2008–09 Memphis Grizzlies season

2008–09 Memphis Grizzlies season
Head coachMarc Iavaroni
Lionel Hollins
General managerChris Wallace
OwnersMichael Heisley
ArenaFedExForum
Results
Record24–58 (.293)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Southwest)
Conference: 12th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports South, SportSouth
RadioWRBO
< 2007–08 2009–10 >

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.

Key dates

Draft picks

Main article: 2008 NBA draft
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

Memphis Grizzlies roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 00 Arthur, Darrell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Kansas
G/F 7 Buckner, Greg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Clemson
G 11 Conley Jr., Mike 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Ohio State
C 33 Gasol, Marc 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Spain
F 22 Gay, Rudy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Connecticut
C 15 Haddadi, Hamed 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Iran
G/F 55 Jarić, Marko 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Serbia
G 32 Mayo, O. J. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) USC
F/C 4 Mihm, Chris Injured (IN) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Texas
F 3 Miles, Darius 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) East St. Louis HS (IL)
F/C 31 Miličić, Darko 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Serbia
G/F 13 Ross, Quinton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) SMU
F/C 21 Warrick, Hakim 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Syracuse
G 29 Wilks, Mike Injured (IN) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Rice
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

Standings

Southwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 54 28 .659 — 28–13 26–15 10–6
x-Houston Rockets 53 29 .646 1 33–8 20–21 9–7
x-Dallas Mavericks 50 32 .610 4 32–9 18–23 7–9
x-New Orleans Hornets 49 33 .598 5 28–13 21–20 9–7
Memphis Grizzlies 24 58 .284 30 16–25 8–33 5–11
#
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: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
O. J. Mayo SG 82 82 3,120 308 262 91 13 1,516 38.0 3.8 3.2 1.1 .2 18.5
Marc Gasol C 82 75 2,521 605 143 63 90 975 30.7 7.4 1.7 .8 1.1 11.9
Mike Conley Jr. PG 82 61 2,508 276 354 90 8 895 30.6 3.4 4.3 1.1 .1 10.9
Hakim Warrick PF 82 7 2,029 406 66 48 39 951 24.7 5.0 .8 .6 .5 11.6
Rudy Gay SF 79 78 2,945 437 135 98 59 1,493 37.3 5.5 1.7 1.2 .7 18.9
Darrell Arthur PF 76 64 1,464 346 43 52 52 422 19.3 4.6 .6 .7 .7 5.6
Quinton Ross SF 68 7 1,164 126 47 32 14 265 17.1 1.9 .7 .5 .2 3.9
Greg Buckner SF 63 0 878 130 57 29 8 155 13.9 2.1 .9 .5 .1 2.5
Darko Miličić C 61 15 1,034 264 34 22 51 333 17.0 4.3 .6 .4 .8 5.5
Marko Jarić SG 53 0 605 65 74 29 11 136 11.4 1.2 1.4 .5 .2 2.6
Kyle Lowry† PG 49 21 1,071 111 178 48 8 370 21.9 2.3 3.6 1.0 .2 7.6
Darius Miles SF 34 0 298 57 17 11 20 120 8.8 1.7 .5 .3 .6 3.5
Hamed Haddadi C 19 0 120 47 8 1 12 48 6.3 2.5 .4 .1 .6 2.5
Javaris Crittenton† SG 7 0 44 6 5 1 0 19 6.3 .9 .7 .1 .0 2.7
Adonal Foyle† C 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Grizzlies only.

Transactions

Free agents

References

  1. ^ "Mayo, Love switch teams in blockbuster trade". ESPN.com. June 27, 2008. Retrieved May 22, 2024.