The 1992-93 Minnesota Timberwolves endured a challenging NBA season, finishing with a record of 19-63. This performance placed them last in the Midwest Division and tied for the worst record in the league alongside the Dallas Mavericks. The team struggled defensively, allowing an average of 111.7 points per game, which was among the highest in the league.
Christian Laettner, the third overall pick in the 1992 NBA Draft, emerged as a bright spot for the Timberwolves. He led the team in scoring, averaging 18.2 points per game, and was selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. Despite Laettner’s efforts, the team failed to find consistent success on the court, leading to the firing of head coach Jimmy Rodgers after 64 games. Sidney Lowe took over as interim head coach for the remainder of the season. The Timberwolves’ struggles highlighted the need for substantial changes to become competitive in the league.
- Regular Season Record: 19-63
- Playoff Result: Did not make playoffs
Minnesota Timberwolves Roster and Stats for 1992-93 Season
POINTS
Doug West
19.3
REBOUNDS
Christian Laettner
8.7
ASSISTS
Micheal Williams
8.7
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | GP | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3P% | GP | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3P% |
| Doug West | 80 | 19.3 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 8.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Christian Laettner | 81 | 18.2 | 8.7 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Chuck Person | 78 | 16.8 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 35.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Micheal Williams | 76 | 15.1 | 3.6 | 8.7 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 24.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Thurl Bailey | 70 | 7.5 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Bob McCann | 79 | 6.3 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Luc Longley | 55 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Marlon Maxey | 43 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Gerald Glass | 4 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Chris Smith | 80 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 14.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Felton Spencer | 71 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Gundars Vētra | 13 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Lance Blanks | 61 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 25.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Brad Sellers | 54 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Mark Randall | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Minnesota Timberwolves 1992-93 Regular Season Game Log
Here is the game log for the 1992-93 season for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
| Date | Opponent | Result | High Scorer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 06, 1992 | @ Boston Celtics | L 113-92 | |
| Nov 07, 1992 | vs. Golden State Warriors | L 121-119 | |
| Nov 10, 1992 | vs. Dallas Mavericks | W 118-104 | |
| Nov 12, 1992 | @ New Jersey Nets | W 88-84 | |
| Nov 14, 1992 | vs. Phoenix Suns | L 108-101 | |
| Nov 17, 1992 | vs. Chicago Bulls | L 124-103 | |
| Nov 20, 1992 | vs. Washington Bullets | L 108-100 | |
| Nov 21, 1992 | @ Denver Nuggets | L 131-118 | |
| Nov 25, 1992 | vs. New York Knicks | L 99-78 | |
| Nov 27, 1992 | @ Washington Bullets | W 102-83 | |
| Nov 28, 1992 | vs. Detroit Pistons | W 82-80 | |
| Dec 03, 1992 | @ Utah Jazz | L 110-91 | |
| Dec 05, 1992 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | L 124-87 | |
| Dec 06, 1992 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | L 107-85 | |
| Dec 08, 1992 | @ Houston Rockets | L 102-94 | |
| Dec 10, 1992 | @ Dallas Mavericks | W 111-88 | |
| Dec 12, 1992 | vs. Houston Rockets | L 104-87 | |
| Dec 15, 1992 | vs. Boston Celtics | L 124-119 | |
| Dec 18, 1992 | @ Los Angeles Clippers | L 103-95 | |
| Dec 19, 1992 | @ Golden State Warriors | L 122-116 | |
| Dec 23, 1992 | vs. Sacramento Kings | L 102-96 | |
| Dec 26, 1992 | vs. Atlanta Hawks | L 113-105 | |
| Dec 28, 1992 | @ Utah Jazz | L 114-95 | |
| Dec 30, 1992 | vs. New Jersey Nets | L 118-92 | |
| Jan 02, 1993 | vs. Dallas Mavericks | W 103-71 | |
| Jan 05, 1993 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | L 114-100 | |
| Jan 06, 1993 | vs. Los Angeles Lakers | L 98-78 | |
| Jan 08, 1993 | vs. Seattle SuperSonics | L 98-93 | |
| Jan 09, 1993 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | L 116-93 | |
| Jan 13, 1993 | vs. San Antonio Spurs | L 89-81 | |
| Jan 15, 1993 | vs. Denver Nuggets | W 99-89 | |
| Jan 18, 1993 | vs. Los Angeles Clippers | L 94-93 | |
| Jan 20, 1993 | vs. Portland Trail Blazers | L 110-94 | |
| Jan 23, 1993 | @ Sacramento Kings | L 113-108 | |
| Jan 25, 1993 | @ Denver Nuggets | L 102-97 | |
| Jan 27, 1993 | vs. Phoenix Suns | L 117-116 | |
| Jan 29, 1993 | @ Detroit Pistons | L 112-103 | |
| Jan 30, 1993 | vs. Milwaukee Bucks | W 91-82 | |
| Feb 02, 1993 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | W 104-91 | |
| Feb 03, 1993 | @ Phoenix Suns | L 122-102 | |
| Feb 05, 1993 | @ Houston Rockets | W 112-105 | |
| Feb 06, 1993 | @ San Antonio Spurs | L 104-95 | |
| Feb 10, 1993 | vs. Miami Heat | L 101-90 | |
| Feb 12, 1993 | @ Indiana Pacers | W 102-100 | |
| Feb 13, 1993 | vs. Houston Rockets | L 97-88 | |
| Feb 15, 1993 | vs. Utah Jazz | L 112-91 | |
| Feb 18, 1993 | vs. Sacramento Kings | W 121-114 | |
| Feb 23, 1993 | @ New York Knicks | L 95-91 | |
| Feb 24, 1993 | vs. Seattle SuperSonics | L 89-77 | |
| Feb 26, 1993 | vs. Dallas Mavericks | W 99-89 | |
| Feb 28, 1993 | @ Miami Heat | L 105-93 | |
| Mar 02, 1993 | @ Orlando Magic | L 108-89 | |
| Mar 04, 1993 | vs. Cleveland Cavaliers | L 103-95 | |
| Mar 06, 1993 | vs. San Antonio Spurs | W 106-105 | |
| Mar 08, 1993 | vs. Philadelphia 76ers | L 92-83 | |
| Mar 09, 1993 | @ Utah Jazz | L 116-107 | |
| Mar 11, 1993 | @ Sacramento Kings | L 109-95 | |
| Mar 12, 1993 | @ Los Angeles Clippers | L 117-93 | |
| Mar 14, 1993 | vs. Los Angeles Clippers | L 124-107 | |
| Mar 16, 1993 | vs. Denver Nuggets | W 100-97 | |
| Mar 18, 1993 | @ Charlotte Hornets | L 113-85 | |
| Mar 19, 1993 | @ Atlanta Hawks | L 121-103 | |
| Mar 21, 1993 | vs. Charlotte Hornets | L 99-95 | |
| Mar 23, 1993 | @ Chicago Bulls | L 107-100 | |
| Mar 24, 1993 | vs. San Antonio Spurs | L 105-92 | |
| Mar 26, 1993 | vs. Golden State Warriors | L 94-91 | |
| Mar 28, 1993 | vs. Houston Rockets | W 101-100 | |
| Mar 30, 1993 | @ Golden State Warriors | W 103-100 | |
| Mar 31, 1993 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | W 126-113 | |
| Apr 02, 1993 | @ San Antonio Spurs | L 108-101 | |
| Apr 04, 1993 | @ Denver Nuggets | L 120-94 | |
| Apr 07, 1993 | vs. Indiana Pacers | L 113-105 | |
| Apr 09, 1993 | vs. Orlando Magic | L 95-92 | |
| Apr 11, 1993 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | L 127-110 | |
| Apr 13, 1993 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | L 129-95 | |
| Apr 14, 1993 | @ Phoenix Suns | L 98-84 | |
| Apr 16, 1993 | vs. Portland Trail Blazers | L 117-109 | |
| Apr 18, 1993 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | L 106-79 | |
| Apr 20, 1993 | vs. Los Angeles Lakers | L 107-95 | |
| Apr 22, 1993 | @ Houston Rockets | L 112-110 | |
| Apr 23, 1993 | @ Dallas Mavericks | L 103-100 | |
| Apr 25, 1993 | vs. Utah Jazz | W 113-111 |