Memphis Hustle | |
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Conference | Western |
League | NBA G League |
Founded | 2017 |
History | Memphis Hustle 2017–present |
Arena | Landers Center |
Location | Southaven, Mississippi |
Team colors | Red, gray, white [1] [2] [3] |
Team manager | Brady Graber |
Head coach | Jason March [4] |
Ownership | Memphis Grizzlies |
Affiliation(s) | Memphis Grizzlies |
Website | Memphis Hustle website |
The Memphis Hustle are an American professional basketball team of the NBA G League based in the Greater Memphis suburb of Southaven, Mississippi, and are affiliated with the Memphis Grizzlies. The team plays their home games at the Landers Center.
On January 23, 2017, it was announced that the Iowa Energy would not renew their hybrid affiliation deal with the Grizzlies, but be purchased by the Minnesota Timberwolves to serve as their G-League affiliate beginning in the 2017–18 season. [5] That same day, the Grizzlies announced that they would be purchasing an expansion team "for the Mid-South" to begin play in 2017–18 in Southaven, Mississippi, about sixteen miles from Downtown Memphis and the FedExForum, across the Tennessee-Mississippi border. [6] On May 30, 2017, it was announced that Glynn Cyprien would be the head coach and Chris Makris the general manager of the team. [7] On June 1, 2017, the Memphis Grizzlies unveiled their new NBA Development League affiliate team name and logo as the Memphis Hustle. [1] The Hustle made the postseason in the 2022-23 season for the second time in franchise history. Uniquely, they hosted the Semifinal game at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee. [8]
Season | Division | Regular season | Playoffs | ||||
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Finish | Wins | Losses | Pct. | ||||
Memphis Hustle | |||||||
2017–18 | Midwest | 4th | 21 | 29 | .420 | ||
2018–19 | Midwest | 2nd | 28 | 22 | .560 | Won First Round (Stockton) 122–119 Lost Conference Semifinal (Rio Grande Valley) 118–135 | |
2019–20 | Midwest | 1st | 26 | 15 | .634 | Season cancelled by COVID-19 pandemic | |
2020–21 | Midwest | 12th | 6 | 9 | .400 | ||
2021–22 | Western | 9th | 15 | 19 | .441 | ||
2022–23 | Western | 2nd | 23 | 9 | .719 | Conference Semifinal (Rio Grande Valley) | |
Regular season record | 109 | 103 | .514 | ||||
Playoff record | 1 | 1 | .500 |
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# | Head coach | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Achievements | ||||||
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G | W | L | Win% | G | W | L | Win% | ||||
1 | Glynn Cyprien | 2017–2018 | 50 | 21 | 29 | .420 | — | — | — | — | |
2 | Brad Jones | 2018–2019 | 50 | 28 | 22 | .560 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
3 | Jason March | 2019–present | 122 | 70 | 52 | .574 | — | — | — | — |
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