2005–06 Minnesota Timberwolves season

2005–06 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Head coach	Dwane Casey
Owner(s)	Glen Taylor
Arena	Target Center
Results
Record	33–49 (.402)
Place	Division: 4th (Northwest) Conference: 13th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did Not Qualify
Local media
Television	FSN North, KSTC
Radio	KFAN

The 2005-06 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the team's 17th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 44-38 output from the previous season. However, they came eleven wins shy of tying it, finishing 33-49 and missing the playoffs for the second straight season.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	14	Rashad McCants	SG	United States	North Carolina
2	47	Bracey Wright	G	United States	Indiana

Roster

2005–06 Minnesota Timberwolves roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From PG 3 Banks, Marcus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) UNLV C 30 Blount, Mark 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Pittsburgh PG 7 Carter, Anthony 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Hawaiʻi SG 31 Davis, Ricky 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Iowa SF 12 Dupree, Ronald 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) LSU PF 21 Garnett, Kevin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Farragut Academy (HS) PF 41 Griffin, Eddie 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Seton Hall SF 23 Hassell, Trenton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Austin Peay PG 16 Hudson, Troy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Southern Illinois PG 55 Jarić, Marko 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Serbia C 35 Madsen, Mark 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Stanford SG 1 McCants, Rashad 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) North Carolina PF 9 Reed, Justin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Mississippi SG 6 Wright, Bracey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Indiana	Head coach Dwane Casey Assistant coach(es) Johnny Davis (Dayton) Aleksandar Džikić (Serbia) Rex Kalamian (Cal Poly Pomona) Vince Taylor (Duke) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Northwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Denver Nuggets	44	38	.537	--
Utah Jazz	41	44	.500	3
Seattle SuperSonics	35	47	.427	9
Minnesota Timberwolves	33	49	.402	11
Portland Trail Blazers	21	61	.256	23

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Marcus Banks
Mark Blount
Anthony Carter
Ricky Davis
Ronald Dupree
Richie Frahm
Kevin Garnett
Eddie Griffin
Trenton Hassell
Troy Hudson
Marko Jaric
Mark Madsen
Rashad McCants
Michael Olowokandi
Justin Reed
Wally Szczerbiak
Nikoloz Tskitishvili
Bracey Wright

Awards and records

• Kevin Garnett, All-NBA Third Team
• Kevin Garnett, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
• Kevin Garnett, J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award

References

1. 2005-06 Minnesota Timberwolves