2010–11 Memphis Grizzlies season

2010–11 Memphis Grizzlies season
Head coach Lionel Hollins
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Results
Record 46–36 (.561)
Place Division: 4th (Southwest)
Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finish Lost in Conference Semifinals to Oklahoma City (3–4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Fox Sports Tennessee, SportSouth
Radio WRBO
Memphis Grizzlies seasons
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The 2010–11 Memphis Grizzlies season was the 16th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the tenth for the franchise in Memphis.

Contents

Key dates

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School
1 12 Henry, XavierXavier Henry Guard  United States Kansas (Fr.)
1 25 Jones, DominiqueDominique Jones Guard  United States USF (Jr.)
1 28 Vasquez, GreivisGreivis Vasquez Guard  Venezuela Maryland (Sr.)

Roster

Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight DOB (Y–M–D) From
SG 9 Allen, Tony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Oklahoma State
F 00 Arthur, Darrell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Kansas
G/F 31 Battier, Shane 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Duke
PG 11 Conley, Mike 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Ohio State
C 33 Gasol, Marc 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Spain
SF 22 Gay, Rudy  (C, IN) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Connecticut
C 15 Haddadi, Hamed 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Iran
SG 13 Henry, Xavier  (IN) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Kansas
SG 32 Mayo, O. J. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Southern California
F 7 Powe, Leon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) California
PF 50 Randolph, Zach (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Michigan State
G 5 Smith, Ishmael 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Wake Forest
PG 21 Vasquez, Greivis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Maryland
SF 4 Young, Sam 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Pittsburgh
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Depth chart

At the end of the season:

Pos. Starter Bench Reserve Inactive
C Marc Gasol Hamed Haddadi
PF Zach Randolph Darrell Arthur Leon Powe
SF O. J. Mayo Shane Battier Rudy Gay
SG Tony Allen Sam Young Xavier Henry
PG Mike Conley Greivis Vasquez Ish Smith

Pre-season

Game log

2010–11 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Southwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
c-San Antonio Spurs 61 21 .744 36–5 25–16 10–6
x-Dallas Mavericks 57 25 .695 4 29–12 28–13 8–8
x-New Orleans Hornets 46 36 .561 15 28–13 18–23 9–7
x-Memphis Grizzlies 46 36 .561 15 30–11 16–25 8–8
Houston Rockets 43 39 .524 18 25–16 18–23 5–11
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-San Antonio Spurs 61 21 .744
2 y-Los Angeles Lakers 57 25 .695 4
3 x-Dallas Mavericks 57 25 .695 4
4 y-Oklahoma City Thunder 55 27 .671 6
5 x-Denver Nuggets 50 32 .610 11
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers 48 34 .585 13
7 x-New Orleans Hornets 46 36 .561 15
8 x-Memphis Grizzlies 46 36 .561 15
9 Houston Rockets 43 39 .524 18
10 Phoenix Suns 40 42 .488 21
11 Utah Jazz 39 43 .476 22
12 Golden State Warriors 36 46 .439 25
13 Los Angeles Clippers 32 50 .390 29
14 Sacramento Kings 24 58 .293 37
15 Minnesota Timberwolves 17 65 .207 44

Game log

Total: 46–36 (Home: 30–11; Road: 16–25)
2010–11 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2011 playoff schedule

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

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Tony Allen 70 29 20.5 .509 .182 .756 2.7 1.4 1.80 .59 8.9
Darrell Arthur 76 7 20.2 .499 .000 .822 4.3 0.6 .66 .78 9.2
Shane Battier* 19 0 24.1 .390 .294 .900 4.0 1.4 .79 .53 4.4
Rodney Carney* 2 0 2.5 .333 .000 .0 0.5 0.0 .50 .0 1.0
DeMarre Carroll* 7 0 5.6 .444 .0 1.000 1.1 0.3 .14 .14 1.4
Mike Conley 78 78 35.6 .444 .368 .736 3.1 6.6 1.77 .23 13.8
Marc Gasol 77 77 32.1 .528 .429 .738 7.0 2.5 .95 1.65 11.6
Rudy Gay 54 54 39.9 .471 .396 .805 6.2 2.8 1.69 1.07 19.8
Hamed Haddadi 27 0 4.1 .512 .000 .500 1.8 0.1 .04 .37 1.7
Xavier Henry 38 16 13.9 .406 .118 .635 1.0 0.5 .29 .08 4.3
Acie Law* 11 0 8.5 .158 .000 .600 1.0 1.3 .36 .0 1.1
O. J. Mayo 67 15 26.3 .409 .370 .738 2.4 2.0 1.01 .37 11.2
Leon Powe* 12 0 8.9 .622 .000 .667 1.4 0.3 .25 .0 6.5
Zach Randolph 73 72 36.4 .502 .190 .759 12.2 2.1 .81 .34 20.0
Ish Smith* 12 0 5.8 .143 .000 .375 0.2 0.8 .33 .0 0.8
Hasheem Thabeet* 45 0 8.2 .436 .0 .543 1.7 0.1 .20 .33 1.2
Greivis Vasquez 66 0 11.8 .392 .266 .800 1.0 2.1 .30 .06 3.3
Jason Williams* 11 0 11.3 .310 .200 .0 0.7 2.5 .27 .09 1.9
Sam Young 74 42 19.6 .470 .304 .778 2.2 0.8 .88 .30 6.9

As of April 7.[1]
* - Stats with the Grizzlies.

Playoffs

Memphis won their first playoff series, first playoff game, and became only the second #8 seed team to defeat a #1 seed in a best of seven Playoff Series in the history of the NBA by defeating the San Antonio Spurs in six games.

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Week/Month

Week Player Ref.
Jan. 3 – Jan. 9 Zach Randolph [2]
Jan. 24 – Jan. 30 Zach Randolph [3]
Mar. 28 – Apr. 3 Zach Randolph [4]
Month Player Ref.
January Zach Randolph [5]

Season

Milestones

Injuries and surgeries

Transactions

Trades

June 24, 2010
To Dallas Mavericks
To Memphis Grizzlies
  • Cash considerations
February 24, 2011
To Houston Rockets
To Memphis Grizzlies

Free agents

Additions

Player Signed Former Team
Rudy Gay Signed 5 year contract for $82 Million Memphis Grizzlies
Tony Allen Signed 3 year contract for $10 Million Boston Celtics
Rodney Carney Signed 10-day contract Golden State Warriors

Subtractions

Player Reason Left New Team
Lester Hudson Waived N/A
Ronnie Brewer Free agent Chicago Bulls
Jason Williams Retired n/a

References