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1993–94 Minnesota Timberwolves season

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1993–94 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Head coachSidney Lowe
ArenaTarget Center
Results
Record20–62 (.244)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Midwest)
Conference: 12th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionKARE
KITN-TV
Prime Sports Upper Midwest
RadioKFAN
< 1992–93 1994–95 >

The 1993–94 NBA season was the fifth season for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the National Basketball Association.[1] The city of Minneapolis, Minnesota hosted the 1994 NBA All-Star Game at the Target Center. The Timberwolves received the fifth overall pick in the 1993 NBA draft, and selected shooting guard Isaiah Rider from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas,[2][3][4] and acquired Mike Brown from the Utah Jazz during the off-season.[5][6][7]

The Timberwolves continued to struggle losing their first five games of the regular season, then posted two 7-game losing streaks in December and February, holding a 14–32 record at the All-Star break.[8] At mid-season, the team traded Luc Longley to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Stacey King.[9][10][11] The Timberwolves posted an 8-game losing streak in March, and lost their final ten games of the season, finishing in fifth place in the Midwest Division with a 20–62 record.[12]

Second-year star Christian Laettner averaged 16.8 points, 8.6 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.2 blocks per game, while Rider finished second on the team in scoring with 16.6 points per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, and also won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest during the NBA All-Star weekend.[13][14][15] In addition, Doug West provided the team with 14.7 points per game, while Michael Williams contributed 13.7 points, 7.2 assists and 1.7 steals per game, and Chuck Person provided with 11.6 points per game, and led the Timberwolves with 100 three-point field goals. Meanwhile, Thurl Bailey contributed 7.4 points per game, while second-year guard Chris Smith provided with 5.9 points and 3.5 assists per game, and Brown averaged 3.6 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.[16]

Following the season, the Timberwolves were nearly sold to a group of investors that would have moved the team to New Orleans, Louisiana, despite the stellar attendance at the Target Center. However, the NBA Board of Governors vetoed the sale, and new owner Glen Taylor promised to keep the team in Minneapolis.[17][18][19]

Also following the season, Person signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs,[20][21][22] while Bailey retired, and head coach Sidney Lowe was fired.[23]

Draft picks

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Main article: 1993 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 5 Isaiah Rider SG  United States Nevada-Las Vegas
2 29 Sherron Mills F  United States Virginia Commonwealth

Roster

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1993–94 Minnesota Timberwolves roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
F 41 Thurl Bailey 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) –– NC State
C 40 Mike Brown 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 257 lb (117 kg) –– George Washington
F 23 Brian Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) –– Duke
F 32 Tellis Frank 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) –– Western Kentucky
C 51 Andrés Guibert 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) –– Cuba
G 7 Stanley Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) –– UAB
C 21 Stacey King 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) –– Oklahoma
F 32 Christian Laettner 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) –– Duke
F 25 Marlon Maxey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) –– UTEP
F 45 Chuck Person 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) –– Auburn
G 34 Isaiah Rider 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) –– UNLV
G 3 Chris Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) –– Connecticut
F 5 Doug West 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) –– Villanova
G 4 Micheal Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) –– Baylor
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Regular season

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Season standings

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Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Houston Rockets 58 24 .707 — 35–6 23–18 15–11
x-San Antonio Spurs 55 27 .671 3 32–9 23–18 16–10
x-Utah Jazz 53 29 .646 5 33–8 20–21 21–5
x-Denver Nuggets 42 40 .512 16 28–13 14–27 14–12
Minnesota Timberwolves 20 62 .244 38 13–28 7–34 5–21
Dallas Mavericks 13 69 .159 45 6–35 7–34 7–19
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Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Seattle SuperSonics 63 19 .768 –
2 y-Houston Rockets 58 24 .707 5
3 x-Phoenix Suns 56 26 .683 7
4 x-San Antonio Spurs 55 27 .671 8
5 x-Utah Jazz 53 29 .646 10
6 x-Golden State Warriors 50 32 .610 13
7 x-Portland Trail Blazers 47 35 .573 16
8 x-Denver Nuggets 42 40 .512 21
9 Los Angeles Lakers 33 49 .402 30
10 Sacramento Kings 28 54 .341 35
11 Los Angeles Clippers 27 55 .329 36
12 Minnesota Timberwolves 20 62 .244 43
13 Dallas Mavericks 13 69 .159 50

Record vs. opponents

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1993-94 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 — 4–0 4–1 2–3 3–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 5–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 3–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0
Boston 0–4 — 0–4 2–2 1–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–1 1–1 1–4 0–4 2–2 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–2
Charlotte 1–4 4–0 — 1–4 1–4 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 3–2 2–0 2–2 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–2
Chicago 3–2 2–2 4–1 — 1–3 2–0 1–1 5–0 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 3–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–0
Cleveland 1–3 3–1 4–1 3–1 — 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–0 0–2 2–3 2–0 1–1 1–3 3–2 2–0 2–2 0–4 2–2 4–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1
Dallas 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 — 1–4 1–1 0–4 1–4 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–2 5–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 2–2 0–5 0–4 0–5 1–1
Denver 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 — 2–0 1–3 3–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–3 2–2 2–4 2–2 1–4 1–1
Detroit 0–4 1–3 0–4 0–5 2–3 1–1 0–2 — 0–2 0–2 1–4 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–4 2–0 1–3 0–4 1–3 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–2
Golden State 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 4–0 3–1 2–0 — 0–4 1–1 4–1 5–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–2 4–1 2–2 1–4 3–1 2–0
Houston 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–1 2–3 2–0 4–0 — 1–1 4–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 4–0 4–0 2–3 2–2 3–3 1–1
Indiana 2–3 4–0 2–2 1–4 3–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 — 2–0 0–2 3–1 3–1 2–0 3–1 0–4 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1
L.A. Clippers 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–0 1–3 1–1 1–4 0–4 0–2 — 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–5 2–3 3–2 1–3 1–4 1–3 1–1
L.A. Lakers 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–3 2–0 0–5 1–3 2–0 3–2 — 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 3–2 0–5 1–4 0–4 0–5 2–2 1–1
Miami 1–3 3–2 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 — 4–0 2–0 2–3 2–2 2–3 4–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1
Milwaukee 0–5 1–3 2–3 0–4 2–3 2–0 0–2 4–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–4 — 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–3 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3
Minnesota 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–5 1–4 0–2 2–2 1–4 0–2 3–1 1–3 0–2 2–0 — 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–4 0–4 2–2 1–4 0–4 1–4 0–2
New Jersey 3–1 4–1 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 3–2 3–1 1–1 — 4–1 0–5 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1
New York 2–2 4–0 1–3 3–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 0–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 4–0 2–0 1–4 — 3–2 3–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 5–0
Orlando 1–3 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 3–2 3–1 1–1 5–0 2–3 — 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 4–1
Philadelphia 0–4 1–4 1–3 1–3 0–4 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–4 3–1 0–2 1–3 2–3 0–4 — 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–3
Phoenix 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 1–1 3–2 2–2 1–1 5–0 2–3 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 — 3–2 4–1 3–1 2–3 2–2 2–0
Portland 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–1 3–1 2–0 2–3 0–4 1–1 3–2 5–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–3 — 4–1 1–3 1–4 1–3 2–0
Sacramento 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–4 0–4 0–2 2–3 4–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–4 1–4 — 1–3 0–5 1–3 2–0
San Antonio 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 5–0 4–2 1–1 2–2 3–2 2–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–3 3–1 3–1 — 0–4 0–5 2–0
Seattle 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 4–1 2–2 1–1 4–1 5–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–2 4–1 5–0 4–0 — 3–1 2–0
Utah 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 5–0 4–1 2–0 1–3 3–3 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 4–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 3–1 3–1 5–0 1–3 — 2–0
Washington 0–4 2–3 2–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 2–0 1–3 0–5 1–4 3–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 —

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
Mike Brown C 82 40 1,921 447 72 51 29 299 23.4 5.5 .9 .6 .4 3.6
Chris Smith PG 80 16 1,617 122 285 38 18 473 20.2 1.5 3.6 .5 .2 5.9
Isaiah Rider SG 79 60 2,415 315 202 54 28 1,313 30.6 4.0 2.6 .7 .4 16.6
Thurl Bailey PF 79 3 1,297 215 54 20 58 583 16.4 2.7 .7 .3 .7 7.4
Chuck Person SF 77 37 2,029 253 185 45 12 894 26.4 3.3 2.4 .6 .2 11.6
Doug West SG 72 61 2,182 231 172 65 24 1,056 30.3 3.2 2.4 .9 .3 14.7
Micheal Williams PG 71 66 2,206 221 512 118 24 971 31.1 3.1 7.2 1.7 .3 13.7
Christian Laettner PF 70 67 2,428 602 307 87 86 1,173 34.7 8.6 4.4 1.2 1.2 16.8
Brian Davis SF 68 3 374 55 22 16 4 131 5.5 .8 .3 .2 .1 1.9
Tellis Frank PF 67 11 959 220 57 35 35 188 14.3 3.3 .9 .5 .5 2.8
Marlon Maxey PF 55 2 626 199 10 16 33 248 11.4 3.6 .2 .3 .6 4.5
Luc Longley† C 49 29 989 295 46 35 58 324 20.2 6.0 .9 .7 1.2 6.6
Stacey King† C 18 15 516 109 19 13 30 213 28.7 6.1 1.1 .7 1.7 11.8
Stanley Jackson SG 17 0 92 27 16 5 0 38 5.4 1.6 .9 .3 .0 2.2
Andrés Guibert C 5 0 33 16 2 0 1 15 6.6 3.2 .4 .0 .2 3.0
Corey Williams PG 4 0 46 6 6 2 0 11 11.5 1.5 1.5 .5 .0 2.8
  • † 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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Additions

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Player Signed Former team
Brian Davis Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez

References

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  21. ^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Person, Cut by Timberwolves, Now a Spur". The New York Times. July 30, 1994. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  22. ^ Kurkjian, Tim (November 7, 1994). "Chuck Person". Sports Illustrated Vault. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  23. ^ "Lowly Timberwolves Fire Lowe: Pro Basketball: Coach Ousted After 33-102 Record in Tenure Marked by Underachievers". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. August 18, 1994. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
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