Minnesota Timberwolves Regular Season Rosters

1995-1996 Minnesota Timberwolves Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
  Jerome Allen G 6-4 185 0 Pennsylvania 1995 Rnd 2 Pick 20 United States
33 Marques Bragg PF 6-8 230 1 Providence 1992 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
7 Mark Davis G-F 6-7 210 0 Texas Tech 1995 Rnd 2 Pick 19 United States
21 Kevin Garnett PF 6-11 240 0 Farragut Career Academy (Illinois) 1995 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
24 Tom Gugliotta PF 6-10 240 3 NC State 1992 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
32 Christian Laettner PF 6-11 245 3 Duke 1992 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
28 Andrew Lang C 6-11 245 7 Arkansas 1988 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
15 Darrick Martin G 5-11 170 1 UCLA 1992 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
42 Sam Mitchell SF 6-6 210 8 Mercer 1985 Rnd 3 Pick 7 United States
  Cherokee Parks C 6-11 235 0 Duke 1995 Rnd 1 Pick 12 United States
30 Terry Porter PG 6-3 195 10 Wisconsin-Stevens Point 1985 Rnd 1 Pick 24 United States
34 J.R. Rider SG 6-5 215 2 UNLV 1993 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
40 Eric Riley C 7-0 245 2 Michigan 1993 Rnd 2 Pick 6 United States
45 Sean Rooks C 6-10 250 3 Arizona 1992 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
3 Charles Edward Smith G 6-1 160 2 Georgetown 1989 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
4 Spud Webb G 5-6 133 10 NC State 1985 Rnd 4 Pick 17 United States
5 Doug West G-F 6-6 200 6 Villanova 1989 Rnd 2 Pick 11 United States
4 Micheal Williams PG 6-2 175 7 Baylor 1988 Rnd 2 Pick 23 United States

1995-1996 Minnesota Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters T. Porter J. Rider S. Mitchell T. Gugliotta K. Garnett
Rotation M. Williams J. Allen D. West M. Bragg E. Riley
Rotation     M. Davis    
Lim PT D. Martin       A. Lang
Lim PT S. Webb        

1995-1996 Midwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1San Antonio Spurs59-23-
2Utah Jazz55-274
3Houston Rockets48-3411
4Denver Nuggets35-4724
5Minnesota Timberwolves26-5633
6Dallas Mavericks26-5633
7Vancouver Grizzlies15-6744

1995-1996 Minnesota Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Kevin Garnett All-Rookie Second Team (1996)
Kevin Garnett Rising Stars Challenge Participant (1996)

1995-1996 Minnesota Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
J.R. Rider 75 34.6 19.6 4.1 2.8 0.6 0.3 2.7
Tom Gugliotta 78 36.3 16.2 8.8 3.1 1.8 1.2 3.0
Sam Mitchell 78 27.5 10.8 4.3 0.9 0.6 0.3 1.1
Kevin Garnett 80 28.7 10.4 6.3 1.8 1.1 1.6 1.4
Christian Laettner 44 34.5 18.0 6.9 2.9 0.9 1.0 2.5
Terry Porter 82 25.3 9.4 2.6 5.5 1.1 0.2 2.1
Doug West 73 22.5 6.4 2.2 1.6 0.4 0.2 1.1
Sean Rooks 49 18.4 6.8 4.2 0.8 0.4 0.6 1.0
Darrick Martin 35 21.3 7.3 1.3 4.5 0.7 0.1 2.0
Spud Webb 26 24.8 9.4 1.5 5.9 1.0 0.2 2.3
Mark Davis 57 10.0 3.3 2.2 0.8 0.7 0.4 1.2
Andrew Lang 20 27.5 8.8 6.0 0.1 0.3 2.0 1.5
Marques Bragg 53 7.0 2.5 1.5 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.5
Jerome Allen 41 8.8 2.6 0.6 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.8
Eric Riley 25 12.4 3.7 3.0 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.7
Micheal Williams 9 21.0 6.1 2.6 3.4 0.6 0.3 2.6
Charles Edward Smith 8 4.9 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.6

1995-1996 Minnesota Timberwolves Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Jerome Allen was selected as the #20 pick in the Second Round of the 1995 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Jerome Allen signed a contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves on October 5, 1995.

Mark Davis was selected as the #19 pick in the Second Round of the 1995 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Mark Davis signed a contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves on October 5, 1995.

Kevin Garnett was selected as the #5 pick in the First Round of the 1995 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Kevin Garnett signed a multi-year contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves on October 2, 1995.

J.R. Rider was selected as the #5 pick in the First Round of the 1993 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves. J.R. Rider signed a multi-year contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves on October 27, 1993.

Doug West was selected as the #11 pick in the Second Round of the 1989 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Doug West signed a multi-year contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves on August 31, 1989. Doug West signed a multi-year extension with the Minnesota Timberwolves on April 6, 1992. Doug West signed a multi-year extension with the Minnesota Timberwolves on October 23, 1995.

Acquired via Trade

Tom Gugliotta was acquired in a trade by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Golden State Warriors on February 18, 1995. Tom Gugliotta re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves on October 16, 1995.

Andrew Lang was acquired in a trade by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Atlanta Hawks on February 22, 1996.

Darrick Martin was acquired in a trade by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Vancouver Grizzlies on January 12, 1996.

Spud Webb was acquired in a trade by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Atlanta Hawks on February 22, 1996.

Micheal Williams was acquired in a trade by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Indiana Pacers on September 8, 1992.

Acquired via Free Agency

Marques Bragg signed a contract as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves on October 5, 1995.

Sam Mitchell signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves on September 29, 1995.

Terry Porter signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves on October 17, 1995.

Eric Riley signed a contract as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves on October 14, 1995.

1995-1996 Minnesota Timberwolves Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Glen Taylor Owner 1995-1996 N/A
Bill Musselman Head Coach 1989-1990 Head Coach (Cleveland Cavaliers, 1980 to 1982)
Bill Blair Head Coach 1994-1995 Head Coach (Brooklyn Nets, 1982 to 1983)
Flip Saunders Head Coach 2014-2015 Limited Partner (Minnesota Timberwolves, 2013 to 2016)
Randy Wittman Assistant Coach 2006-2007 Assistant Coach (Orlando Magic, 2005 to 2006)
Kevin McHale VP of Basketball Operations, General Manager 1995-1996 Assistant General Manager (Minnesota Timberwolves, 1994 to 1995)
Jerry Sichting Director of Scouting 1995-1996 N/A
Clayton Wilson Equipment Manager 1992-1993 Game Presentation Assistant (Minnesota Timberwolves, 1989 to 1992)
Rob Babcock Director of Player Personnel 1994-1995 Scout (Minnesota Timberwolves, 1992 to 1994)