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80-580: The Pentagon's first major event was hosted on October 10, 2013. The Minnesota Timberwolves played the Milwaukee Bucks in the main court as a preseason exhibition game, and television coverage was provided by Fox Sports North . The Wolves defeated the Bucks by a score of 98–89 in front of an announced crowd of 3,250. On November 8, 2013, the Pentagon hosted its first NCAA Division I men's basketball game between

160-812: A de facto replacement for the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in Nassau, Bahamas , which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Most of the teams that were invited to said tournament were invited to the Crossover Classic, but only two would partake in the event. The site was also home to the Dakota Showcase , which hosted all four division one teams from the Dakotas. This included North Dakota , North Dakota State , South Dakota State , and South Dakota . On June 20, 2024, it

240-603: A 143–107 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. The win also marked the Timberwolves' first season-series win over the Lakers since the 2005–06 season. The team accumulated 40 wins for the first time since the 2004–05 season , but missed the playoffs for the tenth consecutive year, despite holding the league's highest point differential at the end of the season. On April 21, 2014, Rick Adelman announced his retirement from coaching in

320-493: A 2007 second-round pick and cash. On January 23, McHale fired head coach Casey and replaced him with Randy Wittman . McHale explained in a news conference that it was inconsistency by Casey that led to the firing. Casey had compiled an overall record of 53–69. They finished the 2006–07 season with a record of 32–50, allowing them to keep their 2007 first-round pick. On July 31, 2007, the Minnesota Timberwolves reached

400-499: A 2008 protected first-round draft pick. In the 2007 NBA draft the Timberwolves selected Corey Brewer , with the 7th pick, and Chris Richard with the 41st overall pick, both being from the two-time NCAA national champion Florida Gators . Minnesota began the NBA preseason with two games in London and Istanbul , as part of NBA Europe Live 2007. On October 10, The Wolves lost to Garnett and

480-478: A 32–132 record in two seasons with the team. On September 13, 2011, the team announced that they had hired Rick Adelman to be the team's new head coach. The Timberwolves began the 2011–12 NBA season with a 17–17 record before the All-Star break. On March 9, 2012, Rubio tore his left ACL and LCL in a collision with Kobe Bryant . The injury ended his season and severely hurt the Timberwolves' chances of making

560-611: A Moute , and a 2015 first-round pick via the Miami Heat . The 2014–15 season marked a new era for the Timberwolves, beginning with the Kevin Love trade. Flip Saunders was promoted to head coach, making it his second stint with the Timberwolves after coaching the team from 1995 to 2005. The Timberwolves started the new season with a 105–101 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies , with Wiggins making his debut. The team recorded its first win

640-600: A crowd of 49,551 on April 17, 1990, which saw the Timberwolves lose to the Denver Nuggets 99–88 in the final home game of the season. The next season , the team moved into their permanent home, the Target Center , and improved somewhat, finishing 29–53. However, they fired their head coach, Bill Musselman . They fared far worse in the 1991–92 NBA season under Musselman's successor, ex- Celtics coach Jimmy Rodgers , finishing with an NBA-worst 15–67 record. Looking to turn

720-582: A deal to trade All-Star Kevin Garnett to the Boston Celtics for Al Jefferson , Theo Ratliff , Gerald Green , Sebastian Telfair , Ryan Gomes , two first-round draft picks, and cash considerations. This is the largest combination of players and picks ever traded for a single player in NBA history. Garnett and the Celtics went on to win the 2008 NBA Finals in six games over the Los Angeles Lakers. That summer,

800-495: A free agent deal signed by Joe Smith was voided by the NBA, who ruled that the Timberwolves violated proper procedure in signing the contract. The league stripped the Timberwolves of five draft picks (first round 2001–2005), but it was eventually reduced to three first-round picks (2001, 2002, and 2004). The league also fined the Timberwolves $ 3.5 million and suspended general manager Kevin McHale for one year. Smith eventually signed with

880-621: A positive effect on the entire team, as Garnett and Gugliotta became the first Wolves to be selected to the All-Star team. Gugliotta and Garnett led the Timberwolves in scoring as the team made the playoffs for the first time in franchise history with a record of 40–42. However, in the playoffs the Timberwolves made a quick exit as they were swept by the Houston Rockets in three straight games. The T-Wolves also decided to change their image by changing their team logo and color scheme, adding black to

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960-457: A record of 58–24. Garnett had his best season to date, and both Sprewell and Cassell had career years as well. Garnett and Cassell both made the all-star team , and after the season, Garnett was named 1st Team All NBA , and earned his first MVP award averaging 24.2 points, 13.9 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game. During the 2004 NBA playoffs , the Wolves won their first-ever playoff series against

1040-543: A result, during his recovery, he would delegate his coaching position over to assistant coach and former NBA Coach of the Year winner Sam Mitchell . On October 25, 2015, Saunders died at age 60. Mitchell took over as head coach. In honor of Saunders, the team announced that they would wear a patch reading "FLIP" on their uniforms for the duration of the 2015–16 season. South Dakota Coyotes women%27s basketball The South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team represents

1120-490: A score of 98–90. However, the Wolves dropped Game 4 at home as the Sonics went on to win the series in five games. In 1998, a year after signing Kevin Garnett to a six-year, $ 126 million contract, the Timberwolves were then used as the poster child of irresponsible spending as the NBA endured a four-month lockout that wiped out much of the season. With an already cap-heavy payroll, the Wolves let Tom Gugliotta walk, partially because

1200-728: A sellout crowd. On November 30, 2014, the South Dakota State Jackrabbits took on the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles , winning 71–58. The announced attendance was 3,250 and coverage was provided by Fox Sports North . For the third and final NCAA Division I basketball game of the 2014–15 season at the Sanford Pentagon, the UNLV Runnin' Rebels played the South Dakota Coyotes on December 13, 2014. UNLV won

1280-520: A specific reason for McHale's dismissal, only saying "this is going to be a transition period." For his part, McHale said he wanted to come back but was not offered a contract. Later, in August, the Timberwolves announced the signing of Kurt Rambis , then an assistant for the Los Angeles Lakers , to a four-year, $ 8 million contract to be their new head coach. In Rambis's first season, the team stumbled to

1360-584: Is also home to the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference conference basketball tournament. The NSIC is an NCAA Division II conference with schools located mainly in Minnesota, South Dakota, and North Dakota. Source: Source: 43°35′35″N 96°45′31″W  /  43.593056°N 96.758611°W  / 43.593056; -96.758611 Minnesota Timberwolves The Minnesota Timberwolves (often referred to as

1440-656: The 1989–90 season . There were two previous American Basketball Association (ABA) franchises that played in between the Lakers' departure and the Timberwolves arrival: the Minnesota Muskies (1967–68), and the Minnesota Pipers (1968–69). The Timberwolves have worn throwback uniforms for each of the previous franchises. The franchise conducted a "name the team" contest and eventually selected two finalists, "Timberwolves" and "Polars", in December 1986. The team then asked

1520-461: The 2004–05 season , the Wolves roster remained virtually the same from the previous season; however, Babcock left to become the general manager of the Toronto Raptors , and the team was also plagued with contract disputes and the complaining of key players Latrell Sprewell , Sam Cassell , and Troy Hudson during the off-season. After a disappointing start to the season, head coach Flip Saunders

1600-604: The 2006 NBA draft , the Timberwolves selected future NBA Rookie of the Year Brandon Roy with the 6th overall pick, Craig Smith with the 36th pick, forward Bobby Jones with the 37th pick and center Loukas Mavrokefalidis with the 57th pick. The Timberwolves traded Roy to the Portland Trail Blazers for Randy Foye and cash considerations. The Timberwolves then traded Bobby Jones to the Philadelphia 76ers for

1680-502: The Boston Celtics . In return, they received forward-guard Ricky Davis , center Mark Blount , forward Justin Reed , guard Marcus Banks , and two second-round draft picks. In a separate trade on the same day, the Timberwolves traded Tskitishvili to the Phoenix Suns for a 2006 second-round draft pick. The Timberwolves finished 33–49, missing the playoffs for the second consecutive year. In

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1760-579: The Denver Nuggets , before beating the Sacramento Kings in a hard-fought seven-game series to advance to the franchise's first Western Conference finals. Kevin Garnett leapt upon the scorer's table upon the winning Game 7 in the Sacramento series, which became one of the more iconic moments in Minnesota sports history. The Timberwolves' run ended in the Western Conference finals as the team lost to

1840-570: The Detroit Pistons before re-signing with the Timberwolves in 2001. Despite those setbacks, the Timberwolves made the playoffs for the fifth straight season with a 47–35 record. In the playoffs, the Timberwolves were eliminated in the first round again by the San Antonio Spurs in four games in the spring of 2001. A number of newcomers arrived prior to the start of the next season, including Gary Trent , Loren Woods and Maurice Evans and

1920-511: The Houston Rockets for center Brad Miller , the draft rights to Nikola Mirotić (No. 23), Chandler Parsons (No. 38) and a future first-round pick. The Timberwolves traded Mirotic's rights to the Chicago Bulls for the rights to Norris Cole (No. 28) and Malcolm Lee (No. 43). The Timberwolves then sold the rights to Parsons back to the Rockets. The Timberwolves traded Norris Cole (No. 28) to

2000-643: The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome , losing to the Chicago Bulls 96–84. Two nights later on November 10, the Wolves got their first win, beating the Philadelphia 76ers at home 125–118. The Timberwolves, led by Tony Campbell with 23.2 ppg, went on to a 22–60 record, finishing in sixth place in the Midwest Division. Playing in the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, the expansion Timberwolves set an NBA record by drawing over 1 million fans to their home games. This included

2080-568: The Iowa Hawkeyes ' and Nebraska Cornhuskers ' men's and women's basketball teams; the Cornhuskers will play South Dakota and Saint Mary 's women's and men's teams on November 16 and 17 respectively, the women's Hawkeyes will play Kansas on November 20, and the men's Hawkeyes will play Utah on December 21. On December 11, 2013, it was announced that the Sanford Pentagon would be home to multiple NCAA Division II championships. These include

2160-455: The Los Angeles Lakers . Sam Cassell injured his groin during Game 7 against the Kings, doing his infamous big balls dance after knocking down the series-clinching bucket, and as a result, played only sparingly during the Lakers series. Many around the NBA, including both Flip Saunders and Phil Jackson believe that had he been healthy, the Wolves would have advanced to the finals. Going into

2240-463: The Miami Heat for the draft rights to Bojan Bogdanovic (No. 31), a future second-round pick and cash considerations. The Timberwolves then traded Bogdanovic's rights to the New Jersey Nets for a future second-rounder and cash. The Trail Blazers traded the draft rights to Tanguy Ngombo (No. 57) to the Timberwolves. On July 12, 2011, Kurt Rambis was fired as coach of the team after compiling

2320-477: The New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets respectively for Knicks Anthony Randolph and Eddy Curry (plus $ 3 million in cash from New York and a 2015 second-round draft pick from Denver) as part of a larger trade that sent all-star Carmelo Anthony from Denver to New York. On the downside, with a 121–102 loss to the Houston Rockets , the Timberwolves fell to 17–65, finishing last in the Western Conference for

2400-405: The New York Knicks , the NBA's first 30–30 game in 28 years. Love was later named an All Star for the 2010–11 NBA season, the franchise's first All Star selection since Kevin Garnett in 2007. Love would later break Garnett's team record of 37 straight double-doubles on February 8, 2011, in a win over the Houston Rockets . On March 8, 2011, Love acquired his 52nd straight double-double, surpassing

2480-466: The Slam Dunk Contest . LaVine and Wiggins, dubbed "The Bounce Brothers", were seen as being the future of the franchise. Due to having the worst record in the NBA for the 2014–15 season, the Timberwolves had the highest chance, at 25%, to receive the first pick in the 2015 NBA draft at the 2015 NBA draft lottery. On May 19, the Timberwolves received the first overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft for

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2560-756: The University of South Dakota in NCAA Division I basketball. They are currently members of the Summit League . As of the end of the 2022–23 season the Coyotes have a 890–559 all-time record, with play beginning in 1971. They won the North Central Conference regular season title in 1983, 1984, 1985, 2003, and finishing their time in NCC with a regular season and conference tournament win in 2008. South Dakota then made

2640-921: The Wolves ) are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis . The Timberwolves compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference . The team was founded in 1989. Its majority owner is Glen Taylor , who also owns the WNBA 's Minnesota Lynx . Currently, Taylor is in a legal battle over ownership of the team with Alex Rodriguez , Marc Lore , and Michael Bloomberg . The Timberwolves play their home games at Target Center , their home since 1990. Like most expansion teams ,

2720-482: The 1999–2000 regular season with two home games against the Sacramento Kings at the Tokyo Dome on November 6 and 7. In the summer of 2000, guard Malik Sealy was killed in a car accident by a drunk driver. Sealy's number has since been retired: the number 2 jersey memorialized with Sealy's name on a banner hanging from the rafters of Target Center. It remains the only number retired by the team. Also in that season,

2800-568: The 2017 and 2018 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championships , the 2015, 2016, and 2018 NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championships (except for the championship final in 2016, which will be held at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis ), and the 2016 and 2020 NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball Championship . Beginning in 2018, it will also be the home to the NAIA Division II men's basketball championship . Beginning in 2014, it

2880-485: The 842 city councils in Minnesota to select the winner and "Timberwolves" prevailed by nearly 2–1. The team was officially named the "Minnesota Timberwolves" on January 23, 1987. Minnesota is home to the largest population of timberwolves in the contiguous 48 states. The Timberwolves debuted on November 3, 1989, losing to the Seattle SuperSonics on the road 106–94. Five days later, they made their home debut at

2960-564: The Division I. The NCAA four times (2014, 2019, 2019, 2022), the WNIT five times (2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) and the WBI twice (2011 and 2013). The Coyotes have appeared in four NCAA Tournaments . Their record is 2–4. The Coyotes have appeared in five WNIT Tournaments . Their record is 12–4. The Coyotes have appeared in 2 WBI Tournaments . Their record is 3–2. The Coyotes made eight appearances in

3040-593: The NBA. Adelman acquired a 97–133 record in three seasons with the team. On August 23, 2014, the Timberwolves, Cleveland Cavaliers , and Philadelphia 76ers agreed on a three-way trade that would send Kevin Love to the Cavaliers to join LeBron James and Kyrie Irving . Minnesota received Andrew Wiggins , Anthony Bennett , Thaddeus Young , and a trade exception as part of the deal. The 76ers received Alexey Shved , Luc Mbah

3120-568: The No. 21 jersey that had not been worn by any other Timberwolves player since his departure and the team defeated the Washington Wizards 97–77 at the Target Center. On June 6, 2014, Flip Saunders was named the head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves, returning to the franchise for a second stint. During his second stint with the Timberwolves, Saunders was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma . As

3200-452: The Target Center served as host of the 1994 All-Star Game where Rider won the Slam Dunk Contest with his between-the-leg "East Bay Funk Dunk". As winning basketball continued to elude the Wolves, Ratner and Wolfenson nearly sold the team to New Orleans interests in 1994 before NBA owners rejected the proposed move. Eventually, Glen Taylor bought the team and named Kevin McHale general manager. The Wolves finished 21–61 in 1994–95, and

3280-408: The Timberwolves hired Casey as the new head coach. It was Casey's first head coaching job, making him the Wolves' seventh head coach in their 16-year history. In the 2005 draft , the Timberwolves selected Rashad McCants , a shooting guard from North Carolina with the 14th overall pick of the first round. The Timberwolves also selected Bracey Wright , a guard from Indiana , with the 17th pick of

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3360-524: The Timberwolves selected Robbie Hummel with the 58th overall pick, the team's only selection during the draft. During the off-season, the team signed former Timberwolves draft pick Brandon Roy to a two-year, $ 10 million contract. The deal was announced on July 31. With the inclusion of Roy in the shooting guard position, players that also signed during the off-season included Andrei Kirilenko , Alexey Shved and Louis Amundson . While technically in playoff contention early, multiple injuries began to plague

3440-412: The Timberwolves struggled in their early years, but after the acquisition of Kevin Garnett in the 1995 NBA draft , the team qualified for the playoffs in eight consecutive seasons from 1997 to 2004 . Despite losing in the first round in their first seven attempts, the Timberwolves won their first division championship in 2004 and advanced to the Western Conference finals that same season. Garnett

3520-491: The Timberwolves traded Mike James and Justin Reed to the Houston Rockets for Juwan Howard . In October of the same year, the Timberwolves waived Howard after reaching a contractual buyout agreement, worth $ 10 million of roughly $ 14.25 million which Minnesota would have owed him. The team also traded Ricky Davis and Mark Blount to the Miami Heat in exchange for the Heat's Antoine Walker , Michael Doleac , Wayne Simien , and

3600-406: The Wolves got Terrell Brandon in return and a first-round draft pick in the 1999 draft (which turned out to be the sixth pick). The Wolves made the playoffs for the third straight season by finishing in fourth place with a 25–25 record. In the playoffs, the Timberwolves were beaten by the eventual champion San Antonio Spurs in four games. In 1999, the Timberwolves drafted Wally Szczerbiak with

3680-454: The corner, the Wolves hired former Detroit Pistons general manager Jack McCloskey to the same position, but even with notable first-round selections such as Christian Laettner and Isaiah Rider , the Timberwolves were unable to duplicate McCloskey's "Detroit Bad Boys" success in the Twin Cities, finishing 19–63 and 20–62 the next two seasons. One of the few highlights from that era was when

3760-458: The draft concluded, the Timberwolves traded Mayo, Antoine Walker , Greg Buckner , and Marko Jarić to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for fifth overall pick Kevin Love , Mike Miller , Jason Collins , and Brian Cardinal in a move that Jim Stack called, "a deal we couldn't pass up." In 2008, in celebration of the franchise's 20th anniversary, the team unveiled an updated version of its logo and uniforms. The new designs first appeared in

3840-494: The few highlights in the second half of the season was Rubio's triple-double performance during a surprising win over the then-first place San Antonio Spurs , albeit without Spurs stars Tony Parker and Tim Duncan playing due to injury. On April 6, in a game against the Detroit Pistons, Adelman won his 1000th game as a head coach. This season marked the first time the franchise had won at least 30 games without Kevin Garnett on

3920-565: The first preseason game against the Chicago Bulls at United Center on October 14, 2008. They also refurbished the floor at Target Center , returning to the traditional floor pattern and added touches of varnish while exposing most of the hardwood. On December 8, 2008, after a 23-point loss to the Los Angeles Clippers that dropped the team to 4–15, the Timberwolves fired head coach Wittman and McHale took over. McHale also relinquished his vice president of basketball operations duties. It

4000-515: The first round of the playoffs, where they were swept by the Dallas Mavericks in three straight games. The 2002–03 season seemed to look up for the Timberwolves. Garnett had a great season where he finished second in MVP voting with 23.0 points per game and 13.4 rebounds per game and the Timberwolves finished in third place with a 51–31 record. As a result, they were awarded home-court advantage for

4080-592: The first time in franchise history. On June 25, the Timberwolves selected Karl-Anthony Towns as the number one pick and acquired Minnesota's own Tyus Jones through a trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers . The 2015 season also saw the return of Kevin Garnett. In February, Garnett, at the time with the Brooklyn Nets , waived his no-trade clause to enable a trade back to Minnesota which sent Thaddeus Young to Brooklyn. In his first game back, Garnett resumed wearing

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4160-547: The first time when facing the three-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers . After losing at home in Game 1, the Timberwolves had a chance to take a 3–1 series lead heading into the 4th quarter of Game 4 in Los Angeles, but the Lakers came back to win the game and eventually won the series in six games. In the end, the Timberwolves were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs for the seventh straight year. In 2003, Rob Babcock

4240-538: The following game, a 97–91 victory over the Detroit Pistons . On November 12, 2014, the Timberwolves played an international home game at Mexico City Arena against the Houston Rockets . The Timberwolves had a 16–66 record for the season and missed the playoffs for the 11th consecutive year. Despite this, Wiggins was selected as the NBA Rookie of the Year , the first player in franchise history to be so honored. Draft pick Zach LaVine gained league notoriety after winning

4320-452: The future looked bleak. In the 1995 NBA draft , the Timberwolves selected high school standout Kevin Garnett in the first round (5th overall), and Flip Saunders was named head coach. Christian Laettner was traded along with Sean Rooks to the Atlanta Hawks for Andrew Lang and Spud Webb . Also, first-round pick Donyell Marshall was traded the previous season for Golden State Warriors ' forward Tom Gugliotta . These trades paved

4400-419: The game 75-61 and the game was televised by Midco Sports Network and ESPN3 . On March 16, 2015, it was announced that the Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team would play the Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team on November 13, 2015, in an early season non-conference match-up. An early-season Division I basketball tournament—the Crossover Classic—was announced for the Pentagon in 2020. It served as

4480-431: The mark of Moses Malone for the most consecutive double-doubles since the NBA-ABA merger in a win over the Indiana Pacers . The streak eventually reached 53 games and came to an end with a six-point, 12-rebound performance in a 100–77 loss to the Golden State Warriors on March 13. In October 2011, Love was ranked 16th among active players by ESPN . On February 21, 2011, Corey Brewer and Kosta Koufos were traded to

4560-443: The playoffs. Despite being in contention at mid-season, the team ultimately failed to reach the postseason for the eighth straight year due to injuries to a number of key players. The team finished with a record of 26–40, with the only win of the team's final 14 games coming against the Detroit Pistons . The team traded the 18th overall pick of the 2012 NBA draft to the Houston Rockets for Chase Budinger . On June 26, 2012,

4640-414: The postseason in 2018 . NBA basketball returned to the Twin Cities in 1989 for the first time since the Minneapolis Lakers (1947–1960) departed to Los Angeles in 1960 . The NBA had granted one of its four new expansion teams on April 22, 1987 (the others being the Orlando Magic , Charlotte Hornets , and the Miami Heat ) to original owners Harvey Ratner and Marv Wolfenson to begin play beginning in

4720-439: The rest of the season. At the time of the injury, Jefferson was having his best season to date, averaging 23 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks. Without Jefferson and Corey Brewer (who also suffered a season-ending injury), the Wolves sputtered, to finish with a 24–58 record. On June 17, 2009, new president of basketball operations David Kahn announced that McHale would not be returning to the team as head coach. Kahn did not give

4800-479: The return of Joe Smith . The Timberwolves started the season by winning their first six games and went on to achieve a franchise-best start of 30–10. The Timberwolves had a franchise-record 53-point win over Chicago in November. They finished with a 50–32 record: their second-ever 50-win season that was highlighted by another All-Star appearance by Garnett and a breakout season by Wally Szczerbiak , who earned his first All-Star appearance. Once again, Minnesota lost in

4880-406: The revamped Celtics, 92–81. To start the season, the Wolves began 0–5 before ending the drought with a home win over the Sacramento Kings . That drought also brought about speculation of the possible dismissal of coach Wittman. The youngest team in the NBA began adjusting to life after trading franchise star Garnett to Boston, meanwhile playing without budding talent Randy Foye for the first half of

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4960-422: The roster. The team decided to part ways with David Kahn after the season ended, with Flip Saunders being brought in to replace him. In the 2013 NBA draft , the team traded the 9th overall pick Trey Burke for Shabazz Muhammad (14th pick) and Gorgui Dieng (21st pick) in the first round from the Utah Jazz. On March 28, 2014, the Timberwolves set a franchise record for points in a regular season game with

5040-417: The season, the Timberwolves went on to post their first winning season at 45–37, making the playoffs for the second straight season. After dropping Game 1 of the playoffs on the road to the Seattle SuperSonics , the Timberwolves won their first postseason game in Game 2, winning in Seattle 98–93. As the series shifted to Minnesota, the Timberwolves had an opportunity to pull off the upset as they won Game 3 by

5120-418: The season. Guards Sebastian Telfair and Marko Jarić were deputized as starting point guards during Foye's injury absence. The Timberwolves finished the season 22–60. On a handful of occasions during the season, the team showed flashes of its potential in wins or very close contests with top-tier teams. In the 2008 NBA draft , the Timberwolves selected O. J. Mayo of USC with the third overall pick. When

5200-426: The season. The Timberwolves rounded out their bench by signing veteran role players Trenton Hassell , Troy Hudson , and Mark Madsen . Despite injuries to a revitalized Olowokandi (who missed half the season) and 6th man Wally Szczerbiak (who only played in 28 games), the revamped Timberwolves became the team to beat during the 2003–04 NBA season , finishing the season as the top seed in the Western Conference with

5280-420: The second round (47th overall). During the off-season, they traded All-Star Sam Cassell and a protected future first-round draft pick to the Los Angeles Clippers for Marko Jarić and Lionel Chalmers . They also signed free agent Nikoloz Tskitishvili . On January 26, 2006, the Wolves traded forward Wally Szczerbiak , centers Dwayne Jones and Michael Olowokandi , and a future first-round draft pick to

5360-429: The second straight year. They also clinched the 2010–11 NBA season 's worst record. During the off-season, the Timberwolves were finally able to bring 2009 fifth overall pick Ricky Rubio over from Spain. In the 2011 NBA draft , with the second overall pick, the Timberwolves selected Derrick Williams of Arizona . The Timberwolves then traded guard Jonny Flynn and the draft rights to Donatas Motiejūnas (No. 20) to

5440-399: The second-worst record in the league, as their 15–67 record was only surpassed by that of the New Jersey Nets , who finished at 12–70. On July 12, 2010, Minnesota traded for Miami Heat forward Michael Beasley , the second pick from the 2008 NBA draft . In a locally untelevised game on November 12, 2010, Kevin Love grabbed a franchise-record 31 rebounds and scored 31 points in a win over

5520-439: The sixth pick in the draft. He had a solid season, finishing third on the team in scoring with 11.6 points per game. Led by Kevin Garnett, who averaged 22.9 points per game and 11.8 rebounds per game, the Timberwolves had their first 50-win season and finished in 3rd place with a record of 50–32. However, in the playoffs the Wolves again fell in the first round, losing to the Portland Trail Blazers in four games. The Wolves opened

5600-475: The team colors and replacing the original logo with one featuring a snarling wolf looming over a field of trees. It was also during this season that Minnesota began to play on a parquet floor . In 1997, Garnett and Marbury established themselves as two of the brightest rising stars in the NBA . Garnett averaged 18.5 ppg and 9.6 rebounds per game, while Marbury averaged 17.7 ppg and dished out 8.6 assists per game. Despite losing leading scorer Tom Gugliotta for half

5680-415: The team wanted to save money in order to sign Stephon Marbury to a long-term contract, and in part because Gugliotta did not want to play with the young player. This move proved unsuccessful, however, as Stephon Marbury wanted to be the biggest star on a team and subsequently forced an in-season trade by refusing a contract extension. In the three-team mid-season deal that sent Marbury to the New Jersey Nets ,

5760-427: The team. Roy, Budinger, Lee and free-agent signing Josh Howard succumbed to knee injuries. The mood of despair was shortly lifted by the splashy return of Rubio. But not long after, Love, who missed the first nine games of the season after fracturing the third and fourth metacarpals in his right hand in a preseason home workout, suffered a recurrence of the injury in a win over the Denver Nuggets on January 3. One of

5840-710: The then 20th ranked Wisconsin Badgers and the St. John's Red Storm . The game was televised on the Big Ten Network . Wisconsin won the game 86–75 in front of a sellout crowd of 3,523. On November 18, 2014, the Pentagon hosted an early season non-conference NCAA Division I basketball game between the then 11th ranked Wichita State Shockers and the Memphis Tigers . The game was televised by ESPN as part of their Tip-Off Marathon programming. The Shockers won that game 71–56 in front of

5920-573: The transition from Division II to Division I with stops with the NCAA I Independents and the Great West Conference before settling in the Summit League . The Coyotes in the Summit League have won the regular season five times (2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022) then also have won the Summit League tournament four times (2014, 2020, 2021, 2022). South Dakota made the NCAA tournament 10 times since joining

6000-401: The way for rookie Kevin Garnett to become the go-to player inside. Garnett went on to average 10.4 ppg in his rookie season as the Wolves finished in 5th place in the Midwest Division, with a 26–56 record. In 1996, the Wolves added another star player in the draft, trading Ray Allen to the Milwaukee Bucks for the rights to Stephon Marbury , the 4th overall pick. The addition of Marbury had

6080-481: Was also named the NBA Most Valuable Player for that season. The team then went into rebuilding mode for more than a decade after missing the postseason in 2005, and trading Garnett to the Boston Celtics in 2007. Garnett returned to the Timberwolves in a February 2015 trade and finished his career there, retiring in the 2016 off-season. The Timberwolves ended a 14-year playoff drought when they returned to

6160-550: Was announced that the Pentagon would host an early-season showcase on November 4, 2024 (the opening day of the 2024–25 college basketball season ), known as The Field of 68 Opening Day Showcase; presented by the podcast network The Field of 68, the event will feature a tripleheader of men's basketball games involving teams from mid-major conferences, including College of Charleston and Southern Illinois , McNeese State and South Dakota State , and Saint Louis and Santa Clara . The Pentagon will also host pairs of games involving

6240-616: Was promoted to vice-president of player personnel. He and general manager Kevin McHale made a series of strong off-season moves in an attempt to get the team over the hump and beyond the first round of the playoffs. They made two important trades, sending away forward Joe Smith and guard Terrell Brandon in a multi-player deal for Ervin Johnson , Sam Cassell and embattled guard Latrell Sprewell . They also signed sharp-shooter Fred Hoiberg , and former first overall pick Michael Olowokandi as free agents, with both becoming key contributors during

6320-646: Was replaced by general manager and long-time friend Kevin McHale , who took over as coach for the rest of the season. Despite a strong finish, the Timberwolves missed the playoffs for the first time in eight years, by one game, to the Memphis Grizzlies , ending the season with a record of 44–38. During the 2005 off-season, McHale and the Wolves started their search for a head coach. McHale interviewed Seattle SuperSonics assistant coach Dwane Casey , San Antonio Spurs assistant P. J. Carlesimo , former coach John Lucas and Wolves assistants Randy Wittman , Sidney Lowe and Jerry Sichting , among others. On June 17, 2005,

6400-442: Was unclear whether McHale's future with the team was dependent on the success or progress of the team which he had put together over the previous four years. Those questions seemed to be answered when the Timberwolves went 10–4 for the month of January, giving McHale the coach of the month honors. But on February 8, 2009, the team's main star Al Jefferson tore his ACL in his right knee in a game at New Orleans , sidelining him for

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