2008–09 Memphis Grizzlies season

The 2008–09 Memphis Grizzlies season was their 14th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Memphis Grizzlies finished 2 games ahead of their 2007–08 output, and finished 12th in the Western Conference as opposed to 14th.

2008–09 Memphis Grizzlies season
Head coachMarc Iavaroni
Lionel Hollins
General managerChris Wallace
OwnersMichael Heisley
ArenaFedExForum
Results
Record2458 (.293)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Southwest)
Conference: 12th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports South, SportSouth
RadioWRBO

Key dates

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 5 Kevin Love Forward-center American UCLA
1 28 Donté Greene Small Forward American Syracuse

Some hours after the completion of the draft, Memphis sent the rights to #5 overall pick Kevin Love to Minnesota as part of a trade that landed #3 pick O.J. Mayo.[1]

Roster

Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
F 00 United States Arthur, Darrell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Kansas
G/F 7 United States Buckner, Greg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Clemson
G 11 United States Conley, Mike 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Ohio State
C 33 Spain Gasol, Marc 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Spain
F 22 United States Gay, Rudy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Connecticut
C 15 Iran Haddadi, Hamed 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Iran
G/F 55 Serbia Jarić, Marko 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Serbia
G 32 United States Mayo, O. J. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) USC
F/C United States Mihm, Chris Injured (IN) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Texas
F 3 United States Miles, Darius 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) East St. Louis HS (IL)
F/C 31 Serbia Miličić, Darko 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Serbia
G/F 13 United States Ross, Quinton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) SMU
F/C 21 United States Warrick, Hakim 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Syracuse
G United States Wilks, Mike Injured (IN) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Rice
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Regular season

Standings

W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs5428.65928–1326–1510–6
x-Houston Rockets5329.646133–820–219–7
x-Dallas Mavericks5032.610432–918–237–9
x-New Orleans Hornets4933.598528–1321–209–7
Memphis Grizzlies2458.2843016–258–335–11
#
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers6517.793
2 y-Denver Nuggets5428.65911
3 y-San Antonio Spurs5428.65911
4 x-Portland Trail Blazers5428.65911
5 x-Houston Rockets5329.64612
6 x-Dallas Mavericks5032.61015
7 x-New Orleans Hornets4933.59816
8 x-Utah Jazz4834.58517
9 Phoenix Suns4636.56119
10 Golden State Warriors2953.35436
11 Minnesota Timberwolves2458.29341
12 Memphis Grizzlies2458.29341
13 Oklahoma City Thunder2359.28042
14 Los Angeles Clippers1963.23246
15 Sacramento Kings1765.20748

Game log

2008–09 game log
October: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1 October 29 @ Houston L 71–82 Rudy Gay (20) Darrell Arthur (15) Mike Conley, Jr., Kyle Lowry (3) Toyota Center
18,196
0–1
2 October 31 Orlando W 86–84 Rudy Gay (29) Darrell Arthur (10) Kyle Lowry (4) FedExForum
16,139
1–1
November: 3–12 (home: 2–5; road: 1–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
3 November 1 @ Chicago L 86–96 Rudy Gay (20) Darko Miličić (9) Kyle Lowry (4) United Center
21,785
1–2
4 November 3 Golden State W 90–79 Marc Gasol (27) Marc Gasol (16) Mike Conley, Jr. (7) FedExForum
10,121
2–2
5 November 5 @ Sacramento L 95–100 O. J. Mayo (28) Rudy Gay, Kyle Lowry, Marc Gasol (6) Kyle Lowry (7) ARCO Arena
13,685
2–3
6 November 7 @ Golden State W 109–104 Rudy Gay (23) Darrell Arthur (12) Mike Conley, Jr. (6) Oracle Arena
18,744
3–3
7 November 9 @ Denver L 90–100 O. J. Mayo (31) Marc Gasol, O. J. Mayo (8) Mike Conley, Jr., Rudy Gay (4) Pepsi Center
14,359
3–4
8 November 10 @ Phoenix L 102–107 O. J. Mayo (33) Rudy Gay, Darrell Arthur (7) O. J. Mayo (5) US Airways Center
18,422
3–5
9 November 12 New York L 103–132 Rudy Gay (20) Hakim Warrick (8) Marko Jarić, Kyle Lowry (4) FedExForum
10,129
3–6
10 November 14 Milwaukee L 96–101 (OT) O. J. Mayo (25) Hakim Warrick (10) Mike Conley, Jr., Kyle Lowry (4) FedExForum
11,308
3–7
11 November 18 Sacramento W 109–94 Rudy Gay (22) Hakim Warrick (10) Mike Conley, Jr. (7) FedExForum
10,834
4–7
12 November 21 @ Dallas L 76–91 O. J. Mayo (19) Rudy Gay, Marc Gasol (8) Rudy Gay (5) American Airlines Center
20,035
4–8
13 November 22 Utah L 94–103 O. J. Mayo (23) Darrell Arthur (9) Mike Conley, Jr. (8) FedExForum
13,121
4–9
14 November 24 San Antonio L 81–94 O. J. Mayo (26) Darko Miličić (11) O. J. Mayo, Kyle Lowry (3) FedExForum
12,053
4–10
15 November 26 @ Utah L 100–117 Rudy Gay (27) Marc Gasol (8) Kyle Lowry (5) EnergySolutions Arena
19,911
4–11
16 November 28 @ San Antonio L 98–109 O. J. Mayo (32) Rudy Gay, Marc Gasol, Darko Miličić (6) O. J. Mayo, Mike Conley, Jr. (4) AT&T Center
17,074
4–12
17 November 29 Oklahoma City L 103–111 O. J. Mayo (30) O. J. Mayo (7) Mike Conley, Jr. (6) FedExForum
11,977
4–13
December: 6–9 (home: 5–4; road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
18 December 3 @ Atlanta L 95–105 Hakim Warrick (20) Rudy Gay (10) Mike Conley, Jr., Kyle Lowry (4) Philips Arena
12,088
4–14
19 December 5 L.A. Clippers W 93–81 Rudy Gay (25) Darko Miličić (9) Kyle Lowry (5) FedExForum
10,484
5–14
20 December 6 @ New Orleans L 87–106 Marc Gasol (21) Marc Gasol (7) O. J. Mayo (5) New Orleans Arena
16,822
5–15
21 December 8 Houston W 109–97 Rudy Gay (20) Hakim Warrick, Marc Gasol (8) Kyle Lowry (5) FedExForum
10,691
6–15
22 December 10 @ Oklahoma City W 108–102 Rudy Gay (22) Rudy Gay, Hakim Warrick, Marc Gasol (6) O. J. Mayo, Kyle Lowry (5) Ford Center
18,009
7–15
23 December 12 Chicago W 103–96 Rudy Gay (29) Darko Miličić (11) Mike Conley, Jr. (7) FedExForum
17,132
8–15
24 December 14 Miami W 102–86 O. J. Mayo (28) Marc Gasol (7) Kyle Lowry (5) FedExForum
12,271
9–15
25 December 16 New Orleans L 84–91 Rudy Gay (28) Marc Gasol (11) O. J. Mayo, Mike Conley, Jr. (4) FedExForum
10,231
9–16
26 December 19 Charlotte L 83–112 Rudy Gay (17) Marc Gasol (6) O. J. Mayo (4) FedExForum
11,869
9–17
27 December 22 L.A. Lakers L 96–105 Rudy Gay (23) Darko Miličić (8) Kyle Lowry (7) FedExForum
17,456
9–18
28 December 23 @ Dallas L 82–100 Hakim Warrick (17) Rudy Gay (9) Kyle Lowry (4) American Airlines Center
20,200
9–19
29 December 26 Indiana W 108–105 Hakim Warrick (21) O. J. Mayo (8) O. J. Mayo (7) FedExForum
12,346
10–19
30 December 27 @ San Antonio L 103–106 (2OT) O. J. Mayo (29) Rudy Gay (11) Kyle Lowry (8) AT&T Center
18,797
10–20
31 December 29 @ Minnesota L 98–108 (OT) O. J. Mayo (23) Hakim Warrick (8) Kyle Lowry (12) Target Center
12,207
10–21
32 December 30 Phoenix L 89–101 Hakim Warrick (25) Marc Gasol (13) Kyle Lowry (6) FedExForum
14,471
10–22
January: 1–13 (home: 1–8; road: 0–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
33 January 2 San Antonio L 80–91 Hakim Warrick (16) Marc Gasol (11) Kyle Lowry, Rudy Gay (3) FedExForum
12,597
10–23
34 January 4 Dallas W 102–82 O. J. Mayo (21) Hakim Warrick, Rudy Gay (7) Kyle Lowry (5) FedExForum
11,731
11–23
35 January 6 Minnesota L 87–94 Hakim Warrick (22) O. J. Mayo (8) O. J. Mayo, Kyle Lowry (5) FedExForum
10,156
11–24
36 January 7 @ New Jersey L 89–100 O. J. Mayo (26) Marc Gasol (10) O. J. Mayo, Rudy Gay, Kyle Lowry, Greg Buckner (3) Izod Center
11,552
11–25
37 January 9 @ Toronto L 82–103 Rudy Gay (22) Darrell Arthur (7) Marc Gasol, Mike Conley, Jr. (4) Air Canada Centre
18,486
11–26
38 January 13 Cleveland L 87–102 Kyle Lowry (25) Marc Gasol (11) Kyle Lowry (7) FedExForum
15,121
11–27
39 January 16 Utah L 91–101 O. J. Mayo (23) Marc Gasol (10) Marc Gasol (3) FedExForum
10,422
11–28
40 January 19 Detroit L 79–87 Rudy Gay, O. J. Mayo (15) Marc Gasol (13) Mike Conley, Jr. (5) FedExForum
17,483
11–29
41 January 21 @ Charlotte L 86–101 Rudy Gay (26) Marc Gasol (6) Mike Conley, Jr. (5) Time Warner Cable Arena
11,249
11–30
42 January 23 @ New York L 88–108 Rudy Gay (20) Rudy Gay (9) Mike Conley, Jr. (4) Madison Square Garden
18,391
11–31
43 January 24 New Jersey L 88–99 O. J. Mayo (23) Marc Gasol (10) Rudy Gay (4) FedExForum
12,817
11–32
44 January 27 Denver L 85–100 O. J. Mayo (19) Hakim Warrick (10) Kyle Lowry, Mike Conley, Jr. (4) FedExForum
11,338
11–33
45 January 28 @ Oklahoma City L 102–114 (OT) Rudy Gay (25) Rudy Gay, Darrell Arthur (8) Mike Conley, Jr. (9) Ford Center
18,450
11–34
46 January 31 L.A. Lakers L 98–115 Rudy Gay (23) Hakim Warrick, Darrell Arthur (7) Mike Conley, Jr. (7) FedExForum
18,119
11–35
February: 4–8 (home: 3–3; road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
47 February 2 @ Washington W 113–97 O. J. Mayo (33) Marc Gasol (11) Mike Conley, Jr. (5) Verizon Center
11,442
12–35
48 February 4 Houston W 104–93 O. J. Mayo (32) Rudy Gay, Mike Conley, Jr. (9) Mike Conley, Jr. (7) FedExForum
10,109
13–35
49 February 6 L.A. Clippers L 105–126 Rudy Gay (26) Rudy Gay, O. J. Mayo, Marc Gasol (5) Mike Conley, Jr. (3) FedExForum
10,912
13–36
50 February 7 Toronto W 78–70 O. J. Mayo, Hakim Warrick (16) O. J. Mayo, Marc Gasol, Greg Buckner, Hakim Warrick, Darko Miličić (8) Mike Conley, Jr. (8) FedExForum
11,498
14–36
51 February 9 New Orleans W 85–80 O. J. Mayo (22) O. J. Mayo (16) Mike Conley, Jr. (8) FedExForum
10,896
15–36
52 February 11 @ Philadelphia L 87–91 Hakim Warrick (31) Marc Gasol (9) O. J. Mayo (5) Wachovia Center
12,812
15–37
53 February 17 @ Utah L 99–117 O. J. Mayo, Rudy Gay (18) Darko Miličić (10) Mike Conley, Jr. (4) EnergySolutions Arena
19,911
15–38
54 February 18 @ Portland L 90–94 Rudy Gay (20) Marc Gasol (10) Mike Conley, Jr. (10) Rose Garden
20,385
15–39
55 February 20 Sacramento L 106–115 O. J. Mayo (24) Rudy Gay, Mike Conley, Jr. (10) Mike Conley, Jr. (7) FedExForum
15,036
15–40
56 February 24 @ Cleveland L 79–94 Hakim Warrick, Rudy Gay (13) Marc Gasol (9) Mike Conley, Jr. (7) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
15–41
57 February 25 @ Indiana L 99–104 Marc Gasol (22) Marc Gasol (15) Mike Conley, Jr. (8) Conseco Fieldhouse
13,211
15–42
58 February 28 Oklahoma City L 92–99 Rudy Gay (20) Marc Gasol (9) Mike Conley, Jr. (4) FedExForum
10,074
15–43
March: 4–11 (home: 0–4; road: 4–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
59 March 3 @ L.A. Lakers L 89–99 Marc Gasol, O. J. Mayo (17) Marc Gasol (14) Rudy Gay, Mike Conley, Jr. (6) Staples Center
18,997
15–44
60 March 4 @ L.A. Clippers W 118–95 Rudy Gay (35) Rudy Gay, Marc Gasol (8) Marc Gasol (10) Staples Center
13,813
16–44
61 March 7 Philadelphia L 105–110 Mike Conley, Jr. (31) Marc Gasol (13) Mike Conley, Jr. (9) FedExForum
14,458
16–45
62 March 8 @ Houston L 83–93 Rudy Gay (21) Darrell Arthur (12) Mike Conley, Jr. (7) Toyota Center
16,179
16–46
63 March 11 @ Minnesota L 79–104 O. J. Mayo (18) Darko Miličić (10) O. J. Mayo, Mike Conley, Jr. (5) Target Center
12,443
16–47
64 March 13 @ Boston L 92–102 Rudy Gay (26) Marc Gasol (15) Mike Conley, Jr. (9) TD Banknorth Garden
18,624
16–48
65 March 15 @ Detroit W 89–84 Mike Conley, Jr. (20) Darko Miličić (11) Marc Gasol (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076
17–48
66 March 16 Portland L 92–103 O. J. Mayo (21) Rudy Gay (11) O. J. Mayo (6) FedExForum
11,417
17–49
67 March 18 Denver L 109–111 Rudy Gay (30) Marc Gasol (8) Mike Conley, Jr. (10) FedExForum
11,087
17–50
68 March 20 @ New Orleans L 84–96 Rudy Gay (23) Marc Gasol, Darko Miličić (6) O. J. Mayo (4) New Orleans Arena
17,837
17–51
69 March 21 Boston L 87–105 Hakim Warrick (20) Greg Buckner (7) Rudy Gay, Mike Conley, Jr. (3) FedExForum
18,119
17–52
70 March 23 @ Miami L 82–94 O. J. Mayo (21) Marc Gasol (9) Mike Conley, Jr. (5) American Airlines Arena
18,654
17–53
71 March 27 @ Sacramento W 113–95 Marc Gasol (27) Rudy Gay (9) Mike Conley, Jr. (5) ARCO Arena
12,987
18–53
72 March 28 @ Portland L 66–86 O. J. Mayo (12) Hamed Haddadi, Mike Conley, Jr. (6) O. J. Mayo (5) Rose Garden
20,680
18–54
73 March 30 @ Golden State W 114–109 O. J. Mayo (24) Hamed Haddadi (8) O. J. Mayo (10) Oracle Arena
18,471
19–54
April: 5–4 (home: 4–1; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
74 April 1 Washington W 112–107 Rudy Gay (25) Marc Gasol (9) O. J. Mayo (7) FedExForum
10,013
20–54
75 April 3 Dallas W 107–102 Rudy Gay (27) Rudy Gay (10) Mike Conley, Jr. (5) FedExForum
15,126
21–54
76 April 4 @ Milwaukee W 107–102 Rudy Gay (26) Marc Gasol (10) Mike Conley, Jr. (9) Bradley Center
18,717
22–54
77 April 7 Portland L 93–96 O. J. Mayo (31) Darrell Arthur (5) Mike Conley, Jr. (8) FedExForum
10,089
22–55
78 April 8 @ Orlando L 78–81 Rudy Gay (18) Marc Gasol (8) O. J. Mayo, Darrell Arthur (2) Amway Arena
17,461
22–56
79 April 10 Phoenix W 106–89 O. J. Mayo, Rudy Gay (20) Darrell Arthur, Hakim Warrick (10) O. J. Mayo, Mike Conley, Jr. (6) FedExForum
15,908
23–56
80 April 12 @ L.A. Lakers L 75–92 O. J. Mayo (20) Marc Gasol (8) Marc Gasol, Mike Conley, Jr. (4) Staples Center
18,997
23–57
81 April 13 @ Phoenix L 110–119 Hakim Warrick, Rudy Gay (26) Hakim Warrick (9) Mike Conley, Jr. (6) US Airways Center
18,422
23–58
82 April 15 Atlanta W 98–90 O. J. Mayo (26) Darrell Arthur (10) Mike Conley, Jr. (7) FedExForum
12,736
24–58
2015–16 season schedule

Awards and records

Transactions

Free agents

References

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