fbpx
Wikipedia

1989–90 Minnesota Timberwolves season

May 01, 2024

The 1989–90 NBA season was the Timberwolves' 1st season in the National Basketball Association.[1] Nearly 30 years after the Lakers left for Los Angeles, California, the NBA returned to Minneapolis, Minnesota with an expansion team known as the "Minnesota Timberwolves". The Timberwolves, along with the Orlando Magic, joined the NBA in 1989.[2][3][4][5][6] The team revealed a new primary logo of a blue wolf with green eyes in front of a silver basketball,[7] and added new uniforms with the color scheme of blue, green and silver.[8][9]

1989–90 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Head coachBill Musselman
Owners
ArenaHubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Results
Record22–60 (.268)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Midwest)
Conference: 13th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKSTP-TV/KITN-TV
(Kevin Harlan, Len Elmore, Tom Hanneman)
RadioWDGY
(Kevin Harlan, Dave Shea)

In the 1989 NBA Expansion Draft, the Timberwolves selected veteran players like Rick Mahorn, Tyrone Corbin, Steve Johnson, Brad Lohaus and Scott Roth.[10][11][12][13][14] The team also signed free agents, Tony Campbell, who won a championship with the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1988 NBA Finals,[15][16][17] and rookie forward Sam Mitchell out of Mercer University; Mitchell was drafted by the Houston Rockets as a third-round draft pick in the 1985 NBA draft, but was released to free agency during the preseason, and previously played overseas in France, and in the Continental Basketball Association.[18][19][20] Other free agents included Tod Murphy, who previously played overseas in Spain, and Sidney Lowe.[21][22] However, Mahorn never played for the T-Wolves due to a contract dispute, as he was later on traded to the Philadelphia 76ers.[23][24][25][26] The Timberwolves received the tenth overall pick in the 1989 NBA draft, and selected point guard Pooh Richardson out of UCLA.[27][28][29][30] The team also hired Bill Musselman as their first ever head coach.[31][32]

The T-Wolves made their debut on November 3, 1989, losing to the Seattle SuperSonics, 106–94 on the road.[33][34] Five days later, they made their home debut at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, losing to the Chicago Bulls, 96–84.[35] Just two nights later, the T-Wolves would finally get their first win, beating the 76ers at home in overtime, 125–118 on November 10.[36][37][38] At midseason, the team traded Lohaus to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Randy Breuer in January.[39][40][41] However, the Timberwolves struggled in their first season, posting two nine-game losing streaks, finishing sixth place in the Midwest Division with a 22–60 record.[42]

Campbell led the team in scoring averaging 23.2 points, contributing 5.5 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game, and finishing in third place in Most Improved Player voting,[43] while Corbin averaged 14.7 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game, and Mitchell provided the team with 12.7 points and 5.8 rebounds. In addition, Richardson contributed 11.4 points, 6.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game, and was selected the NBA All-Rookie First Team, while Murphy provided with 8.3 points and 6.9 rebounds per game, and Lowe contributed 2.3 points and 4.2 assists per game, only shooting just .319 in field-goal percentage.[44]

The team's primary logo and uniforms both remained in use until 1996.

Draft picks edit

Main article: 1989 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 10 Pooh Richardson PG   United States UCLA
2 34 Gary Leonard C   United States Missouri
2 38 Doug West SG   United States Villanova

Roster edit

1989–90 Minnesota Timberwolves roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 45 Breuer, Randy 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1960–10–11 Minnesota
G/F 19 Campbell, Tony 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1962–05–07 Ohio State
G/F 23 Corbin, Tyrone 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1962–12–31 DePaul
C 52 Leonard, Gary 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1967–02–16 Missouri
G 35 Lowe, Sidney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1960–01–21 NC State
F 42 Mitchell, Sam 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1963–09–02 Mercer
C 4 Murphy, Tod 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1963–12–24 UC Irvine
G 24 Richardson, Pooh 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1966–05–14 UCLA
F 3 Roth, Scott 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1963–06–03 Wisconsin
F 15 Royal, Donald 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1966–05–22 Notre Dame
F/C 2 Sellers, Brad 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1962–12–17 Ohio State
G/F 5 West, Doug 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1967–05–27 Villanova
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

NBA Expansion Draft edit

Main article: 1989 NBA Expansion Draft

Prior to the 1989 NBA draft, the NBA held a coin toss between the Timberwolves and the other new expansion team, the Orlando Magic, to determine their order for the NBA Draft and the expansion draft. The Magic won the coin toss and chose to have the first pick in the expansion draft and pick 11th in the NBA Draft, while the Timberwolves picked second in the expansion draft and 10th in the NBA Draft.

The previous season's expansion teams, the Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat, were not involved in this year's expansion draft and did not lose any player.

Pick Player Position Nationality Previous Team
2 Rick Mahorn F/C   United States Detroit Pistons
4 Tyrone Corbin G/F   United States Phoenix Suns
6 Steve Johnson F/C   United States Portland Trail Blazers
8 Brad Lohaus F/C   United States Sacramento Kings
10 David Rivers G   United States Los Angeles Lakers
12 Mark Davis G/F   United States Milwaukee Bucks
14 Scott Roth F   United States San Antonio Spurs
16 Shelton Jones F   United States Philadelphia 76ers
18 Eric White F   United States Los Angeles Clippers
20 Maurice Martin G/F   United States Denver Nuggets
22 Gunther Behnke C   West Germany Cleveland Cavaliers

Regular season edit

Standings edit

Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 56 26 .683 – 34–7 22–19 19–9
x-Utah Jazz 55 27 .671 1 36–5 19–22 21–7
x-Dallas Mavericks 47 35 .573 9 30–11 17–24 17–11
x-Denver Nuggets 43 39 .524 13 28–13 15–26 15–13
x-Houston Rockets 41 41 .500 15 31–10 10–31 13–15
Minnesota Timberwolves 22 60 .268 34 17–24 5–36 6–22
Charlotte Hornets 19 63 .232 37 13–28 6–35 7–21
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Los Angeles Lakers 63 19 .768 –
2 y-San Antonio Spurs 56 26 .683 7
3 x-Portland Trail Blazers 59 23 .720 4
4 x-Utah Jazz 55 27 .671 8
5 x-Phoenix Suns 54 28 .659 9
6 x-Dallas Mavericks 47 35 .573 16
7 x-Denver Nuggets 43 39 .524 20
8 x-Houston Rockets 41 41 .500 22
9 Seattle SuperSonics 41 41 .500 22
10 Golden State Warriors 37 45 .451 26
11 Los Angeles Clippers 30 52 .366 33
12 Sacramento Kings 23 59 .280 40
13 Minnesota Timberwolves 22 60 .268 41
14 Charlotte Hornets 19 63 .232 44

Record vs. opponents edit

1989–90 NBA records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta – 1–3 2–0 0–5 2–3 0–2 1–1 3–2 2–0 2–0 2–3 1–1 0–2 4–0 3–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 5–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2
Boston 3–1 – 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 5–0 2–2 1–1 5–1 4–1 4–0 3–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–3
Charlotte 0–2 0–2 – 0–2 1–1 1–3 3–2 0–2 2–2 1–4 1–1 2–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–3 0–5 0–4 0–5 0–2
Chicago 5–0 2–2 2–0 – 5–0 2–0 1–1 1–4 2–0 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 4–0 4–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 3–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–1
Cleveland 3–2 1–3 1–1 0–5 – 0–2 0–2 1–4 1–1 0–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 3–2 1–1 4–0 2–2 4–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1
Dallas 2–0 1–1 3–1 0–2 2–0 – 2–3 1–1 3–1 4–1 2–0 3–1 0–4 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–4 3–1 3–2 2–2 1–3 1–1
Denver 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 2–0 3–2 – 0–2 2–2 4–1 0–2 2–2 0–4 2–0 1–1 5–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–2 4–0 1–3 2–2 0–4 1–1
Detroit 2–3 2–2 2–0 4–1 4–1 1–1 2–0 – 1–1 1–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–2 2–0 4–0 4–0 5–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0
Golden State 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 – 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–4 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–5 2–2 3–2 1–3 2–3 2–2 1–1
Houston 0–2 0–2 4–1 1–1 2–0 1–4 1–4 1–1 2–2 – 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–3 4–0 2–2 2–2 3–2 1–1
Indiana 3–2 3–1 1–1 3–2 2–3 0–2 2–0 1–4 1–1 1–1 – 0–2 0–2 3–1 3–2 1–1 4–0 1–3 4–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1
L.A. Clippers 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 – 1–4 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–4 0–5 2–3 0–4 3–2 0–4 1–1
L.A. Lakers 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 4–0 1–1 4–1 2–2 2–0 4–1 – 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–3 5–0 2–2 4–0 2–2 1–1
Miami 0–4 0–5 1–1 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 – 2–2 1–1 1–4 1–5 3–1 0–5 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–3
Milwaukee 2–3 2–2 2–0 1–4 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 – 2–0 4–0 2–2 5–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–1
Minnesota 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–4 0–5 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–3 0–4 1–1 0–2 – 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–3 2–2 1–4 1–3 0–5 1–1
New Jersey 2–2 1–5 1–1 1–3 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 4–1 0–4 1–1 – 1–4 1–3 1–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–3
New York 3–1 1–4 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 5–1 2–2 1–1 4–1 – 2–2 2–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–0
Orlando 0–5 0–4 1–1 2–3 1–4 0–2 0–2 0–5 0–2 0–2 1–4 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–5 1–1 3–1 2–2 – 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4
Philadelphia 2–2 2–3 2–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 5–0 3–1 1–1 4–1 3–2 2–2 – 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–1
Phoenix 2–0 1–1 3–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 0–2 5–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 – 2–3 5–0 0–4 3–2 3–1 2–0
Portland 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 5–0 3–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–2 – 4–0 3–1 3–2 2–2 1–1
Sacramento 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 2–3 0–4 1–1 3–2 0–5 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–5 0–4 – 0–4 2–2 1–3 1–1
San Antonio 1–1 1–1 5–0 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–3 4–0 – 3–1 3–2 2–0
Seattle 1–1 0–2 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–2 2–2 1–1 2–3 0–4 2–0 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–3 2–3 2–2 1–3 – 1–3 2–0
Utah 1–1 1–1 5–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–2 2–3 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 5–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 2–3 3–1 – 2–0
Washington 2–2 3–2 2–0 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–3 1–1 3–2 0–5 4–0 1–5 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 —

Game log edit

Player statistics edit

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
Minnesota Timberwolves statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Tony Campbell* 82 81 38.6 .457 .167 .787 5.5 2.6 1.4 0.4 23.2
Tyrone Corbin 82 80 36.7 .481 .000 .770 7.4 2.6 2.1 0.5 14.7
Sam Mitchell* 80 30 30.2 .446 .000 .768 5.8 1.1 0.8 0.7 12.7
Pooh Richardson 82 48 31.5 461 .277 .589 2.6 6.8 1.6 0.3 11.4
Randy Breuer 51 47 26.0 .416 .000 .662 5.7 1.6 0.6 1.5 10.2
Tod Murphy 82 59 30.4 471 .372 .709 6.9 1.3 0.9 0.7 8.3
Brad Lohaus 28 24 21.1 .465 .063 .808 3.9 2.2 0.5 0.8 7.5
Scott Roth 71 3 14.9 .397 .356 .696 3.0 1.9 .7 .7 9.0
Adrian Branch* 66 0 11.3 .379 346 .746 1.6 1.6 0.7 0.1 6.8
Donald Royal 73 73 11.3 .470 .417 .850 2.1 0.7 0.5 0.1 5.9
Brad Sellers 14 0 8.1 .469 .000 .557 5.2 1.5 .8 2.0 8.8
Doug West 52 0 7.3 .517 .000 .763 3.0 .4 .3 .5 5.5
Sidney Lowe* 80 38 21.8 .498 .000 .703 5.2 1.1 .8 .7 11.7
Gary Leonard 22 0 5.8 .468 .440 .883 2.8 5.4 1.2 .1 11.8
Steve Johnson 4 0 4.3 .402 .359 .733 1.5 3.0 .7 .1 7.2

* – Stats with the Timberwolves.

Awards and honors edit

Transactions edit

References edit

  1. ^ 1989-90 Minnesota Timberwolves
  2. ^ Goldaper, Sam (April 23, 1987). "No Headline". The New York Times. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "NBA Gives Florida Two Franchises -- Miami, Orlando: League Also Grants Expansion Teams to Minneapolis and Charlotte for $32.5 Million". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. April 23, 1987. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  4. ^ Cotton, Anthony (April 23, 1987). "NBA Accepts Miami, Charlotte, Orlando, Twin Cities". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  5. ^ Fowler, Bob (April 23, 1987). "Minnesota Gets 2nd Chance with Another NBA Franchise". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  6. ^ "The NBA Is Back in Minnesota". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. October 29, 1989. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  7. ^ "Minnesota Timberwolves Logo". Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  8. ^ "Minnesota Timberwolves Uniform". Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  9. ^ "Minnesota Timberwolves Uniform". Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  10. ^ Brown, Clifton (June 16, 1989). "Knicks' Green Is Taken First in N.B.A.'s Expansion Draft". The New York Times. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  11. ^ Howard-Cooper, Scott (June 16, 1989). "NBA Expansion Draft: Timberwolves Get Mahorn; Lakers Lose Rivers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  12. ^ Cotton, Anthony (June 16, 1989). "Green Tabbed No. 1, Mahorn No. 2 in NBA Expansion Draft". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  13. ^ Smith, Sam (June 16, 1989). "Magic Day for Vincent, Not for Mahorn". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  14. ^ "1989 NBA Expansion Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  15. ^ "Lakers Free Agent Campbell Signs Deal with Timberwolves". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. September 13, 1989. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  16. ^ "Names in the News". Los Angeles Times. September 14, 1989. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  17. ^ McManis, Sam (November 21, 1989). "THE NBA: Campbell Gets Shot(s) With Timberwolves". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  18. ^ "Sports Digest". United Press International. July 26, 1989. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  19. ^ "On the Rebound; Forward Sam Mitchell, Passed Over by Heat, Joins the Wolf Pack". Sun Sentinel. December 15, 1989. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  20. ^ Rushin, Steve (March 19, 1990). "The Chance of a Lifetime; At 26, Minnesota's Sam Mitchell Is the Oldest NBA Rookie". Sports Illustrated Vault. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  21. ^ Foster, Chris (August 17, 1989). "NBA Timberwolves Sign Tod Murphy". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  22. ^ Aldridge, David (September 16, 1989). "Professional Basketball". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  23. ^ "Mahorn Traded to 76ers". The New York Times. October 28, 1989. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  24. ^ "Mahorn Is Traded to 76ers". Los Angeles Times. October 28, 1989. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  25. ^ "Timberwolves Trade Mahorn to the 76ers". The Washington Post. October 28, 1989. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  26. ^ "Minnesota Trades Mahorn to Philadelphia". Deseret News. October 28, 1989. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  27. ^ Goldaper, Sam (June 28, 1989). "Kings Take Ellison First in N.B.A. Draft; Clippers Pick Ferry". The New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  28. ^ McManis, Sam (June 28, 1989). "THE NBA DRAFT: The Other Teams: Sacramento's Secret Is Out: It's Ellison". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  29. ^ Cooper, Barry (June 28, 1989). "Magic Goes for Quick Fix". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  30. ^ "1989 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  31. ^ Huguenin, Mike (August 7, 1988). "Timberwolves Have 4 Coach Candidates". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  32. ^ Winderman, Ira (September 18, 1988). "Two Coaches Will Have Year Without a Team". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  33. ^ "SuperSonics 106, Timberwolves 94". United Press International. November 4, 1989. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  34. ^ "Minnesota Timberwolves at Seattle SuperSonics Box Score, November 3, 1989". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  35. ^ "Chicago Bulls at Minnesota Timberwolves Box Score, November 8, 1989". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  36. ^ "BASKETBALL; First Victory for Wolves". The New York Times. Associated Press. November 11, 1989. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  37. ^ "It Takes Time, But Timberwolves Get Their First NBA Victory". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. November 11, 1989. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  38. ^ "Philadelphia 76ers at Minnesota Timberwolves Box Score, November 10, 1989". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  39. ^ "Breuer Thrilled to Be Back in Minnesota". Tampa Bay Times. January 6, 1990. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  40. ^ "Maxwell: "I'm Not to Blame"". Orlando Sentinel. February 14, 1990. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  41. ^ DiGiovanni, Joe (April 16, 1990). "Timberwolves Castoff Key to Bucks Success". United Press International. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  42. ^ "1989–90 Minnesota Timberwolves Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  43. ^ "1989–90 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  44. ^ "1989–90 Minnesota Timberwolves Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 13, 2022.

May 01, 2024
1989, minnesota, timberwolves, season, 1989, season, timberwolves, season, national, basketball, association, nearly, years, after, lakers, left, angeles, california, returned, minneapolis, minnesota, with, expansion, team, known, minnesota, timberwolves, timb. The 1989 90 NBA season was the Timberwolves 1st season in the National Basketball Association 1 Nearly 30 years after the Lakers left for Los Angeles California the NBA returned to Minneapolis Minnesota with an expansion team known as the Minnesota Timberwolves The Timberwolves along with the Orlando Magic joined the NBA in 1989 2 3 4 5 6 The team revealed a new primary logo of a blue wolf with green eyes in front of a silver basketball 7 and added new uniforms with the color scheme of blue green and silver 8 9 1989 90 Minnesota Timberwolves seasonHead coachBill MusselmanOwnersHarvey Ratner Marv WolfensonArenaHubert H Humphrey MetrodomeResultsRecord22 60 268 PlaceDivision 6th Midwest Conference 13th Western Playoff finishDid not qualifyStats at Basketball Reference comLocal mediaTelevisionKSTP TV KITN TV Kevin Harlan Len Elmore Tom Hanneman RadioWDGY Kevin Harlan Dave Shea 1990 91 gt In the 1989 NBA Expansion Draft the Timberwolves selected veteran players like Rick Mahorn Tyrone Corbin Steve Johnson Brad Lohaus and Scott Roth 10 11 12 13 14 The team also signed free agents Tony Campbell who won a championship with the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1988 NBA Finals 15 16 17 and rookie forward Sam Mitchell out of Mercer University Mitchell was drafted by the Houston Rockets as a third round draft pick in the 1985 NBA draft but was released to free agency during the preseason and previously played overseas in France and in the Continental Basketball Association 18 19 20 Other free agents included Tod Murphy who previously played overseas in Spain and Sidney Lowe 21 22 However Mahorn never played for the T Wolves due to a contract dispute as he was later on traded to the Philadelphia 76ers 23 24 25 26 The Timberwolves received the tenth overall pick in the 1989 NBA draft and selected point guard Pooh Richardson out of UCLA 27 28 29 30 The team also hired Bill Musselman as their first ever head coach 31 32 The T Wolves made their debut on November 3 1989 losing to the Seattle SuperSonics 106 94 on the road 33 34 Five days later they made their home debut at the Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome losing to the Chicago Bulls 96 84 35 Just two nights later the T Wolves would finally get their first win beating the 76ers at home in overtime 125 118 on November 10 36 37 38 At midseason the team traded Lohaus to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Randy Breuer in January 39 40 41 However the Timberwolves struggled in their first season posting two nine game losing streaks finishing sixth place in the Midwest Division with a 22 60 record 42 Campbell led the team in scoring averaging 23 2 points contributing 5 5 rebounds and 1 4 steals per game and finishing in third place in Most Improved Player voting 43 while Corbin averaged 14 7 points 7 4 rebounds and 2 1 steals per game and Mitchell provided the team with 12 7 points and 5 8 rebounds In addition Richardson contributed 11 4 points 6 8 assists and 1 6 steals per game and was selected the NBA All Rookie First Team while Murphy provided with 8 3 points and 6 9 rebounds per game and Lowe contributed 2 3 points and 4 2 assists per game only shooting just 319 in field goal percentage 44 The team s primary logo and uniforms both remained in use until 1996 Contents 1 Draft picks 2 Roster 3 NBA Expansion Draft 4 Regular season 4 1 Standings 4 2 Record vs opponents 4 3 Game log 5 Player statistics 6 Awards and honors 7 Transactions 8 ReferencesDraft picks editMain article 1989 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 10 Pooh Richardson PG nbsp United States UCLA 2 34 Gary Leonard C nbsp United States Missouri 2 38 Doug West SG nbsp United States VillanovaRoster edit1989 90 Minnesota Timberwolves roster Players Coaches Pos No Name Height Weight DOB From C 45 Breuer Randy 7 ft 3 in 2 21 m 230 lb 104 kg 1960 10 11 Minnesota G F 19 Campbell Tony 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 215 lb 98 kg 1962 05 07 Ohio State G F 23 Corbin Tyrone 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 210 lb 95 kg 1962 12 31 DePaul C 52 Leonard Gary 7 ft 1 in 2 16 m 250 lb 113 kg 1967 02 16 Missouri G 35 Lowe Sidney 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m 195 lb 88 kg 1960 01 21 NC State F 42 Mitchell Sam 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 210 lb 95 kg 1963 09 02 Mercer C 4 Murphy Tod 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 220 lb 100 kg 1963 12 24 UC Irvine G 24 Richardson Pooh 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 180 lb 82 kg 1966 05 14 UCLA F 3 Roth Scott 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 212 lb 96 kg 1963 06 03 Wisconsin F 15 Royal Donald 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 210 lb 95 kg 1966 05 22 Notre Dame F C 2 Sellers Brad 7 ft 0 in 2 13 m 210 lb 95 kg 1962 12 17 Ohio State G F 5 West Doug 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 200 lb 91 kg 1967 05 27 Villanova Head coach Bill Musselman Assistant coach es Tom Thibodeau Bob Zuffelato Legend C Team captain DP Unsigned draft pick FA Free agent S Suspended nbsp InjuredNBA Expansion Draft editMain article 1989 NBA Expansion Draft Prior to the 1989 NBA draft the NBA held a coin toss between the Timberwolves and the other new expansion team the Orlando Magic to determine their order for the NBA Draft and the expansion draft The Magic won the coin toss and chose to have the first pick in the expansion draft and pick 11th in the NBA Draft while the Timberwolves picked second in the expansion draft and 10th in the NBA Draft The previous season s expansion teams the Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat were not involved in this year s expansion draft and did not lose any player Pick Player Position Nationality Previous Team 2 Rick Mahorn F C nbsp United States Detroit Pistons 4 Tyrone Corbin G F nbsp United States Phoenix Suns 6 Steve Johnson F C nbsp United States Portland Trail Blazers 8 Brad Lohaus F C nbsp United States Sacramento Kings 10 David Rivers G nbsp United States Los Angeles Lakers 12 Mark Davis G F nbsp United States Milwaukee Bucks 14 Scott Roth F nbsp United States San Antonio Spurs 16 Shelton Jones F nbsp United States Philadelphia 76ers 18 Eric White F nbsp United States Los Angeles Clippers 20 Maurice Martin G F nbsp United States Denver Nuggets 22 Gunther Behnke C nbsp West Germany Cleveland CavaliersRegular season editStandings edit Midwest Divisionvte W L PCT GB Home Road Div y San Antonio Spurs 56 26 683 34 7 22 19 19 9 x Utah Jazz 55 27 671 1 36 5 19 22 21 7 x Dallas Mavericks 47 35 573 9 30 11 17 24 17 11 x Denver Nuggets 43 39 524 13 28 13 15 26 15 13 x Houston Rockets 41 41 500 15 31 10 10 31 13 15 Minnesota Timberwolves 22 60 268 34 17 24 5 36 6 22 Charlotte Hornets 19 63 232 37 13 28 6 35 7 21 Western Conferencevte Team W L PCT GB 1 z Los Angeles Lakers 63 19 768 2 y San Antonio Spurs 56 26 683 7 3 x Portland Trail Blazers 59 23 720 4 4 x Utah Jazz 55 27 671 8 5 x Phoenix Suns 54 28 659 9 6 x Dallas Mavericks 47 35 573 16 7 x Denver Nuggets 43 39 524 20 8 x Houston Rockets 41 41 500 22 9 Seattle SuperSonics 41 41 500 22 10 Golden State Warriors 37 45 451 26 11 Los Angeles Clippers 30 52 366 33 12 Sacramento Kings 23 59 280 40 13 Minnesota Timberwolves 22 60 268 41 14 Charlotte Hornets 19 63 232 44 Record vs opponents edit 1989 90 NBA records Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS Atlanta 1 3 2 0 0 5 2 3 0 2 1 1 3 2 2 0 2 0 2 3 1 1 0 2 4 0 3 2 1 1 2 2 1 3 5 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 Boston 3 1 2 0 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 0 1 3 1 1 0 2 5 0 2 2 1 1 5 1 4 1 4 0 3 2 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 Charlotte 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 3 3 2 0 2 2 2 1 4 1 1 2 2 0 4 1 1 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 3 0 4 1 3 0 5 0 4 0 5 0 2 Chicago 5 0 2 2 2 0 5 0 2 0 1 1 1 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 4 0 4 1 2 0 3 1 3 1 3 2 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 3 1 Cleveland 3 2 1 3 1 1 0 5 0 2 0 2 1 4 1 1 0 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 4 0 3 2 1 1 4 0 2 2 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 Dallas 2 0 1 1 3 1 0 2 2 0 2 3 1 1 3 1 4 1 2 0 3 1 0 4 2 0 1 1 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 0 4 3 1 3 2 2 2 1 3 1 1 Denver 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 2 0 3 2 0 2 2 2 4 1 0 2 2 2 0 4 2 0 1 1 5 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 2 4 0 1 3 2 2 0 4 1 1 Detroit 2 3 2 2 2 0 4 1 4 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 3 2 2 0 4 0 4 0 5 0 1 3 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 0 Golden State 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 1 1 4 2 0 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 5 2 2 3 2 1 3 2 3 2 2 1 1 Houston 0 2 0 2 4 1 1 1 2 0 1 4 1 4 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 2 1 3 4 0 2 2 2 2 3 2 1 1 Indiana 3 2 3 1 1 1 3 2 2 3 0 2 2 0 1 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 3 1 3 2 1 1 4 0 1 3 4 1 0 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 L A Clippers 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 0 1 4 0 2 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 5 2 3 0 4 3 2 0 4 1 1 L A Lakers 2 0 2 0 4 0 1 1 1 1 4 0 4 0 1 1 4 1 2 2 2 0 4 1 2 0 1 1 4 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 3 5 0 2 2 4 0 2 2 1 1 Miami 0 4 0 5 1 1 0 4 0 4 0 2 0 2 1 3 0 2 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 4 1 5 3 1 0 5 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 2 3 Milwaukee 2 3 2 2 2 0 1 4 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 4 0 2 2 5 0 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 3 1 Minnesota 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 4 0 5 0 2 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 3 0 4 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 4 1 3 2 2 1 4 1 3 0 5 1 1 New Jersey 2 2 1 5 1 1 1 3 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 4 0 2 0 2 4 1 0 4 1 1 1 4 1 3 1 4 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 3 New York 3 1 1 4 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 4 2 0 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 2 5 1 2 2 1 1 4 1 2 2 2 3 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 0 Orlando 0 5 0 4 1 1 2 3 1 4 0 2 0 2 0 5 0 2 0 2 1 4 0 2 1 1 1 3 0 5 1 1 3 1 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 4 Philadelphia 2 2 2 3 2 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 0 2 0 1 1 5 0 3 1 1 1 4 1 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 Phoenix 2 0 1 1 3 1 0 2 1 1 3 1 3 1 0 2 5 0 2 2 1 1 4 0 1 3 2 0 1 1 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 5 0 0 4 3 2 3 1 2 0 Portland 1 1 2 0 4 0 1 1 1 1 4 0 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 5 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 2 4 0 3 1 3 2 2 2 1 1 Sacramento 1 1 0 2 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 3 0 4 0 2 2 3 0 4 1 1 3 2 0 5 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 5 0 4 0 4 2 2 1 3 1 1 San Antonio 1 1 1 1 5 0 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 3 1 2 2 1 1 4 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 0 1 3 4 0 3 1 3 2 2 0 Seattle 1 1 0 2 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 0 4 2 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 3 2 2 1 3 1 3 2 0 Utah 1 1 1 1 5 0 2 0 1 1 3 1 4 0 1 1 2 2 2 3 1 1 4 0 2 2 1 1 2 0 5 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 3 1 2 0 Washington 2 2 3 2 2 0 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 3 1 1 3 2 0 5 4 0 1 5 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 Game log edit 1 Player statistics editLegend GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game FG Field goal percentage 3P 3 point field goal percentage FT Free throw percentage RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game Minnesota Timberwolves statistics Player GP GS MPG FG 3FG FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Tony Campbell 82 81 38 6 457 167 787 5 5 2 6 1 4 0 4 23 2 Tyrone Corbin 82 80 36 7 481 000 770 7 4 2 6 2 1 0 5 14 7 Sam Mitchell 80 30 30 2 446 000 768 5 8 1 1 0 8 0 7 12 7 Pooh Richardson 82 48 31 5 461 277 589 2 6 6 8 1 6 0 3 11 4 Randy Breuer 51 47 26 0 416 000 662 5 7 1 6 0 6 1 5 10 2 Tod Murphy 82 59 30 4 471 372 709 6 9 1 3 0 9 0 7 8 3 Brad Lohaus 28 24 21 1 465 063 808 3 9 2 2 0 5 0 8 7 5 Scott Roth 71 3 14 9 397 356 696 3 0 1 9 7 7 9 0 Adrian Branch 66 0 11 3 379 346 746 1 6 1 6 0 7 0 1 6 8 Donald Royal 73 73 11 3 470 417 850 2 1 0 7 0 5 0 1 5 9 Brad Sellers 14 0 8 1 469 000 557 5 2 1 5 8 2 0 8 8 Doug West 52 0 7 3 517 000 763 3 0 4 3 5 5 5 Sidney Lowe 80 38 21 8 498 000 703 5 2 1 1 8 7 11 7 Gary Leonard 22 0 5 8 468 440 883 2 8 5 4 1 2 1 11 8 Steve Johnson 4 0 4 3 402 359 733 1 5 3 0 7 1 7 2 Stats with the Timberwolves Awards and honors editPooh Richardson NBA All Rookie TeamTransactions editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it February 2013 References edit 1989 90 Minnesota Timberwolves Goldaper Sam April 23 1987 No Headline The New York Times Retrieved March 10 2022 NBA Gives Florida Two Franchises Miami Orlando League Also Grants Expansion Teams to Minneapolis and Charlotte for 32 5 Million Los Angeles Times Associated Press April 23 1987 Retrieved December 28 2022 Cotton Anthony April 23 1987 NBA Accepts Miami Charlotte Orlando Twin Cities The Washington Post Retrieved December 28 2022 Fowler Bob April 23 1987 Minnesota Gets 2nd Chance with Another NBA Franchise Orlando Sentinel Retrieved December 28 2022 The NBA Is Back in Minnesota Los Angeles Times Associated Press October 29 1989 Retrieved February 19 2024 Minnesota Timberwolves Logo Chris Creamer s Sports Logos Page SportsLogos Net Retrieved February 1 2022 Minnesota Timberwolves Uniform Chris Creamer s Sports Logos Page SportsLogos Net Retrieved February 1 2022 Minnesota Timberwolves Uniform Chris Creamer s Sports Logos Page SportsLogos Net Retrieved February 1 2022 Brown Clifton June 16 1989 Knicks Green Is Taken First in N B A s Expansion Draft The New York Times Retrieved December 28 2022 Howard Cooper Scott June 16 1989 NBA Expansion Draft Timberwolves Get Mahorn Lakers Lose Rivers Los Angeles Times Retrieved December 28 2022 Cotton Anthony June 16 1989 Green Tabbed No 1 Mahorn No 2 in NBA Expansion Draft The Washington Post Retrieved January 31 2023 Smith Sam June 16 1989 Magic Day for Vincent Not for Mahorn Chicago Tribune Retrieved July 8 2023 1989 NBA Expansion Draft Basketball Reference Retrieved December 28 2022 Lakers Free Agent Campbell Signs Deal with Timberwolves Los Angeles Times Associated Press September 13 1989 Retrieved December 28 2022 Names in the News Los Angeles Times September 14 1989 Retrieved December 28 2022 McManis Sam November 21 1989 THE NBA Campbell Gets Shot s With Timberwolves Los Angeles Times Retrieved February 19 2024 Sports Digest United Press International July 26 1989 Retrieved February 19 2024 On the Rebound Forward Sam Mitchell Passed Over by Heat Joins the Wolf Pack Sun Sentinel December 15 1989 Retrieved February 19 2024 Rushin Steve March 19 1990 The Chance of a Lifetime At 26 Minnesota s Sam Mitchell Is the Oldest NBA Rookie Sports Illustrated Vault Retrieved February 19 2024 Foster Chris August 17 1989 NBA Timberwolves Sign Tod Murphy Los Angeles Times Retrieved February 19 2024 Aldridge David September 16 1989 Professional Basketball The Washington Post Retrieved February 19 2024 Mahorn Traded to 76ers The New York Times October 28 1989 Retrieved December 30 2022 Mahorn Is Traded to 76ers Los Angeles Times October 28 1989 Retrieved December 30 2022 Timberwolves Trade Mahorn to the 76ers The Washington Post October 28 1989 Retrieved July 8 2023 Minnesota Trades Mahorn to Philadelphia Deseret News October 28 1989 Retrieved July 8 2023 Goldaper Sam June 28 1989 Kings Take Ellison First in N B A Draft Clippers Pick Ferry The New York Times Retrieved January 13 2022 McManis Sam June 28 1989 THE NBA DRAFT The Other Teams Sacramento s Secret Is Out It s Ellison Los Angeles Times Retrieved December 28 2022 Cooper Barry June 28 1989 Magic Goes for Quick Fix Sun Sentinel Retrieved December 28 2022 1989 NBA Draft Basketball Reference Retrieved December 28 2022 Huguenin Mike August 7 1988 Timberwolves Have 4 Coach Candidates Orlando Sentinel Retrieved December 30 2022 Winderman Ira September 18 1988 Two Coaches Will Have Year Without a Team Sun Sentinel Retrieved December 30 2022 SuperSonics 106 Timberwolves 94 United Press International November 4 1989 Retrieved December 30 2022 Minnesota Timberwolves at Seattle SuperSonics Box Score November 3 1989 Basketball Reference Retrieved December 30 2022 Chicago Bulls at Minnesota Timberwolves Box Score November 8 1989 Basketball Reference Retrieved December 30 2022 BASKETBALL First Victory for Wolves The New York Times Associated Press November 11 1989 Retrieved December 30 2022 It Takes Time But Timberwolves Get Their First NBA Victory Los Angeles Times Associated Press November 11 1989 Retrieved December 30 2022 Philadelphia 76ers at Minnesota Timberwolves Box Score November 10 1989 Basketball Reference Retrieved December 30 2022 Breuer Thrilled to Be Back in Minnesota Tampa Bay Times January 6 1990 Retrieved December 30 2022 Maxwell I m Not to Blame Orlando Sentinel February 14 1990 Retrieved December 30 2022 DiGiovanni Joe April 16 1990 Timberwolves Castoff Key to Bucks Success United Press International Retrieved December 30 2022 1989 90 Minnesota Timberwolves Schedule and Results Basketball Reference Retrieved January 13 2022 1989 90 NBA Awards Voting Basketball Reference Retrieved December 30 2022 1989 90 Minnesota Timberwolves Roster and Stats Basketball Reference Retrieved January 13 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1989 90 Minnesota Timberwolves season amp oldid 1209286123, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.