2003–04 Memphis Grizzlies season

March 2026 August 2023 Memphis Grizzlies 2004 50 32 Midwest 4 6 Hubie Brown Dick Versace Jerry West Michael Heisley Pyramid Arena First round(lost to Spurs 0–4) MEM The 2003–04 Memphis Grizzlies season was the Grizzlies' ninth season in the National Basketball Association, and their third season in Memphis. It was also the final season playing their home games at the Pyramid Arena.2003-04 Memphis Grizzlies They moved into FedExForum the next season. During the offseason, the Grizzlies signed free agent James Posey. After two unsuccessful seasons ever since they moved to Memphis, the Grizzlies finally played around .500 holding a 9–8 record as they acquired Bonzi Wells from the Portland Trail Blazers in early December. However, the team struggled posting a 7-game losing streak at the end of the month. Despite this, the Grizzlies continued to play their best basketball posting an 8-game winning streak in January, and winning 13 of their 15 games in March, as they made the playoffs for the first time in their franchise history, finishing fourth in the Midwest Division with a 50–32 record. Pau Gasol continued to lead the team in scoring, rebounds and blocks, and 70-year old head coach Hubie Brown was named Coach of The Year. PRO BASKETBALL; Grizzlies' Brown Is Named N.B.A. Coach of the Year New York Times April 22, 2004 https://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/22/sports/pro-basketball-grizzlies-brown-is-named-nba-coach-of-the-year.html?mcubz=1 August 29, 2017 However, the Grizzlies lost in the first round of the playoffs, losing four games straight to the defending champion San Antonio Spurs. Draft picks 2003 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 13 Marcus Banks PG UNLV 1 27 Kendrick Perkins C Clifton J. Ozen (HS) Roster Memphis Grizzlies 2003–04 #000000 #FFFFFF #20B2AA #000000 31 Shane Battier G/F 6 8 220 1978–09–09 Duke 3 Troy Bell PG 6 1 180 1980–11–10 Boston College yes 16 Pau Gasol F/C 7 0 250 1980–07–06 Spain 40 Ryan Humphrey PF 6 8 235 1979–07–24 Notre Dame 30 Dahntay Jones SF 6 6 225 1980–12–27 Duke yes 33 Mike Miller basketball, born 1980 SG 6 8 218 1980–02–19 Florida 45 Bo Outlaw SF 6 8 220 1971–04–13 Houston 41 James Posey G/F 6 8 215 1977–01–13 Xavier 0 Theron Smith PF 6 8 261 1980–10–03 Ball State 4 Stromile Swift F 6 9 225 1979–11–21 LSU 12 Jake Tsakalidis C 7 2 290 1979–06–10 Georgia (country)Republic of Georgia 25 Earl Watson PG 6 1 195 1979–06–12 UCLA 6 Bonzi Wells SG 6 5 210 1976–09–28 Ball State 2 Jason Williams basketball, born 1975 PG 6 1 180 1975–11–18 Florida 42 Lorenzen Wright C 6 11 255 1975–11–04 Memphis Hubie Brown Tony Barone Brendan Brown Lionel Hollins Hal Wissel https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MEM/2004.html Regular season Season standings MEM MEM z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot Game log Playoffs Memphis Grizzlies yes 2004 Memphis Grizzlies First Round yes yes 0 2 0 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 17 | @ San Antonio | L 74–98 | Bonzi Wells (16) | Stromile Swift (7) | Jason Williams (3) | SBC Center18,797 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 19 | @ San Antonio | L 70–87 | Pau Gasol (20) | Pau Gasol (11) | Jason Williams (4) | SBC Center18,797 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 22 | San Antonio | L 93–95 | Pau Gasol (18) | Swift, Wright (6) | Gasol, Williams (3) | The Pyramid19,351 | 0–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | April 25 | San Antonio | L 97–110 | Pau Gasol (22) | James Posey (11) | Jason Williams (8) | The Pyramid19,351 | 0–4 |- MEM yes 2004 Player statistics Ragular season Player POS Position GP Games played GS Games starter MP Minutes played REB Rebounds AST Assists STL Steals BLK Blocks PTS Points MPG Minutes per game RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per gameJames PoseySG82 82 2,451 403 122 137 40 1,126 29.9 4.9 1.5 1.7 .5 13.7Bo OutlawPF82 1 1,606 342 90 73 70 379 19.6 4.2 1.1 .9 .9 4.6Earl WatsonPG 81 14 1,669 178 402 91 19 460 20.6 2.2 5.0 1.1 .2 5.7Shane BattierSF 79 1 1,947 303 101 101 58 669 24.6 3.8 1.3 1.3 .7 8.5Pau GasolPF 78 78 2,458 600 198 44 132 1,381 31.5 7.7 2.5 .6 1.7 17.7Stromile SwiftPF 77 10 1,528 378 38 56 118 727 19.8 4.9 .5 .7 1.5 9.4Jason Williams basketball, born 1975PG 72 68 2,115 147 492 92 5 782 29.4 2.0 6.8 1.3 .1 10.9Mike Miller basketball, born 1980SF 65 65 1,770 216 232 59 14 722 27.2 3.3 3.6 .9 .2 11.1Lorenzen WrightC 65 46 1,674 445 71 45 58 610 25.8 6.8 1.1 .7 .9 9.4Bonzi Wells†SG 59 17 1,468 199 104 71 16 728 24.9 3.4 1.8 1.2 .3 12.3Jake TsakalidisC 40 28 533 128 18 9 22 170 13.3 3.2 .5 .2 .6 4.3Theron SmithSF 20 0 178 41 7 5 5 44 8.9 2.1 .4 .3 .3 2.2Dahntay JonesSG 20 0 154 23 12 5 6 36 7.7 1.2 .6 .3 .3 1.8Wesley Person†SG 16 0 284 18 23 5 2 83 17.8 1.1 1.4 .3 .1 5.2Troy BellPG 6 0 34 4 4 1 0 11 5.7 .7 .7 .2 .0 1.8Ryan HumphreyPF 2 0 11 3 1 1 0 2 5.5 1.5 .5 .5 .0 1.0 † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Grizzlies only. Playoffs Player POS Position GP Games played GS Games starter MP Minutes played REB Rebounds AST Assists STL Steals BLK Blocks PTS Points MPG Minutes per game RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per gamePau GasolPF4 4 134 20 10 4 6 74 33.5 5.0 2.5 1.0 1.5 18.5James PoseySG4 4 130 22 4 9 2 50 32.5 5.5 1.0 2.3 .5 12.5Jason Williams basketball, born 1975PG4 4 130 9 18 2 0 43 32.5 2.3 4.5 .5 .0 10.8Lorenzen WrightC4 4 100 17 2 4 2 22 25.0 4.3 .5 1.0 .5 5.5Mike Miller basketball, born 1980SF4 4 98 12 3 5 0 30 24.5 3.0 .8 1.3 .0 7.5Bonzi WellsSG4 0 94 12 4 4 1 47 23.5 3.0 1.0 1.0 .3 11.8Stromile SwiftPF4 0 74 19 3 3 6 24 18.5 4.8 .8 .8 1.5 6.0Shane BattierSF4 0 69 12 1 0 1 19 17.3 3.0 .3 .0 .3 4.8Earl WatsonPG4 0 62 9 7 5 0 19 15.5 2.3 1.8 1.3 .0 4.8Bo OutlawPF4 0 61 4 6 2 2 2 15.3 1.0 1.5 .5 .5 .5Ryan HumphreyPF 3 0 5 2 0 0 0 2 1.7 .7 .0 .0 .0 .7Jake TsakalidisC 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 3.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 2.0 Awards and records Hubie Brown, NBA Coach of the Year Award Jerry West, NBA Executive of the Year Award References See also 2003-04 NBA season Category:Memphis Grizzlies seasons Memphis Memphis Grizzlies Memphis Grizzlies Category:2000s in Memphis, Tennessee