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[[File:Flip Saunders.jpg|thumb|alt=An American male wearing a grey suit, with a white dress-shirt and black tie, biting on his pen.|Saunders was the head coach of the Timberwolves for 10 seasons, and is the only one to have led them to the playoffs.]]
[[File:Flip Saunders.jpg|thumb|alt=Flip Saunders biting on his pen. |Saunders was the head coach of the Timberwolves for 10 seasons, and is the only one to have led them to the playoffs.]]
The [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] are an American professional [[basketball]] team based in [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]]. They play in the [[Northwest Division (NBA)|Northwest Division]] of the [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western Conference]] in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/teams/|title=Teams|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|work=NBA.com|accessdate=December 1, 2013}}</ref> The team was one of two [[expansion team]]s that joined the NBA in 1989.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/|title=Teams Index|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=January 27, 2009}}</ref> The Timberwolves have never been in the [[NBA Finals]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/history/finals/champions.html|title=NBA Finals: All-Time Champions|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|work=NBA.com|accessdate=January 27, 2009}}</ref> The team have played their home games at the [[Target Center]] since the {{nbay|1990|app=season}}, having played their inaugural {{nbay|1989|app=season}} at the [[Metrodome]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.targetcenter.com/teams/detail/minnesota_timberwolves|title=Minnesota Timberwolves|publisher=[[Target Center]]|accessdate=December 1, 2013}}</ref> The Timberwolves are owned by [[Glen Taylor]], and [[David Kahn (sports executive)|David Kahn]] is their general manager.<ref name=staff>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/wolves/basketball_operations.html|title=Timberwolves Basketball Operations Staff|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|work=NBA.com|accessdate=December 1, 2013}}</ref> The team's current [[head coach]] is [[Rick Adelman]].
The [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] are an American professional [[basketball]] team based in [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]]. They play in the [[Midwest Division (NBA)|Midwest Division]]] of the [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western Conference]] in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/teams/|title=Teams|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|work=NBA.com|accessdate=December 1, 2013}}</ref> The team was one of two [[expansion team]]s that joined the NBA in the {{nbay|1989|app=season}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/|title=Teams Index|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=January 27, 2009}}</ref> The Timberwolves have never been in the [[NBA Finals]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/history/finals/champions.html|title=NBA Finals: All-Time Champions|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|work=NBA.com|accessdate=January 27, 2009}}</ref> The team have played their home games at the [[Target Center]] since the {{nbay|1990|app=season}}, having played their inaugural {{nbay|1989|app=season}} at the [[Metrodome]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.targetcenter.com/teams/detail/minnesota_timberwolves|title=Minnesota Timberwolves|publisher=[[Target Center]]|accessdate=December 1, 2013}}</ref> The Timberwolves are owned by [[Glen Taylor]], and [[David Kahn (sports executive)|David Kahn]] is their general manager.<ref name=staff>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/wolves/basketball_operations.html|title=Timberwolves Basketball Operations Staff|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|work=NBA.com|accessdate=December 1, 2013}}</ref> There have been 10&nbsp;[[head coach]]es for the Timberwolves. The team's current head coach is [[Rick Adelman]].


There have been 10&nbsp;head coaches for the Timberwolves; the first was [[Bill Musselman]], who coached for two seasons. [[Flip Saunders]], who coached the team for ten seasons, is the franchise's all-time leader for the most regular-season games coached (737), and the most regular-season game wins (411). He is the only Timberwolves head coach to have led the team to a division championship ({{nbay|2003}}), as well as the playoffs, with a playoffs record of 47 games and 17 wins. Saunders and current head coach Adelman are the only two who have been Timberwolves head coach for more than two seasons. Saunders is now the President of Basketball Operations and minority owner of the franchise.<ref name=staff/>
The franchise's first head coach was [[Bill Musselman]], who coached for two complete seasons. Musselman, along with [[Kurt Rambis]] and current head coach Adelman, are the only head coaches to have not been involved in a mid-season replacement. In the {{nbay|2003|app=season}}, [[Flip Saunders]], who coached the team from {{nbay|1995}} when he replaced [[Bill Blair (basketball)|Bill Blair]] until being replaced mid-season in {{nbay|2004}}, became the first and only Timberwolves head coach to have led the team to a division championship as well as the [[NBA Conference Finals|Western Conference Finals]], with a playoffs record of 17 wins and 30 losses. His 737 regular season games coached, 411 regular season wins, 326 regular season losses and his regular season [[winning percentage]] of .558 lead all Timberwolves head coaches. Saunders and Adelman are the only two who have been Timberwolves head coach for more than two complete seasons. Saunders is now the President of Basketball Operations and minority owner of the franchise.<ref name=staff/>


Though none of the Timberwolves coaches have been elected into the [[List of members of the Basketball Hall of Fame (coaches)|Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach]], [[Kevin McHale (basketball)|Kevin McHale]] has been elected into the Hall of Fame as a player in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mchalke01.html|title=Kevin McHale Playing Record|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=April 28, 2010}}</ref> McHale coached the Timberwolves in two separate stints, and was the Timberwolves Vice President of Basketball Operations from 1995 to 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4265949|title=McHale says he wanted to remain coach|publisher=[[ESPN.com]]|date=June 20, 2009|accessdate=December 1, 2013}}</ref> [[Sidney Lowe]] is the only person to have been both a player (1989–1990) and a head coach (1993–1994) for the Timberwolves.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/lowesi01.html|title=Sidney Lowe|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=January 27, 2009}}</ref>
Though none of the Timberwolves coaches have been elected into the [[List of members of the Basketball Hall of Fame (coaches)|Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach]], [[Kevin McHale (basketball)|Kevin McHale]] has been elected into the Hall of Fame as a player in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mchalke01.html|title=Kevin McHale Playing Record|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=April 28, 2010}}</ref> McHale coached the Timberwolves in two separate stints, and was the Timberwolves Vice President of Basketball Operations from 1995 to 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4265949|title=McHale says he wanted to remain coach|publisher=[[ESPN.com]]|date=June 20, 2009|accessdate=December 1, 2013}}</ref> [[Sidney Lowe]] is the only person to have been both a player (1989–1990) and a head coach (1993–1994) for the Timberwolves.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/lowesi01.html|title=Sidney Lowe Playing Record|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=January 27, 2009}}</ref>




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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! scope="column" |Abbreviation
|'''GC'''
! scope="column" |Definition
|-
! scope="row" |'''GC'''
|Games coached
|Games coached
|-
|-
|'''W'''
! scope="row" |'''W'''
|Wins
|Wins
|-
|-
|'''L'''
! scope="row" |'''L'''
|Losses
|Losses
|-
|-
|'''Win%'''
! scope="row" |'''Win%'''
|[[Winning percentage]]
|[[Winning percentage]]
|-
|-
|'''#'''
! scope="row" |'''#'''
|Number of coaches{{ref label|Note1|a|a}}
|Number of coaches{{ref label|Note1|a|a}}
|-
! scope="row" |—
|Does not apply
|-
|-
|}
|}


==Head coaches==
==Head coaches==
[[File:Kurt Rambis huddle cropped.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=An American male close-up, surrounded by basketball players in warmups, wearing a black suit, with a light-blue shirt and a maroon tie.|Kurt Rambis coached the team for two seasons.]]
[[File:Kurt Rambis huddle cropped.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=Kurt Rambis in front of Timberwolves players. |Kurt Rambis coached the team for two seasons.]]
''Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the {{nbay|2012|app=season}}.''
''Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the {{nbay|2012|app=season}}.''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! rowspan="2"| #
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| #
! rowspan="2"| Name
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Name
! rowspan="2"| Term{{ref label|Note2|b|b}}
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Term{{ref label|Note2|b|b 1}}
! GC
! scope="col" | GC
! scope="col" | W
! W
! scope="col" | L
! L
! Win%
! scope="col" | Win%
! GC
! scope="col" | GC
! scope="col" | W
! W
! scope="col" | L
! L
! Win%
! scope="col" | Win%
! rowspan="2" class=unsortable| Achievements
! scope="col" rowspan="2" class=unsortable| Achievements
! rowspan="2" class=unsortable| Reference
! scope="col" rowspan="2" class=unsortable| Reference
|- class="unsortable"
! colspan="4"|Regular season
! colspan="4"|Playoffs
|-
|-
! scope="col" colspan="4"|Regular season
|align=center|{{ntsh|1}}1
! scope="col" colspan="4"|Playoffs
|-
|align=center|{{sort|01|1}}
|{{sortname|Bill|Musselman}}
|{{sortname|Bill|Musselman}}
|{{nbay|1989|start}}–{{nbay|1990|end}}
|{{nbay|1989|start}}–{{nbay|1990|end}}
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|113
|113
|.311
|.311
|{{sort dash}}
|—
|{{sort dash}}
|—
|{{sort dash}}
|—
|{{sort dash}}
|—
|
|
|align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/mussebi99c.html|title=Bill Musselman Coaching Record|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=January 27, 2009}}</ref>
|align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/mussebi99c.html|title=Bill Musselman Coaching Record|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=January 27, 2009}}</ref>
|-
|-
|align=center|{{ntsh|2}}2
|align=center|{{sort|02|2}}
|{{sortname|Jimmy|Rodgers|Jimmy Rodgers (basketball)}}
|{{sortname|Jimmy|Rodgers|Jimmy Rodgers (basketball)}}
|{{nbay|1991|start}}–{{nbay|1992|end}}
|{{nbay|1991|start}}–{{nbay|1992|end}}
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|90
|90
|.189
|.189
|{{sort dash}}
|—
|{{sort dash}}
|—
|{{sort dash}}
|—
|{{sort dash}}
|—
|
|
|align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/rodgeji99c.html|title=Jimmy Rodgers Coaching Record|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=January 27, 2009}}</ref>
|align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/rodgeji99c.html|title=Jimmy Rodgers Coaching Record|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=January 27, 2009}}</ref>
|-
|-
|align=center|{{ntsh|3}}3
|align=center|{{sort|03|3}}
|{{sortname|Sidney|Lowe}}
|{{sortname|Sidney|Lowe}}
|{{nbay|1992|end}}–{{nbay|1993|end}}
|{{nbay|1992|end}}–{{nbay|1993|end}}
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|102
|102
|.244
|.244
|{{sort dash}}
|—
|{{sort dash}}
|—
|{{sort dash}}
|—
|{{sort dash}}
|—
|
|
|align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/lowesi01c.html|title=Sidney Lowe Coaching Record|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=January 27, 2009}}</ref>
|align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/lowesi01c.html|title=Sidney Lowe Coaching Record|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=January 27, 2009}}</ref>
|-
|-
|align=center|{{ntsh|4}}4
|align=center|{{sort|04|4}}
|{{sortname|Bill|Blair|Bill Blair (basketball)}}
|{{sortname|Bill|Blair|Bill Blair (basketball)}}
|{{nbay|1994|start}}–{{nbay|1995|start}}
|{{nbay|1994|start}}–{{nbay|1995|start}}
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|75
|75
|.265
|.265
|{{sort dash}}
|—
|{{sort dash}}
|—
|{{sort dash}}
|—
|{{sort dash}}
|—
|
|
|align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/blairbi99c.html|title=Bill Blair Coaching Record|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=January 27, 2009}}</ref>
|align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/blairbi99c.html|title=Bill Blair Coaching Record|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=January 27, 2009}}</ref>
|-
|-
|align=center|{{ntsh|5}}5
|align=center|{{sort|05|5}}
|{{sortname|Flip|Saunders}}
|{{sortname|Flip|Saunders}}
|{{nbay|1995|start}}–{{nbay|2004|end}}
|{{nbay|1995|start}}–{{nbay|2004|end}}
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|align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/saundfl99c.html|title=Flip Saunders Coaching Record|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=January 27, 2009}}</ref>
|align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/saundfl99c.html|title=Flip Saunders Coaching Record|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=January 27, 2009}}</ref>
|-
|-
|align=center|{{ntsh|6}}6
|align=center|{{sort|06|6}}
|{{sortname|Kevin|McHale|Kevin McHale (basketball)}}
|{{sortname|Kevin|McHale|Kevin McHale (basketball)}}
|{{nbay|2004|end}}
|{{nbay|2004|end}}
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|12
|12
|.613
|.613
|{{sort dash}}
|—
|{{sort dash}}
|—
|{{sort dash}}
|—
|{{sort dash}}
|—
|
|
|align=center|<ref name="mchale">{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/mchalke01c.html|title=Kevin McHale Coaching Record|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=January 27, 2009}}</ref>
|align=center|<ref name="mchale">{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/mchalke01c.html|title=Kevin McHale Coaching Record|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=January 27, 2009}}</ref>
|-
|-
|align=center|{{ntsh|7}}7
|align=center|{{sort|07|7}}
|{{sortname|Dwane|Casey}}
|{{sortname|Dwane|Casey}}
|{{nbay|2005|start}}–{{nbay|2006|end}}
|{{nbay|2005|start}}–{{nbay|2006|end}}
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|69
|69
|.434
|.434
|{{sort dash}}
|—
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|—
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|—
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|align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/caseydw99c.html|title=Dwane Casey Coaching Record|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=January 27, 2009}}</ref>
|align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/caseydw99c.html|title=Dwane Casey Coaching Record|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=January 27, 2009}}</ref>
|-
|-
|align=center|{{ntsh|8}}8
|align=center|{{sort|08|8|}}
|{{sortname|Randy|Wittman}}
|{{sortname|Randy|Wittman}}
|{{nbay|2006|end}}–{{nbay|2008|start}}
|{{nbay|2006|end}}–{{nbay|2008|start}}
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|105
|105
|.266
|.266
|{{sort dash}}
|—
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|—
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|—
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|align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/wittmra01c.html|title=Randy Wittman Coaching Record|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=January 27, 2009}}</ref>
|align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/wittmra01c.html|title=Randy Wittman Coaching Record|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=January 27, 2009}}</ref>
|-
|-
|align=center|{{ntsh|9}} —
|align=center|{{sort|09|—}}
|{{sortname|Kevin|McHale|Kevin McHale (basketball)}}
|{{sortname|Kevin|McHale|Kevin McHale (basketball)}}
|{{nbay|2008|full=y}}
|{{nbay|2008|full=y}}
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|43
|.317
|.317
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|align=center|<ref name="mchale"/>
|align=center|<ref name="mchale"/>
|-
|-
|align=center|{{ntsh|10}}9
|align=center|{{sort|10|9}}
|{{sortname|Kurt|Rambis}}
|{{sortname|Kurt|Rambis}}
|{{nbay|2009|start}}–{{nbay|2010|end}}
|{{nbay|2009|start}}–{{nbay|2010|end}}
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|132
|.195
|.195
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|align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/rambiku01c.html|title=Kurt Rambis Coaching Record|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=January 27, 2009}}</ref>
|align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/rambiku01c.html|title=Kurt Rambis Coaching Record|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=January 27, 2009}}</ref>
|-
|-
|align=center|{{ntsh|11}}10
|align=center|{{sort|11|10}}
|{{sortname|Rick|Adelman}}
|{{sortname|Rick|Adelman}}
|{{nbay|2011|start}}–present
|{{nbay|2011|start}}–present
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|align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/adelmri01c.html|title=Rick Adelman Coaching Record|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=January 23, 2011}}</ref>
|align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/adelmri01c.html|title=Rick Adelman Coaching Record|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=January 23, 2011}}</ref>
|}

==Head coaches with multiple tenures==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| #
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Name
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Term{{ref label|Note3|b|2}}
! scope="col" | GC
! scope="col" | W
! scope="col" | L
! scope="col" | Win%
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Reference
|-
! scope="col" colspan="4"|Regular season
|-
|align=center|6
|{{sortname|Kevin|McHale|Kevin McHale (basketball)}}
|{{nbay|2004|end}}; {{nbay|2008|full=y}}
|94
|39
|55
|.415
|align=center|<ref name="mchale"/>
|-
|}
|}


==Notes==
==Notes==
*{{note label|Note1|a|a}} A running total of the number of coaches of the Timberwolves. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
*{{note label|Note1|a|a}} A running total of the number of coaches of the Timberwolves. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
*{{note label|Note2|b|b}} Each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season.
*{{note label|Note2|b 1|b 1}}{{note label|Note3|2|2}} Each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season.


==References==
==References==
;General
;General
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*{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIN/coaches.html|title=Minnesota Timberwolves Coach Register|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=January 27, 2009}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIN/coaches.html|title=Minnesota Timberwolves Coach Register|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=December 11, 2013}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIN/|title=Minnesota Timberwolves Franchise Index|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=December 11, 2013}}
{{refend}}
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Revision as of 10:58, 11 December 2013

Flip Saunders biting on his pen.
Saunders was the head coach of the Timberwolves for 10 seasons, and is the only one to have led them to the playoffs.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Midwest Division] of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] The team was one of two expansion teams that joined the NBA in the 1989–90 season.[2] The Timberwolves have never been in the NBA Finals.[3] The team have played their home games at the Target Center since the 1990–91 season, having played their inaugural 1989–90 season at the Metrodome.[4] The Timberwolves are owned by Glen Taylor, and David Kahn is their general manager.[5] There have been 10 head coaches for the Timberwolves. The team's current head coach is Rick Adelman.

The franchise's first head coach was Bill Musselman, who coached for two complete seasons. Musselman, along with Kurt Rambis and current head coach Adelman, are the only head coaches to have not been involved in a mid-season replacement. In the 2003–04 season, Flip Saunders, who coached the team from 1995–96 when he replaced Bill Blair until being replaced mid-season in 2004–05, became the first and only Timberwolves head coach to have led the team to a division championship as well as the Western Conference Finals, with a playoffs record of 17 wins and 30 losses. His 737 regular season games coached, 411 regular season wins, 326 regular season losses and his regular season winning percentage of .558 lead all Timberwolves head coaches. Saunders and Adelman are the only two who have been Timberwolves head coach for more than two complete seasons. Saunders is now the President of Basketball Operations and minority owner of the franchise.[5]

Though none of the Timberwolves coaches have been elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach, Kevin McHale has been elected into the Hall of Fame as a player in 1999.[6] McHale coached the Timberwolves in two separate stints, and was the Timberwolves Vice President of Basketball Operations from 1995 to 2009.[7] Sidney Lowe is the only person to have been both a player (1989–1990) and a head coach (1993–1994) for the Timberwolves.[8]


Key

Abbreviation Definition
GC Games coached
W Wins
L Losses
Win% Winning percentage
# Number of coaches[a]
— Does not apply

Head coaches

Kurt Rambis in front of Timberwolves players.
Kurt Rambis coached the team for two seasons.

Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2012–13 season.

# Name Term[b] GC W L Win% GC W L Win% Achievements Reference
Regular season Playoffs
1 Bill Musselman 1989–1991 164 51 113 .311 — — — — [9]
2 Jimmy Rodgers 1991–1993 111 21 90 .189 — — — — [10]
3 Sidney Lowe 1993–1994 135 33 102 .244 — — — — [11]
4 Bill Blair 1994–1995 102 27 75 .265 — — — — [12]
5 Flip Saunders 1995–2005 737 411 326 .558 47 17 30 .362 2003–04 Midwest Division championship [13]
6 Kevin McHale 2005 31 19 12 .613 — — — — [14]
7 Dwane Casey 2005–2007 122 53 69 .434 — — — — [15]
8 Randy Wittman 2007–2008 143 38 105 .266 — — — — [16]
— Kevin McHale 2008–2009 63 20 43 .317 — — — — [14]
9 Kurt Rambis 2009–2011 164 32 132 .195 — — — — [17]
10 Rick Adelman 2011–present 148 57 91 .385 — — — — [18]

Head coaches with multiple tenures

# Name Term[b] GC W L Win% Reference
Regular season
6 Kevin McHale 2005; 2008–2009 94 39 55 .415 [14]

Notes

  • a A running total of the number of coaches of the Timberwolves. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
  • b 1 2 Each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season.

References

General
  • "Minnesota Timberwolves Coach Register". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  • "Minnesota Timberwolves Franchise Index". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
Specific
  1. ^ "Teams". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  2. ^ "Teams Index". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
  3. ^ "NBA Finals: All-Time Champions". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
  4. ^ "Minnesota Timberwolves". Target Center. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Timberwolves Basketball Operations Staff". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  6. ^ "Kevin McHale Playing Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
  7. ^ "McHale says he wanted to remain coach". ESPN.com. June 20, 2009. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  8. ^ "Sidney Lowe Playing Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
  9. ^ "Bill Musselman Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
  10. ^ "Jimmy Rodgers Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
  11. ^ "Sidney Lowe Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
  12. ^ "Bill Blair Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
  13. ^ "Flip Saunders Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
  14. ^ a b c "Kevin McHale Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
  15. ^ "Dwane Casey Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
  16. ^ "Randy Wittman Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
  17. ^ "Kurt Rambis Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
  18. ^ "Rick Adelman Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
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