2011–12 Memphis Grizzlies season
NBA professional basketball team season
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The 2011–12 Memphis Grizzlies season was the 17th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 11th for the franchise in Memphis.
| 2011–12 Memphis Grizzlies season | |
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| Head coach | Lionel Hollins |
| General manager | Chris Wallace |
| Owners | Michael Heisley |
| Arena | FedExForum |
| Results | |
| Record | 41–25 (.621) |
| Place | Division: 2nd (Southwest) Conference: 4th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | First Round (lost to Clippers 3–4) |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | Fox Sports Tennessee Fox Sports Southeast |
| Radio | WRBO |
Key dates
- June 23: The 2011 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.[1]
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School |
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| 2 | 49 | Josh Selby | PG |  United States |
University of Kansas |
Roster
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Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
Roster |
Pre-season
Game log
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Pre-season: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
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Regular season
Standings
| Southwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| c-San Antonio Spurs | 50 | 16 | .758 | – | 28–5 | 22–11 | 12–4 | 66 |
| x-Memphis Grizzlies | 41 | 25 | .621 | 9.0 | 26–7 | 15–18 | 7–8 | 66 |
| x-Dallas Mavericks | 36 | 30 | .545 | 14.0 | 23–10 | 13–20 | 8–5 | 66 |
| Houston Rockets | 34 | 32 | .515 | 16.0 | 22–11 | 12–21 | 6–8 | 66 |
| New Orleans Hornets | 21 | 45 | .318 | 29.0 | 11–22 | 10–23 | 3–11 | 66 |
| Western Conference | ||||||
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c-San Antonio Spurs * | 50 | 16 | .758 | – | 66 |
| 2 | y-Oklahoma City Thunder * | 47 | 19 | .712 | 3.0 | 66 |
| 3 | y-Los Angeles Lakers * | 41 | 25 | .621 | 9.0 | 66 |
| 4 | x-Memphis Grizzlies | 41 | 25 | .621 | 9.0 | 66 |
| 5 | x-Los Angeles Clippers | 40 | 26 | .606 | 10.0 | 66 |
| 6 | x-Denver Nuggets | 38 | 28 | .576 | 12.0 | 66 |
| 7 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 36 | 30 | .545 | 14.0 | 66 |
| 8 | x-Utah Jazz | 36 | 30 | .545 | 14.0 | 66 |
| 9 | Houston Rockets | 34 | 32 | .515 | 16.0 | 66 |
| 10 | Phoenix Suns | 33 | 33 | .500 | 17.0 | 66 |
| 11 | Portland Trail Blazers | 28 | 38 | .424 | 22.0 | 66 |
| 12 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 26 | 40 | .394 | 24.0 | 66 |
| 13 | Golden State Warriors | 23 | 43 | .348 | 27.0 | 66 |
| 14 | Sacramento Kings | 22 | 44 | .333 | 28.0 | 66 |
| 15 | New Orleans Hornets | 21 | 45 | .318 | 29.0 | 66 |
Game log
Playoffs
Game log
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First Round: 3–4 (home: 2–2; road: 1–2)
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Player statistics
Regular season
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| O. J. Mayo | SG | 66 | 0 | 1,771 | 210 | 169 | 71 | 23 | 833 | 26.8 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 1.1 | .3 | 12.6 |
| Rudy Gay | SF | 65 | 65 | 2,422 | 417 | 147 | 95 | 55 | 1,232 | 37.3 | 6.4 | 2.3 | 1.5 | .8 | 19.0 |
| Marc Gasol | C | 65 | 65 | 2,370 | 579 | 204 | 62 | 121 | 952 | 36.5 | 8.9 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 14.6 |
| Quincy Pondexter | SF | 64 | 8 | 1,002 | 126 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 271 | 15.7 | 2.0 | .4 | .4 | .1 | 4.2 |
| Dante Cunningham | PF | 64 | 5 | 1,124 | 246 | 37 | 42 | 34 | 333 | 17.6 | 3.8 | .6 | .7 | .5 | 5.2 |
| Mike Conley Jr. | PG | 62 | 61 | 2,174 | 156 | 404 | 136 | 11 | 788 | 35.1 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 2.2 | .2 | 12.7 |
| Marreese Speights | PF | 60 | 54 | 1,345 | 374 | 48 | 21 | 29 | 526 | 22.4 | 6.2 | .8 | .4 | .5 | 8.8 |
| Tony Allen | SG | 58 | 57 | 1,525 | 233 | 79 | 104 | 33 | 568 | 26.3 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 1.8 | .6 | 9.8 |
| Jeremy Pargo | PG | 44 | 5 | 424 | 37 | 55 | 15 | 0 | 126 | 9.6 | .8 | 1.3 | .3 | .0 | 2.9 |
| Hamed Haddadi | C | 35 | 0 | 206 | 71 | 8 | 1 | 26 | 70 | 5.9 | 2.0 | .2 | .0 | .7 | 2.0 |
| Zach Randolph | PF | 28 | 8 | 735 | 225 | 48 | 21 | 4 | 324 | 26.3 | 8.0 | 1.7 | .8 | .1 | 11.6 |
| Josh Selby | PG | 28 | 0 | 237 | 15 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 63 | 8.5 | .5 | 1.1 | .3 | .0 | 2.3 |
| Sam Young† | SF | 21 | 2 | 240 | 41 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 74 | 11.4 | 2.0 | .4 | .5 | .1 | 3.5 |
| Gilbert Arenas | PG | 17 | 0 | 211 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 72 | 12.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | .6 | .1 | 4.2 |
| Josh Davis | PF | 15 | 0 | 130 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 8.7 | 1.8 | .4 | .5 | .1 | 1.9 |
| Lester Hudson† | PG | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6.7 | .0 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 3.0 |
| Brian Skinner | C | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Grizzlies only.
Playoffs
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Rudy Gay | SF | 7 | 7 | 279 | 46 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 133 | 39.9 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | .3 | 19.0 |
| Mike Conley Jr. | PG | 7 | 7 | 277 | 23 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 99 | 39.6 | 3.3 | 7.1 | .9 | .0 | 14.1 |
| Marc Gasol | C | 7 | 7 | 261 | 47 | 22 | 2 | 13 | 106 | 37.3 | 6.7 | 3.1 | .3 | 1.9 | 15.1 |
| Zach Randolph | PF | 7 | 7 | 248 | 69 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 96 | 35.4 | 9.9 | .9 | 1.0 | .6 | 13.7 |
| Tony Allen | SG | 7 | 7 | 170 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 48 | 24.3 | 3.1 | .7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 6.9 |
| O. J. Mayo | SG | 7 | 0 | 163 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 62 | 23.3 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.3 | .1 | 8.9 |
| Quincy Pondexter | SF | 7 | 0 | 114 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 16.3 | 2.3 | .3 | .6 | .0 | 4.7 |
| Marreese Speights | PF | 7 | 0 | 100 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 14.3 | 4.3 | .3 | .4 | .4 | 6.6 |
| Dante Cunningham | PF | 7 | 0 | 49 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7.0 | 1.6 | .0 | .1 | .3 | 1.1 |
| Gilbert Arenas | PG | 6 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.8 | .2 | .2 | .0 | .0 | .7 |
| Hamed Haddadi | C | 4 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5.3 | 2.3 | .3 | .0 | .5 | 1.3 |
| Josh Selby | PG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Milestones
- April 26: Memphis set a franchise record for regular-season winning percentage (.621). The Grizzlies' previous best regular-season mark was .610, which they set during the 2003–04 season.[2]