2003–04 Memphis Grizzlies season

2003–04 Memphis Grizzlies season
Head coach	Hubie Brown
Arena	Pyramid Arena
Results
Record	50–32 (.610)
Place	Division: 4th (Midwest) Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finish	West First Round (eliminated 0-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 2003-04 Memphis Grizzlies season was the ninth being an NBA team and the third being in Memphis. It was also the final season playing their home games at the Pyramid Arena they moved into FedExFourm the next season. Their first game was against the Boston Celtics on October 31, 2003. The Grizzlies lost 91-93. Their next game was an away game against the Houston Rockets on November 1, 2003. The Grizzlies got their first win with a score of 79-71. They made the playoffs for the first time in their franchise history, after finishing 4th in the NBA Midwest Division. The Grizzlies lost however after losing four games straight against the San Antonio Spurs. They ended the season 50-32.

Draft picks

Main article: 2003 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	13	Marcus Banks	PG	United States	UNLV
1	27	Kendrick Perkins	C	United States	Clifton J. Ozen (HS)

Roster

Memphis Grizzlies roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From SF 31 Battier, Shane 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Duke PG 3 Bell, Troy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Boston College PF 16 Gasol, Pau 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Spain SF 40 Humphrey, Ryan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Notre Dame SG 13 Jeter, Richard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Atlanta Metro College SG 30 Jones, Dahntay 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Duke SG 33 Miller, Mike 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Florida PF 45 Outlaw, Bo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Houston SF 41 Posey, James 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Xavier PF 0 Smith, Theron 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 261 lb (118 kg) Ball State C 4 Swift, Stromile 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) LSU C 12 Tsakalidis, Jake 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 290 lb (132 kg) Republic of Georgia PG 25 Watson, Earl 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 199 lb (90 kg) UCLA SF 6 Wells, Bonzi 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Ball State PG 2 Williams, Jason 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Florida C 42 Wright, Lorenzen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Memphis	Head coach Hubie Brown Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Minnesota Timberwolves	58	24	.707	–	31–10	27–14	14–10
x-San Antonio Spurs	57	25	.695	1	33–8	24–17	15–9
x-Dallas Mavericks	52	30	.634	6	36–5	16–25	14–10
x-Memphis Grizzlies	50	32	.610	8	31–10	19–22	12–12
x-Houston Rockets	45	37	.549	13	27–14	18–23	8–16
x-Denver Nuggets	43	39	.524	15	29–12	14–27	11–13
Utah Jazz	42	40	.512	16	28–13	14–27	10–14

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Minnesota Timberwolves	58	24	.707	–
2	y-Los Angeles Lakers	56	26	.683	2
3	x-San Antonio Spurs	57	25	.695	1
4	x-Sacramento Kings	55	27	.671	3
5	x-Dallas Mavericks	52	30	.634	6
6	x-Memphis Grizzlies	50	32	.610	8
7	x-Houston Rockets	45	37	.549	13
8	x-Denver Nuggets	43	39	.524	15
9	Utah Jazz	42	40	.512	16
10	Portland Trail Blazers	41	41	.500	17
11	Seattle SuperSonics	37	45	.451	21
12	Golden State Warriors	37	45	.451	21
13	Phoenix Suns	29	53	.354	29
14	Los Angeles Clippers	28	54	.341	30

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

West First Round

(3) San Antonio Spurs vs. (6) Memphis Grizzlies: Spurs win series 4–0

• Game 1 @ SBC Center, San Antonio: San Antonio 98, Memphis 74 ESPN 8:00et
• Game 2 @ SBC Center, San Antonio: San Antonio 87, Memphis 70 TNT 8:00et
• Game 3 @ The Pyramid, Memphis: San Antonio 95, Memphis 93
• Game 4 @ The Pyramid, Memphis: San Antonio 110, Memphis 97 TNT 9:30et

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Spurs and Grizzlies.

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

Awards and records

• Hubie Brown, NBA Coach of the Year Award
• Jerry West, NBA Executive of the Year Award

See also

• 2003-04 NBA season