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
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	—		Brian Hill
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	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

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

References

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

NBA season-by-season team history

Eastern
Conference

Atlantic	Boston Celtics Brooklyn Nets New York Knicks Philadelphia 76ers Toronto Raptors
Central	Chicago Bulls Cleveland Cavaliers Detroit Pistons Indiana Pacers Milwaukee Bucks
Southeast	Atlanta Hawks Charlotte Hornets Miami Heat Orlando Magic Washington Wizards

Western
Conference

Northwest	Denver Nuggets Minnesota Timberwolves Oklahoma City Thunder Portland Trail Blazers Utah Jazz
Pacific	Golden State Warriors Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Lakers Phoenix Suns Sacramento Kings
Southwest	Dallas Mavericks Houston Rockets Memphis Grizzlies New Orleans Pelicans San Antonio Spurs

Relocated
teams

Seattle SuperSonics

Defunct
franchises

v t e Memphis Grizzlies
Founded in 1995 Played in Vancouver (1995–2001) Based in Memphis, Tennessee
Franchise	History All-time roster Draft history 1995 expansion Records Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	General Motors Place Pyramid Arena FedExForum
Personnel	Owner(s) Memphis Basketball, LLC (Robert Pera, controlling owner) President Jason Wexler General manager Zach Kleiman Head coach Taylor Jenkins
G League affiliate	Memphis Hustle
Retired numbers	33 50
Culture and lore	Vancouver Grizzlies relocation to Memphis Naismith Cup Finding Big Country The Grizzlie Truth Orca Bay Sports & Entertainment Michael Heisley Rick Trotter Grit and Grind Growl Towel "You Dropped a Bomb on Me" Radio network