1993–94 Minnesota Timberwolves season

1993–94 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Head coach	Sidney Lowe
Arena	Target Center
Results
Record	20–62 (.244)
Place	Division: 5th (Midwest) Conference: 15th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did Not Qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports North, WFTC
Radio	KFAN

The 1993–94 Minnesota Timberwolves season is the 5th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The city of Minneapolis hosted the 1994 NBA All-Star Game. Rookie Isaiah Rider had a solid rookie season finishing second on the team in scoring with 16.6 points per game. He also won the Slam Dunk Contest during the All-Star Weekend. However, the Timberwolves continued to struggled finishing fifth in the Midwest Division with a 20-62 record.

Following the season, the Timberwolves were nearly sold to a group on investors that would have moved the team to New Orleans, 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.

Draft Picks

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

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

Regular season

Season standings

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

Player statistics

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

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Thurl Bailey
Mike Brown
Brian Davis
Tellis Frank
Andres Guibert
Stanley Jackson
Stacey King
Christian Laettner
Luc Longley
Marlon Maxey
Chuck Person
Isaiah Rider
Chris Smith
Doug West
Corey Williams
Micheal Williams

Awards and records

• Isaiah Rider, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team