1996-97 Minnesota Timberwolves Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 40-42
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 0-3 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Houston Rockets 3-0
Coach: Flip Saunders (40-42)
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 597,727, Avg. 14,579 in 41 home dates
1996-97 Minnesota Timberwolves Statistics
1996-97 Minnesota Timberwolves Results

The Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 40 wins and 42 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-3.

Minnesota scored 7,882 points and surrendered 8,003. Tom Gugliotta netted a team-high 1,672 points for the Timberwolves, while Kevin Garnett and Stephon Marbury averaged 15 or more per game, too. Tom Gugliotta contributed 702 rebounds. Stephon Marbury dished out 522 assists for the squad.

Defensively, Tom Gugliotta added 130 steals, and Kevin Garnett blocked 163 shots.

Flip Saunders coached the team. The 1996-97 Minnesota Timberwolves lost in the conference first round.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Chris CarrGMarch 12, 19746'5"207Southern IllinoisIronton, MI USA
Kevin GarnettFMay 19, 19766'11"220noneMauldin, SC USA
Dean GarrettF-CNovember 27, 19666'10"225IndianaLos Angeles, CA USA
Tom GugliottaFDecember 19, 19696'10"240North Carolina StateHuntington Station, NY USA
Shane HealGSeptember 6, 19716'0"180noneMelbourne, AUS
Reggie JordanGJanuary 26, 19686'4"190New Mexico StateChicago, IL USA
Stephon MarburyGFebruary 20, 19776'2"180Georgia TechBrooklyn, NY USA
Sam MitchellFSeptember 2, 19636'6"210Mercer (GA)Columbus, GA USA
Cherokee ParksC-FOctober 11, 19726'11"230DukeHuntington Beach, CA USA
Terry PorterGApril 8, 19636'3"195Wisconsin-Stevens PointMilwaukee, WI USA
James RobinsonGAugust 31, 19706'2"180AlabamaJackson, MS USA
Stojko VrankovicCJanuary 22, 19647'2"260noneDrnis, YUG
Doug WestG-FMay 27, 19676'6"200VillanovaAltoona, PA USA



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