Team:
Minnesota Timberwolves
Sport: NBA Basketball
Background: The Minnesota
Timberwolves are a National Basketball Association
team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Founded: 1989
Home Arena: Target Center
Uniform colors: Black, Blue,
White, Green, and Grey
Logo design: A snarling
wolf rising from a green forest, the words
"MINNESOTA" (in small type) and
"TIMBERWOLVES" (in large type)
Franchise history
NBA Championships: None
NBA Finals: None
NBA Conference Finals: 2004
Division Champions: 2004
Midwest
Playoff Appearances: (8)
1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,
2004
Best Season: 2003/04 (58-24)
Worst Season: 1991/92 (15-67)
The Timberwolves made their debut on November
3, 1989 losing to the Seattle SuperSonics
on the road 106-94. Five days later they would
make their home debut at the Metrodome losing
to the Chicago Bulls 96-84. Just two nights
later the Wolves would finally get their first
win beating the Philadelphia 76ers at home
125-118 on November 10th. The Timberwolves
would go on to finish with a 22-60 record
while finishing in 6th place in the Midwestern
Division, as Tony Campbell led the team with
23.2 ppg. Playing in the cavernous Metrodome
the expansion Timberwolves would draw over
1 million fans including the 3rd largest crowd
in NBA history at 49,551 on April 17, 1990
that saw the Timberwolves lose to the Minnesota
Timberwolves 99-88 in the final home game
of the season.
