List of Memphis Grizzlies seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team was founded in 1995 as the Vancouver Grizzlies as one of two franchises that joined the NBA for the 1995–96 season. The Grizzlies moved to Memphis after the 2000–01 season.

Table key

Wins Number of regular season wins
Losses Number of regular season losses
GB Games behind first-place team in division[a]
Finish Final position in league or division standings
ROY Rookie of the Year
SIX Sixth Man of the Year
DPOY Defensive Player of the Year
COY Coach of the Year
EOY Executive of the Year
MIP Most Improved Player of the Year
SPOR Sportsmanship Award

Seasons

Note: Statistics are correct as of the 2023–24 season.

NBA champions Conference champions Division champions Playoff berth
Season Conference Conf.
Finish 		Division Div.
Finish 		Wins Losses Win% GB Playoffs Awards Head Coach
Vancouver Grizzlies
1995–96 Western 14th Midwest 7th 15 67 .183 44 — Brian Winters
1996–97 Western 14th Midwest 7th 14 68 .171 50 — Brian Winters
Stu Jackson
1997–98 Western 11th Midwest 6th 19 63 .232 43 — Brian Hill
1998–99 Western 14th Midwest 7th 8 42 .160 29 —
1999–00 Western 12th Midwest 7th 22 60 .268 33 — Brian Hill
Lionel Hollins
2000–01 Western 13th Midwest 7th 23 59 .280 35 — Sidney Lowe
Memphis Grizzlies
2001–02 Western 13th Midwest 7th 23 59 .280 35 — Pau Gasol (ROY) Sidney Lowe
2002–03 Western 12th Midwest 6th 28 54 .341 32 — Sidney Lowe
Hubie Brown
2003–04 Western 6th Midwest 4th 50 32 .610 8 Lost First round (Spurs) 4–0 Hubie Brown (COY)
Jerry West (EOY)		 Hubie Brown
2004–05 Western 8th Southwest 4th 45 37 .549 14 Lost First round (Suns) 4–0 Hubie Brown
Lionel Hollins
Mike Fratello
2005–06 Western 5th Southwest 3rd 49 33 .598 14 Lost First round (Mavericks) 4–0 Mike Miller (SIX) Mike Fratello
2006–07 Western 15th Southwest 5th 22 60 .268 45 — Mike Fratello
Tony Barone
2007–08 Western 14th Southwest 5th 22 60 .268 34 — Marc Iavaroni
2008–09 Western 12th Southwest 5th 24 58 .293 30 — Marc Iavaroni
Johnny Davis
Lionel Hollins
2009–10 Western 10th Southwest 4th 40 42 .488 15 — Lionel Hollins
2010–11 Western 8th Southwest 4th 46 36 .561 15 Won First round (Spurs) 4–2
Lost Conference semifinals (Thunder) 4–3
2011–12 Western 4th Southwest 2nd 41 25 .621 9 Lost First round (Clippers) 4–3
2012–13 Western 5th Southwest 2nd 56 26 .683 2 Won First round (Clippers) 4–2
Won Conference semifinals (Thunder) 4–1
Lost Conference finals (Spurs) 4–0		 Marc Gasol (DPOY)
2013–14 Western 7th Southwest 3rd 50 32 .610 12 Lost First round (Thunder) 4–3
 Mike Conley (SPOR) Dave Joerger
2014–15 Western 5th Southwest 2nd 55 27 .671 1 Won First round (Trail Blazers) 4–1
Lost Conference semifinals (Warriors) 4–2
2015–16 Western 7th Southwest 3rd 42 40 .512 25 Lost First round (Spurs) 4–0 Mike Conley (SPOR)
2016–17 Western 7th Southwest 3rd 43 39 .524 18 Lost First round (Spurs) 4–2 David Fizdale
2017–18 Western 14th Southwest 5th 22 60 .268 43 — David Fizdale
J. B. Bickerstaff
2018–19 Western 12th Southwest 3rd 33 49 .402 24 — Mike Conley (SPOR) J. B. Bickerstaff
2019–20 Western 9th Southwest 3rd 34 39 .466 19 — Ja Morant (ROY) Taylor Jenkins
2020–21 Western 8th[a] Southwest 2nd 38 34 .528 4 Lost First round (Jazz) 4–1
2021–22 Western 2nd Southwest 1st 56 26 .683 — Won First round (Timberwolves) 4–2
Lost conference semifinals (Warriors) 4–2		 Ja Morant (MIP)
Zachary Kleiman (EOY)
2022–23 Western 2nd Southwest 1st 51 31 .622 — Lost First round (Lakers) 4–2 Jaren Jackson Jr. (DPOY)
2023–24 Western 13th Southwest 4th 27 55 .329 23 —

All-time records

Statistic Wins Losses Win%
Vancouver Grizzlies regular season record (1995–2001) 101 359 .220
Memphis Grizzlies regular season record (2001–present) 897 953 .485
All-time regular season record (1995–present) 998 1312 .432
Vancouver Grizzlies post-season record (1995–2001) 0 0 –
Memphis Grizzlies post-season record (2001–present) 40 61 .396
All-time post-season record (1995–present) 40 61 .396
All-time regular and post-season record 1038 1373 .431

Notes

  1. ^ Earned 8th seed after beating the Golden State Warriors in the NBA play-in tournament.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Play-In Game: Memphis Grizzlies at Golden State Warriors Box Score, May 21, 2021". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 18, 2023.