
22 |
6-9 |
185 |
Florida |
| 7 |
Greg Buckner |
SG |
31 |
6-4 |
210 |
Clemson |
| 51 |
Michael Doleac |
C |
30 |
6-11 |
262 |
Utah |
| 4 |
Randy Foye |
PG |
24 |
6-4 |
213 |
Villanova |
| 8 |
Ryan Gomes |
SF |
25 |
6-7 |
250 |
Providence |
| 55 |
Marko Jaric |
PG |
29 |
6-7 |
224 |
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| 25 |
Al Jefferson |
C |
23 |
6-10 |
256 |
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| 35 |
Mark Madsen |
C |
32 |
6-9 |
250 |
Stanford |
| 1 |
Rashad McCants |
SG |
23 |
6-4 |
226 |
North Carolina |
| 32 |
Chris Richard |
C |
23 |
6-9 |
255 |
Florida |
| 5 |
Craig Smith |
PF |
24 |
6-7 |
272 |
Boston College |
| 30 |
Kirk Snyder |
SG |
24 |
6-6 |
225 |
Nevada |
| 3 |
Sebastian Telfair |
PG |
22 |
6-0 |
160 |
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| 24 |
Antoine Walker |
PF |
31 |
6-9 |
245 |
Kentucky |
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