2008–09 Minnesota Timberwolves season

Minnesota Timberwolves
2008–09 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Head coach	Kevin McHale
Owners	Glen Taylor
Arena	Target Center
Results
Record	24–58 (.293)
Place	Division: 4th (Northwest); Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did Not Qualify
	Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports North, KSTC
Radio	KFAN

The 2008–09 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 20th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team finished the season coached by Kevin McHale. After the season, McHale was dismissed though he would return as head coach for the Houston Rockets for the shortened 2011–12 season and would later guide the Rockets to the Western Conference Finals in 2015.

The Timberwolves drafted O. J. Mayo with the third pick in the first round of the 2008 draft. Soon, his rights were traded to the Memphis Grizzlies for Kevin Love. The team also drafted Mario Chalmers, but his rights was soon traded to the Miami Heat, where he would win two championships.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	3	O. J. Mayo (traded to Memphis)	SG	United States	USC (fr.)
2	31	Nikola Peković	PF	Montenegro	Panathinaikos (Greece) 1986
2	34	Mario Chalmers (traded to Miami)	PG	United States	Kansas (jr.)

Roster

Roster listing

2008–09 Minnesota Timberwolves roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
SF	22	Brewer, Corey	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Florida
G	1	Brown, Bobby	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Cal State Fullerton
F	14	Cardinal, Brian	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Purdue
F	10	Carney, Rodney	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Memphis
C	34	Collins, Jason	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Stanford
G	4	Foye, Randy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Villanova
G/F	8	Gomes, Ryan	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Providence
F/C	25	Jefferson, Al	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	256 lb (116 kg)	Prentiss HS (MS)
F/C	42	Love, Kevin	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	UCLA
F/C	35	Madsen, Mark	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Stanford
G/F	33	Miller, Mike	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Florida
PG	12	Ollie, Kevin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Connecticut
F/C	5	Smith, Craig	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Boston College
PG	3	Telfair, Sebastian	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Abraham Lincoln HS (NY)
F/C	23	Williams, Shelden	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Duke

Head coach

Kevin McHale (Minnesota)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Regular season

Standings

Northwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y–Denver Nuggets	54	28	.659	—	33–8	21–20	12–4	82
x–Portland Trail Blazers	54	28	.659	—	34–7	20–21	11–5	82
x–Utah Jazz	48	34	.585	6	33–8	15–26	10–6	82
Minnesota Timberwolves	24	58	.293	30	11–30	13–28	3–13	82
Oklahoma City Thunder	23	59	.280	31	15–26	8–33	4–12	82

#	Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Los Angeles Lakers	65	17	.793	—
2	y-Denver Nuggets	54	28	.659	11
3	y-San Antonio Spurs	54	28	.659	11
4	x-Portland Trail Blazers	54	28	.659	11
5	x-Houston Rockets	53	29	.646	12
6	x-Dallas Mavericks	50	32	.610	15
7	x-New Orleans Hornets	49	33	.598	16
8	x-Utah Jazz	48	34	.585	17

9	Phoenix Suns	46	36	.561	19
10	Golden State Warriors	29	53	.354	36
11	Minnesota Timberwolves	24	58	.293	41
12	Memphis Grizzlies	24	58	.293	41
13	Oklahoma City Thunder	23	59	.280	42
14	Los Angeles Clippers	19	63	.232	46
15	Sacramento Kings	17	65	.207	48

Game log

2008–09 game log

October: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)

November: 3–11 (Home: 1–6; Road: 2–5)

December: 2–14 (Home: 1–6; Road: 1–8)

January: 10–4 (Home: 5–3; Road: 5–1)

February: 2–11 (Home: 0–6; Road: 2–5)

March: 3–13 (Home: 3–5; Road: 0–8)

April: 3–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 3–1)

2015–16 season schedule

References

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