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1991–92 Minnesota Timberwolves season

NBA professional basketball team season

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The 1991–92 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the third season for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the National Basketball Association. The Timberwolves received the seventh overall pick in the 1991 NBA draft, and selected Australian center Luc Longley from the University of New Mexico, and hired Jimmy Rodgers as their new head coach.

The Timberwolves began their season amidst a blizzard when a one-day record 24 in of snow fell as they lost to the Utah Jazz 112–97 on November 1, 1991. Early into the regular season, the team traded Tyrone Corbin to the Jazz in exchange for Thurl Bailey. The Timberwolves continued to get worse with an awful 8–38 start around the All-Star Break, and then posted a 16-game losing streak in March, finishing in last place in the Midwest Division with a 15–67 record (.183), which remains the equal lowest winning percentage in the franchise's history, alongside the 2009–10 Timberwolves.

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Orlando Arena in Orlando, Florida, Doug West participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Following the season, Tony Campbell was traded to the New York Knicks, and Pooh Richardson and Sam Mitchell were both dealt to the Indiana Pacers.

Draft picks

Main article: 1991 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	7	Luc Longley	C		New Mexico
2	34	Myron Brown	G		Slippery Rock

Roster

Jimmy Rodgers
Jim Brewer
Sidney Lowe

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

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
	PG	82	82	2,922	301	685	119	25	1,350	35.6	3.7	8.4	1.5	.3	16.5
	PF	82	63	2,151	473	94	53	39	825	26.2	5.8	1.1	.6	.5	10.1
	PG	82	0	1,082	99	205	66	7	417	13.2	1.2	2.5	.8	.1	5.1
	SG	80	72	2,540	257	281	66	26	1,116	31.8	3.2	3.5	.8	.3	14.0
	SF	78	41	2,441	286	229	84	31	1,307	31.3	3.7	2.9	1.1	.4	16.8
	SF	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	11.7
	C	67	25	1,176	281	89	27	99	363	17.6	4.2	1.3	.4	1.5	5.4
	C	66	3	991	257	53	35	64	281	15.0	3.9	.8	.5	1.0	4.3
	C	61	54	1,481	435	53	27	79	405	24.3	7.1	.9	.4	1.3	6.6
	PF	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	14.4
	PF	10	0	140	26	8	5	4	46	14.0	2.6	.8	.5	.4	4.6
	PG	4	0	23	3	6	1	0	9	5.8	.8	1.5	.3	.0	2.3

† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Timberwolves only.

References

[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIN/1992.html 1991-92 Minnesota Timberwolves]
(June 27, 1991). "UNLV's Johnson Is No. 1: NBA Draft: Coaches' Attempts in Charlotte and New Jersey to Select Billy Owens Are Overruled. Three UNLV Players Are Taken in the First Round". Los Angeles Times.
(June 27, 1991). "As Expected, Hornets Select Johnson No. 1". Deseret News.
"1991 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference.
(November 26, 1991). "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Timberwolves' Corbin Traded for Jazz's Bailey". The New York Times.
(November 26, 1991). "Timberwolves Deal Corbin to Jazz". Chicago Tribune.
(November 27, 1991). "Jazz Lose Singer, Gain a Tinkerer in Acquiring Corbin". Deseret News.
"1991–92 Minnesota Timberwolves Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference.
"Worst NBA Teams Ever". [[ESPN]].
(February 8, 1992). "Pro Basketball". Gadsden Times.
"NBA & ABA All-Star Game Contest Winners". Basketball-Reference.
(September 14, 1992). "Campbell Traded to Knicks". United Press International.
Harvin, Al. (September 25, 1992). "BASKETBALL; Knicks Fill in the Missing X by Getting Wolves' Campbell". The New York Times.
(September 15, 1992). "Timberwolves Trade Campbell to Knicks". Los Angeles Times.
(September 9, 1992). "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Wolves Trade Richardson and Mitchell". The New York Times.
(September 9, 1992). "Richardson Traded to Pacers, Timberwolves Get Person: NBA: Former UCLA Star Will Be Reunited with Reggie Miller. Pistons Trade John Salley to the Heat". Los Angeles Times.
(September 9, 1992). "Pacers Trade Person to Timberwolves". Tampa Bay Times.

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