1992–93 Minnesota Timberwolves season

1992–93 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Head coachJimmy Rodgers (fired)
Sidney Lowe
ArenaTarget Center
Results
Record19–63 (.232)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Midwest)
Conference: 12th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKARE/KITN-TV
Prime Sports Upper Midwest
RadioKFAN
< 1991–92 1993–94 >

The 1992–93 NBA season was the Timberwolves' 4th season in the National Basketball Association.[1] In the 1992 NBA draft, the Timberwolves selected Christian Laettner out of Duke University with the third overall pick.[2][3][4][5][6] In the off-season, the team acquired Chuck Person and Michael Williams from the Indiana Pacers.[7][8][9][10] However, after a 2–2 start to the season, the T-Wolves continued to struggle losing 28 of their next 33 games, as head coach Jimmy Rodgers was fired after a 6–23 start to the season.[11][12] Under his replacement Sidney Lowe, the team held a 12–35 record at the All-Star break,[13] and suffered a 12-game losing streak in April, finishing fifth in the Midwest Division with a 19–63 record.[14]

Laettner had a solid rookie season, averaging 18.2 points and 8.7 rebounds per game, while being selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. In addition, Doug West continued to increase his scoring leading the team with 19.3 points per game, while Person provided the team with 16.8 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, and Williams contributed 15.1 points, 8.7 assists and 2.2 steals per game.[15] Following the season, Felton Spencer was traded to the Utah Jazz.[16][17][18]

In the final game of the season against the Jazz on April 25, 1993, Williams set an NBA record of 84 consecutive free throws surpassing Calvin Murphy, whose record was 78 back in 1981. The Timberwolves defeated the Jazz, 113–111 at home to end their 12-game losing streak.[19][20][21][22] Williams shot .907 in free-throw percentage this season.

Draft picks

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Main article: 1992 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 3 Christian Laettner C/PF  United States Duke
2 28 Marlon Maxey PF  United States Texas-El Paso
2 34 Chris Smith SG  United States Connecticut
2 51 Tim Burroughs PF  United States Jacksonville

Roster

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1992–93 Minnesota Timberwolves roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 41 Bailey, Thurl 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) –– NC State
G 21 Blanks, Lance 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) –– Texas
F/C 32 Laettner, Christian 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) –– Duke
C 13 Longley, Luc Injured 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 265 lb (120 kg) –– New Mexico
F 25 Maxey, Marlon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) –– UTEP
F 30 McCann, Bob 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 244 lb (111 kg) –– Morehead State
F 45 Person, Chuck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) –– Auburn
C 4 Sellers, Brad 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 210 lb (95 kg) –– Ohio State
G 3 Smith, Chris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) –– Connecticut
C 50 Spencer, Felton 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) –– Louisville
F 2 Vētra, Gundars 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) ––
G 5 West, Doug 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) –– Villanova
G 24 Williams, Micheal 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) –– Baylor
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

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Season standings

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Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Houston Rockets 55 27 .671 — 31–10 24–17 19–7
x-San Antonio Spurs 49 33 .598 6 31–10 18–23 17–9
x-Utah Jazz 47 35 .573 8 28–13 19–22 16–10
Denver Nuggets 36 46 .439 19 28–13 8–33 13–13
Minnesota Timberwolves 19 63 .232 36 11–30 8–33 10–16
Dallas Mavericks 11 71 .134 44 7–34 4–37 3–23
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Phoenix Suns 62 20 .756 –
2 y-Houston Rockets 55 27 .671 7
3 x-Seattle SuperSonics 55 27 .671 7
4 x-Portland Trail Blazers 51 31 .622 11
5 x-San Antonio Spurs 49 33 .598 13
6 x-Utah Jazz 47 35 .573 15
7 x-Los Angeles Clippers 41 41 .500 21
8 x-Los Angeles Lakers 39 43 .476 23
9 Denver Nuggets 36 46 .439 26
10 Golden State Warriors 34 48 .415 28
11 Sacramento Kings 25 57 .305 37
12 Minnesota Timberwolves 19 63 .232 43
13 Dallas Mavericks 11 71 .134 51
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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1992-93 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 — 2–2 3–2 2–2 0–5 1–1 2–0 2–3 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–2 2–0 1–3 2–2 1–3 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2
Boston 2–2 — 3–1 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 4–0 1–4 3–2 4–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–1
Charlotte 2–3 1–3 — 2–3 1–3 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 0–2 0–5 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 3–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0
Chicago 2–2 3–1 3–2 — 2–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 5–0 2–0 0–2 3–1 4–1 2–0 4–0 1–3 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 4–0
Cleveland 5–0 1–3 3–1 3–2 — 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 4–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 2–2 4–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1
Dallas 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 — 1–5 1–1 0–4 1–4 1–1 0–4 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–4 0–4 0–5 1–3 0–5 1–1
Denver 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–1 — 1–1 3–1 2–3 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–3 3–1 1–4 1–3 2–3 2–0
Detroit 3–2 3–1 1–4 1–3 2–3 1–1 1–1 — 0–2 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 3–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 4–0
Golden State 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 4–0 1–3 2–0 — 2–2 0–2 2–3 1–4 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–4 0–5 4–1 3–1 1–4 3–1 1–1
Houston 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 4–1 3–2 1–1 2–2 — 2–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 4–0 4–1 1–3 4–1 1–1
Indiana 2–2 2–2 5–0 0–5 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–3 2–0 0–2 — 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–3 1–1 3–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–1
L.A. Clippers 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 3–2 0–4 1–1 — 3–2 0–2 2–0 4–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–3 3–2 0–4 1–4 2–2 2–0
L.A. Lakers 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 4–1 1–3 1–1 2–3 — 0–2 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–5 3–2 3–2 2–2 1–4 1–3 2–0
Miami 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 — 2–2 2–0 2–3 0–5 3–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–3
Milwaukee 2–3 2–2 1–3 1–4 1–4 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 — 1–1 0–4 1–3 2–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3
Minnesota 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 4–1 2–3 1–1 1–3 2–4 1–1 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–1 — 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 1–3 1–4 0–4 1–4 1–1
New Jersey 3–1 0–4 2–2 0–4 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 2–0 3–2 4–0 1–1 — 1–3 3–2 3–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1
New York 2–2 4–1 3–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 0–2 2–0 5–0 3–1 2–0 3–1 — 2–2 5–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–1
Orlando 3–1 2–3 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–3 2–2 2–0 2–3 2–2 — 3–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 4–0
Philadelphia 1–3 1–4 0–4 2–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–3 0–5 2–3 — 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–1
Phoenix 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 4–0 3–1 2–0 4–1 2–2 1–1 2–3 5–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 — 3–2 5–0 3–1 2–3 3–1 2–0
Portland 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 1–1 5–0 3–1 1–1 3–2 2–3 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–3 — 5–0 2–2 2–3 2–2 1–1
Sacramento 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 4–0 1–3 0–2 1–4 0–4 0–2 2–3 2–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–5 0–5 — 2–2 1–4 2–2 1–1
San Antonio 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 5–0 4–1 2–0 1–3 1–4 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 4–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 2–2 — 3–1 3–3 1–1
Seattle 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 4–1 3–1 0–2 4–1 4–1 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–2 3–2 4–1 1–3 — 2–2 2–0
Utah 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 5–0 3–2 2–0 1–3 1–4 2–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–2 2–2 3–3 2–2 — 1–1
Washington 2–2 1–4 0–4 0–4 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–2 3–2 3–1 1–1 1–4 1–4 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 —

Game log

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Player statistics

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Ragular season

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Christian Laettner PF 81 81 2,823 708 223 105 83 1,472 34.9 8.7 2.8 1.3 1.0 18.2
Doug West SG 80 80 3,104 247 235 85 21 1,543 38.8 3.1 2.9 1.1 .3 19.3
Chris Smith SG 80 6 1,266 96 196 48 16 347 15.8 1.2 2.5 .6 .2 4.3
Bob McCann SF 79 7 1,536 282 68 51 58 495 19.4 3.6 .9 .6 .7 6.3
Chuck Person SF 78 75 2,985 433 343 67 30 1,309 38.3 5.6 4.4 .9 .4 16.8
Micheal Williams PG 76 76 2,661 273 661 165 23 1,151 35.0 3.6 8.7 2.2 .3 15.1
Felton Spencer C 71 48 1,296 324 17 23 66 293 18.3 4.6 .2 .3 .9 4.1
Thurl Bailey PF 70 3 1,276 215 61 20 47 525 18.2 3.1 .9 .3 .7 7.5
Lance Blanks SG 61 2 642 68 72 16 5 161 10.5 1.1 1.2 .3 .1 2.6
Luc Longley C 55 25 1,045 240 51 47 77 319 19.0 4.4 .9 .9 1.4 5.8
Brad Sellers PF 54 4 533 83 46 6 11 135 9.9 1.5 .9 .1 .2 2.5
Marlon Maxey PF 43 3 520 164 12 11 18 231 12.1 3.8 .3 .3 .4 5.4
Gundars Vētra SF 13 0 89 8 6 2 0 45 6.8 .6 .5 .2 .0 3.5
Gerald Glass† SF 4 0 71 3 9 3 0 20 17.8 .8 2.3 .8 .0 5.0
Mark Randall† PF 2 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 .0 .5 .0 .0 .0
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Timberwolves only.

Awards and records

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Transactions

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References

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  1. ^ 1992-93 Minnesota Timberwolves
  2. ^ Araton, Harvey (June 25, 1992). "BASKETBALL; Draft Sticks to Program Until the 5th Pick, That Is". The New York Times. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "After Big Men Go First, Locals Go in First Round: NBA Draft: Miner Goes to Heat at No. 12. Lakers Take Peeler. Clippers Select: La Salle's Woods with Their First Pick". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. June 25, 1992. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  4. ^ Wojciechowski, Gene (June 25, 1992). "Miner Didn't Realize Heat Would Be on Like This: NBA Draft: USC Star Waits Longer Than Expected Before Miami Makes Him the 12th Overall Selection. UCLA's Murray Goes to San Antonio, Pepperdine's Christie to Seattle". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
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  11. ^ "Minnesota Throws Rodgers to Wolves". United Press International. January 11, 1993. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  12. ^ "Timberwolves Fire Rodgers After 6-23 Start". Los Angeles Times. Staff and Wire Reports. January 12, 1993. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  13. ^ "NBA Games Played on February 18, 1993". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  14. ^ "1992–93 Minnesota Timberwolves Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  15. ^ "1992–93 Minnesota Timberwolves Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  16. ^ "Jazz Trade Brown to Timberwolves for Spencer". United Press International. June 30, 1993. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  17. ^ Evans, Richard (July 8, 1993). "Spencer Will Bypass Bahamas for Stint in Jazz's Rookie Camp". Deseret News. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  18. ^ Rock, Brad (November 7, 1993). "Brown Bear Enjoys Working with a Pack of Timberwolves". Deseret News. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  19. ^ "Micheal Williams' Free-Throw Streak Reaches NBA-Record 84". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. April 26, 1993. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  20. ^ "Williams Sets Record for Free Throws". The Washington Post. April 26, 1993. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  21. ^ "Jazz Season Ends the Way It Started: With a Loss". Deseret News. April 26, 1993. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  22. ^ "Timberwolves' Williams Sets Free-Throw Record". Tampa Bay Times. April 26, 1993. Retrieved May 29, 2023.

See also

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