Memphis Grizzlies Regular Season Rosters

2008-2009 Memphis Grizzlies Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
00 Darrell Arthur PF 6-9 235 0 Kansas 2008 Rnd 1 Pick 27 United States
7 Greg Buckner G-F 6-4 210 10 Clemson 1998 Rnd 2 Pick 24 United States
11 Mike Conley PG 6-0 175 1 Ohio State 2007 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
8 Javaris Crittenton G 6-5 200 1 Georgia Tech 2007 Rnd 1 Pick 19 United States
30 Adonal Foyle C 6-10 250 11 Colgate 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 8 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines / United States
23 Steve Francis G 6-3 195 9 Maryland 1999 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
33 Marc Gasol C 7-1 255 0 CB Girona (Spain) 2007 Rnd 2 Pick 18 Spain
22 Rudy Gay SF 6-7 250 2 UConn 2006 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States
15 Hamed Haddadi C 7-2 265 0 Saba Mehr Qazvin BC (Iran) 2004 NBA Draft, Undrafted Iran
55 Marko Jaric GF 6-7 224 6 Fortituto Kontatto Bologna (Italy) 2000 Rnd 2 Pick 1 Serbia / Greece
1 Kyle Lowry PG 6-0 196 2 Villanova 2006 Rnd 1 Pick 24 United States
32 O.J. Mayo SG 6-5 210 0 USC 2008 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
4 Chris Mihm C 7-0 265 8 Texas 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
3 Darius Miles F 6-9 210 8 East St. Louis Senior High School (Illinois) 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
31 Darko Milicic FC 7-0 275 5 KK Vrsac Swisslion (Serbia) 2003 Rnd 1 Pick 2 Serbia
  Quentin Richardson GF 6-6 223 8 DePaul 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 18 United States
13 Quinton Ross GF 6-6 195 5 Southern Methodist 2003 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
8 Antoine Walker F 6-9 265 12 Kentucky 1996 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
21 Hakim Warrick F 6-9 219 3 Syracuse 2005 Rnd 1 Pick 19 United States
  Mike Wilks G 5-10 185 7 Rice 2001 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States

2008-2009 Memphis Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters M. Conley O. Mayo R. Gay D. Arthur M. Gasol
Rotation   Q. Ross D. Miles H. Warrick D. Milicic
Rotation   G. Buckner     H. Haddadi
Rotation   M. Jaric      
Lim PT   M. Wilks     C. Mihm

2008-2009 Southwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1San Antonio Spurs54-28-
2Houston Rockets53-291
3Dallas Mavericks50-324
4New Orleans Hornets49-335
5Memphis Grizzlies24-5830

2008-2009 Memphis Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
O.J. Mayo All-Rookie First Team (2009)
Marc Gasol All-Rookie Second Team (2009)
O.J. Mayo Rookie Of The Month (Nov 08, Apr 09)
Marc Gasol Rising Stars Challenge Participant (2009)
O.J. Mayo Rising Stars Challenge Participant (2009)

2008-2009 Memphis Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
O.J. Mayo 82 38.1 18.5 3.8 3.2 1.1 0.2 2.8
Rudy Gay 79 37.3 18.9 5.5 1.7 1.2 0.7 2.6
Marc Gasol 82 30.7 11.9 7.4 1.7 0.8 1.1 2.0
Hakim Warrick 82 24.7 11.6 5.0 0.8 0.6 0.5 1.2
Mike Conley 82 30.6 10.9 3.4 4.3 1.1 0.1 1.7
Darrell Arthur 76 19.3 5.6 4.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6
Kyle Lowry 49 21.9 7.6 2.3 3.6 1.0 0.2 1.6
Darko Milicic 61 17.0 5.5 4.3 0.6 0.4 0.8 0.8
Quinton Ross 68 17.1 3.9 1.9 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.5
Greg Buckner 63 13.9 2.5 2.1 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.6
Marko Jaric 53 11.4 2.6 1.2 1.4 0.5 0.2 0.9
Darius Miles 34 8.8 3.5 1.7 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.6
Hamed Haddadi 19 6.3 2.5 2.5 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.5
Javaris Crittenton 7 6.3 2.7 0.9 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.4
Adonal Foyle 1 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2008-2009 Memphis Grizzlies Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Mike Conley was selected as the #4 pick in the First Round of the 2007 NBA Draft by the Memphis Grizzlies. Mike Conley signed a multi-year contract with the Memphis Grizzlies on July 29, 2007.

Hakim Warrick was selected as the #19 pick in the First Round of the 2005 NBA Draft by the Memphis Grizzlies. Hakim Warrick signed a multi-year contract with the Memphis Grizzlies on July 8, 2005.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Darrell Arthur, the #27 pick in the First Round of the 2008 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Memphis Grizzlies from the Portland Trail Blazers on June 26, 2008. Darrell Arthur signed a multi-year contract with the Memphis Grizzlies on July 8, 2008.

Draft Rights to Marc Gasol, the #18 pick in the Second Round of the 2007 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Memphis Grizzlies from the Los Angeles Lakers on February 1, 2008. Marc Gasol signed a multi-year contract with the Memphis Grizzlies on July 9, 2008.

Draft Rights to Rudy Gay, the #8 pick in the First Round of the 2006 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Memphis Grizzlies from the Houston Rockets on July 12, 2006. Rudy Gay signed a multi-year contract with the Memphis Grizzlies on July 12, 2006.

Draft Rights to O.J. Mayo, the #3 pick in the First Round of the 2008 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Memphis Grizzlies from the Minnesota Timberwolves on June 26, 2008. O.J. Mayo signed a multi-year contract with the Memphis Grizzlies on July 8, 2008.

Acquired via Trade

Greg Buckner was acquired in a trade by the Memphis Grizzlies from the Minnesota Timberwolves on June 26, 2008.

Marko Jaric was acquired in a trade by the Memphis Grizzlies from the Minnesota Timberwolves on June 26, 2008.

Chris Mihm was acquired in a trade by the Memphis Grizzlies from the Los Angeles Lakers on February 18, 2009.

Mike Wilks was acquired in a trade by the Memphis Grizzlies from the Orlando Magic on February 19, 2009.

Acquired via Free Agency

Hamed Haddadi signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Memphis Grizzlies on August 28, 2008.

Darius Miles signed a contract with the Memphis Grizzlies on January 10, 2009. Darius Miles re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Memphis Grizzlies on January 20, 2009. Darius Miles re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Memphis Grizzlies on January 30, 2009.

Darko Milicic signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Memphis Grizzlies on July 13, 2007.

Quinton Ross signed a contract as a free agent with the Memphis Grizzlies on September 26, 2008.

2008-2009 Memphis Grizzlies Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Michael Heisley Owner 2000-2001 N/A
Greg Campbell President of Business Operations 2008-2009 Controller (Los Angeles Clippers, 1989 to 1991)
Marc Iavaroni Head Coach 2007-2008 Assistant Coach (Phoenix Suns, 2002 to 2007)
Johnny Davis Head Coach, Assistant Coach 2008-2009 Assistant Coach (Memphis Grizzlies, 2007 to 2011)
Lionel Hollins Head Coach 2008-2009 Head Coach (Memphis Grizzlies, 2004 to 2005)
Andy Greer Assistant Coach 2007-2008 Assistant Coach (Houston Rockets, 2003 to 2007)
Dave Joerger Assistant Coach 2007-2008 Head Coach (Dakota Wizards, 2006 to 2007)
Kevin O'Neil Assistant Coach 2008-2009 Assistant Coach (Indiana Pacers, 2004 to 2006)
Kevin O'Neill Assistant Coach 2008-2009 Head Coach (Arizona, 2007 to 2008)
Chris Wallace VP of Basketball Operations, General Manager 2007-2008 General Manager (Boston Celtics, 1997 to 2007)
Jason March Assistant Video Coordinator 2007-2008 Assistant Video Coordinator (Phoenix Suns, 2005 to 2007)
Ryan West Scout 2002-2003 N/A
David Booth Regional Scout 2005-2006 N/A
Davide Prati International Scout 2007-2008 N/A
Drew Graham Head Athletic Trainer 2006-2007 Strength and Conditioning Coach (Brooklyn Nets, 2000 to 2006)
Jason Biles Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Assistant Athletic Trainer 2007-2008 N/A
Pete Pranica Television Play-By-Play 2004-2005 N/A
Eric Hasseltine Radio Broadcaster 2004-2005 N/A