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Here is the 1996–97 Minnesota Timberwolves roster and player statistics:


Roster

NO. PLAYER NAME POS HT WT DATE OF BIRTH COLLEGE
3 Stephon Marbury PG 6-2 180 February 20, 1977 Georgia Tech
5 Doug West SG 6-6 200 May 27, 1967 Villanova
10 Shane Heal PG 6-0 180 September 6, 1970 N/A
11 Stojko Vranković C 7-2 260 January 22, 1964 N/A
21 Kevin Garnett SF 6-11 240 May 19, 1976 N/A
22 Dean Garrett C 6-11 250 November 27, 1966 Indiana
24 Tom Gugliotta PF 6-10 240 December 19, 1969 NC State
26 James Robinson PG 6-2 180 August 31, 1970 Alabama
30 Terry Porter PG 6-3 195 April 8, 1963 University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
31 Reggie Jordan SG 6-4 195 January 26, 1968 New Mexico State
42 Sam Mitchell SF 6-6 210 September 2, 1963 Mercer University
43 Chris Carr SG 6-5 207 March 12, 1974 Southern Illinois
44 Cherokee Parks PF 6-11 235 October 11, 1972 Duke

Player Statistics (Per Game Averages)

Player GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3P% FT%
Tom Gugliotta 78 37.2 20.6 8.7 4.1 1.6 1.0 .447 .323 .798
Kevin Garnett 77 38.9 17.0 8.0 3.1 1.4 2.1 .491 .280 .754
Stephon Marbury 67 34.7 15.8 2.8 7.8 1.0 0.2 .402 .313 .768
Sam Mitchell 82 28.1 9.3 3.5 1.3 0.9 0.1 .470 .244 .837
Chris Carr 79 20.7 7.7 2.4 0.9 0.8 0.2 .422 .310 .826
Dean Garrett 82 24.6 6.0 5.5 0.6 0.5 1.1 .490 .651
Malik Sealy 47 24.5 7.0 2.8 1.5 0.9 0.2 .421 .333 .771
Stanley Roberts 18 12.2 4.0 3.2 0.5 0.3 0.4 .452 .594
James Robinson 52 13.3 5.4 1.1 1.0 0.4 0.1 .421 .338 .760
Doug West 52 9.9 3.5 1.0 0.7 0.4 0.1 .374 .222 .682
Cherokee Parks 28 10.4 2.5 2.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 .446 .625
Stojko Vrankovic 21 6.0 1.2 1.4 0.1 0.2 0.4 .333 .600

Team Summary

  • Final Record: 40–42
  • Division: Midwest
  • Head Coach: Flip Saunders
  • Playoffs: Qualified (First time in franchise history)
  • Notable: Rookie season for Stephon Marbury, second-year leap for Kevin Garnett. The Garnett–Marbury duo laid the foundation for the Wolves’ rise in the West.