Minnesota Timberwolves Regular Season Rosters

2008-2009 Minnesota Timberwolves Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
52 Calvin Booth C 6-11 230 9 Penn State 1999 Rnd 2 Pick 6 United States
22 Corey Brewer GF 6-9 186 1 Florida 2007 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
1 Bobby Brown PG 6-2 175 0 Cal State Fullerton 2007 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
14 Brian Cardinal PF 6-8 245 8 Purdue 2000 Rnd 2 Pick 15 United States
10 Rodney Carney F 6-7 205 2 Memphis 2006 Rnd 1 Pick 16 United States
34 Jason Collins C 7-0 255 7 Stanford 2001 Rnd 1 Pick 18 United States
4 Randy Foye G 6-4 218 2 Villanova 2006 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
8 Ryan Gomes F 6-7 245 3 Providence 2005 Rnd 2 Pick 20 United States
25 Al Jefferson FC 6-10 289 4 Prentiss High School (Mississippi) 2004 Rnd 1 Pick 15 United States
42 Kevin Love FC 6-8 251 0 UCLA 2008 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
35 Mark Madsen C-F 6-9 240 8 Stanford 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 29 United States
1 Rashad McCants G 6-4 200 3 North Carolina 2005 Rnd 1 Pick 14 United States
33 Mike Miller GF 6-8 218 8 Florida 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
12 Kevin Ollie G 6-4 195 12 UConn 1995 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
  Oleksiy Pecherov C 7-0 232 1 Paris Basket Racing (France) 2006 Rnd 1 Pick 18 Ukraine
5 Craig Smith PF 6-7 250 2 Boston College 2006 Rnd 2 Pick 6 United States
  Darius Songaila PF 6-8 248 5 Wake Forest 2002 Rnd 2 Pick 21 Lithuania
3 Sebastian Telfair PG 6-0 170 4 Abraham Lincoln High School (New York) 2004 Rnd 1 Pick 13 United States
  Etan Thomas C 6-9 256 8 Syracuse 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 12 United States
23 Shelden Williams PF 6-9 250 2 Duke 2006 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States

2008-2009 Minnesota Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters S. Telfair R. Foye M. Miller R. Gomes A. Jefferson
Rotation K. Ollie R. Carney C. Brewer K. Love J. Collins
Rotation       C. Smith M. Madsen
Rotation       B. Cardinal  
Lim PT B. Brown       S. Williams

2008-2009 Northwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Denver Nuggets54-28-
2Portland Trail Blazers54-280
3Utah Jazz48-346
4Minnesota Timberwolves24-5830
5Oklahoma City Thunder23-5931

2008-2009 Minnesota Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Al Jefferson Player Of The Week (01/05/09)
Kevin Love All-Rookie Second Team (2009)
Kevin Love Rookie Of The Month (Mar 09)

2008-2009 Minnesota Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Al Jefferson 50 36.7 23.1 11.0 1.6 0.8 1.7 1.8
Randy Foye 70 35.6 16.3 3.1 4.3 1.0 0.4 2.1
Ryan Gomes 82 31.9 13.3 4.8 1.6 0.8 0.3 1.6
Kevin Love 81 25.3 11.1 9.1 1.0 0.4 0.6 1.5
Craig Smith 74 19.7 10.1 3.8 1.1 0.4 0.3 1.4
Sebastian Telfair 75 27.9 9.8 1.7 4.6 1.0 0.2 1.9
Mike Miller 73 32.3 9.9 6.6 4.5 0.4 0.4 2.0
Rodney Carney 67 17.9 7.2 1.9 0.4 0.7 0.4 0.6
Rashad McCants 34 18.7 9.1 1.9 0.9 0.8 0.2 1.3
Kevin Ollie 50 17.0 4.0 1.5 2.3 0.4 0.1 0.7
Brian Cardinal 64 14.2 3.0 2.2 1.2 0.6 0.2 0.8
Bobby Brown 21 12.2 5.5 0.8 1.4 0.3 0.1 0.8
Corey Brewer 15 20.5 6.2 3.3 1.7 1.0 0.2 0.9
Shelden Williams 15 13.8 4.9 5.0 0.3 0.7 0.5 0.5
Jason Collins 31 13.6 1.8 2.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4
Mark Madsen 19 6.1 0.3 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2
Calvin Booth 1 0.7 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2008-2009 Minnesota Timberwolves Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Corey Brewer was selected as the #7 pick in the First Round of the 2007 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Corey Brewer signed a multi-year contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves on July 5, 2007.

Craig Smith was selected as the #6 pick in the Second Round of the 2006 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Craig Smith signed a multi-year contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves on August 30, 2006. Craig Smith re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves on July 17, 2008.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Randy Foye, the #7 pick in the First Round of the 2006 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Portland Trail Blazers on June 28, 2006. Randy Foye signed a multi-year contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves on July 1, 2006.

Draft Rights to Kevin Love, the #5 pick in the First Round of the 2008 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Memphis Grizzlies on June 26, 2008. Kevin Love signed a multi-year contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves on July 10, 2008.

Acquired via Trade

Bobby Brown was acquired in a trade by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Sacramento Kings on February 19, 2009.

Brian Cardinal was acquired in a trade by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Memphis Grizzlies on June 26, 2008.

Rodney Carney was acquired in a trade by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Philadelphia Sixers on July 9, 2008.

Jason Collins was acquired in a trade by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Memphis Grizzlies on June 26, 2008.

Ryan Gomes was acquired in a trade by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Boston Celtics on July 31, 2007. Ryan Gomes re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves on July 29, 2008.

Al Jefferson was acquired in a trade by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Boston Celtics on July 31, 2007. Al Jefferson signed a multi-year extension with the Minnesota Timberwolves on October 31, 2007.

Mike Miller was acquired in a trade by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Memphis Grizzlies on June 26, 2008.

Sebastian Telfair was acquired in a trade by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Boston Celtics on July 31, 2007. Sebastian Telfair re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves on July 23, 2008.

Shelden Williams was acquired in a trade by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Sacramento Kings on February 19, 2009.

Acquired via Free Agency

Mark Madsen signed a multi-year contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves on July 28, 2003. Mark Madsen re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves on August 2, 2005.

Kevin Ollie signed a contract as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves on September 29, 2008.

2008-2009 Minnesota Timberwolves Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Glen Taylor Owner 1995-1996 N/A
Rob Moor Chief Executive Officer 2004-2005 N/A
Ted Johnson Chief Marketing Officer 2003-2004 N/A
Randy Wittman Head Coach 2006-2007 Assistant Coach (Orlando Magic, 2005 to 2006)
Ed Pinckney Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (Denver Nuggets, 2015 to 2016)
J.B. Bickerstaff Assistant Coach 2007-2008 Assistant Coach (Charlotte Hornets, 2004 to 2007)
Dean Cooper Assistant Coach 2008-2009 Vice President of Player Personnel (Houston Rockets, 2007 to 2008)
Jerry Sichting Assistant Coach 2008-2009 Assistant Coach (Marquette, 2005 to 2008)
Kevin McHale Head Coach, VP of Basketball Operations, General Manager 1995-1996 Assistant General Manager (Minnesota Timberwolves, 1994 to 1995)
Jim Stack General Manager 2008-2009 Assistant Coach (Indiana Pacers, 2000 to 2001)
Fred Hoiberg Assistant General Manager 2006-2007 N/A
Pete Philo Director of International Scouting 2006-2007 N/A
Rob Babcock VP of Player Personnel 2006-2007 General Manager (Toronto Raptors, 2004 to 2006)
Mike Lindahl Video Coordinator 2003-2004 N/A
Zarko Durisic Scout 1996-1997 N/A
Clayton Wilson Equipment Manager 1992-1993 Game Presentation Assistant (Minnesota Timberwolves, 1989 to 1992)
Gregg Farnam Head Athletic Trainer 2000-2001 Assistant Athletic Trainer (Minnesota Timberwolves, 1997 to 2000)
Dave Vitel Strength and Conditioning Coach 2006-2007 Head Strength and Conditioning Coach (Loyola (IL), 2001 to 2006)