1995–96 Vancouver Grizzlies season

The 1995–96 NBA season was the Grizzlies' first season in the National Basketball Association.[1] The Vancouver Grizzlies, along with the Toronto Raptors became expansion NBA franchises in 1995. They were the first NBA teams to play in Canada since the 1946–47 Toronto Huskies.[2][3][4][5][6] The Grizzlies revealed a new primary logo of a grizzly bear holding a basketball,[7] and got new uniforms with Native American markings on the trims of their jerseys, adding turquoise and brown to their color scheme.[8][9]

1995–96 Vancouver Grizzlies season
Head coachBrian Winters
General managerStu Jackson
OwnersArthur Griffiths
ArenaGeneral Motors Place
Results
Record15–67 (.183)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Midwest)
Conference: 14th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionBCTV
Showcase
RadioCKNW

In the 1995 NBA expansion draft, the team selected veteran players like Greg Anthony, Blue Edwards, Byron Scott, Benoit Benjamin, Gerald Wilkins and Kenny Gattison.[10][11][12][13][14] The team also signed free agents Chris King and undrafted rookie forward Ashraf Amaya, and acquired Anthony Avent from the Orlando Magic.[15][16] The Grizzlies received the sixth overall pick in the 1995 NBA draft, and selected center Bryant Reeves out of Oklahoma State University.[17][18][19][20][21] The team also hired Brian Winters as their first head coach.[22][23]

In their NBA debut on November 3, 1995, the Grizzlies got off to a solid start defeating the Portland Trail Blazers on the road, 92–80.[24][25][26] Two nights later on November 5, the Grizzlies had a successful home debut at General Motors Place by defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves in overtime, 100–98.[27][28][29] However, despite winning their first two games, the team struggled and posted a dreadful 19-game losing streak afterwards, leading to an awful 2–19 start to the season.[30][31] After 13 games, Benjamin was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Eric Murdock and second-year forward Eric Mobley,[32][33][34][35] while at midseason, Gattison was dealt to the Orlando Magic in exchange for Jeff Turner, who never played for the Grizzlies due to a knee injury.[36][37][38] After holding a 10–37 record at the All-Star break,[39] the Grizzlies then suffered a dreadful 23-game losing streak between February and April, including a winless month in March,[40][41] and finished their inaugural season last place in the Midwest Division with an NBA worst record of 15 wins and 67 losses.[42]

Anthony was the team's scoring leader, averaging 14.0 points, 6.9 assists and 1.7 steals per game, while Reeves averaged 13.3 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, and was selected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team, and Edwards provided the team with 12.7 points and 1.4 steals per game. In addition, Scott played a sixth man role, averaging 10.2 points per game off the bench, while Murdock contributed 9.1 points and 2.0 steals per game also off the bench, and King provided with 7.9 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. Wilkins averaged 6.7 points per game, but only played just 28 games due to back and Achilles tendon injuries,[43][44][45] while second round draft pick Lawrence Moten contributed 6.6 points per game, Amaya averaged 6.3 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, and Avent provided with 5.8 points and 5.6 rebounds per game.[46]

Following the season, Scott re-signed as a free agent with his former team, the Los Angeles Lakers,[47][48][49] while Wilkins signed with the Orlando Magic,[44][45][50] Murdock signed with the Denver Nuggets,[51] Amaya signed with the Washington Bullets, and King, Avent and Turner were all released to free agency. The Grizzlies' new logo would remain in use until 2001, where the team moved to Memphis, Tennessee and replaced the word "Vancouver" with "Memphis" on the logo. The original logo lasted until 2004, while the new uniforms lasted until 2000.

Offseason

NBA Expansion Draft

The Grizzlies roster was filled during the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft. By way of winning a coin flip with the Toronto Raptors, Vancouver elected to choose the former, between a higher NBA Draft pick and the first pick in the NBA Expansion Draft, and therefore had the second pick in this draft. With their first pick, the Grizzlies selected point guard Greg Anthony from the New York Knicks.

Pick Player Position Nationality Former Team
2 Greg Anthony Point guard  United States New York Knicks
4 Rodney Dent Center  United States Orlando Magic
6 Antonio Harvey Forward  United States Los Angeles Lakers
8 Reggie Slater Power forward-center  United States Denver Nuggets
10 Trevor Ruffin Point guard  United States Phoenix Suns
12 Derrick Phelps Point guard  United States Sacramento Kings
14 Larry Stewart Power forward  United States Washington Bullets
16 Kenny Gattison Power forward  United States Charlotte Hornets
18 Byron Scott Shooting guard  United States Indiana Pacers
20 Gerald Wilkins Small forward  United States Cleveland Cavaliers
22 Benoit Benjamin Center  United States New Jersey Nets
24 Doug Edwards Forward  United States Atlanta Hawks
26 Blue Edwards Shooting guard  United States Utah Jazz

[14]

NBA draft
Main article: 1995 NBA draft

The Grizzlies first ever draft pick was Bryant Reeves.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 6 Bryant Reeves Center  United States Oklahoma State
2 36 Lawrence Moten Guard  United States Syracuse

Roster
1995–96 Vancouver Grizzlies roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
F 18 Amaya, Ashraf 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1971–11–23 Southern Illinois
G 2 Anthony, Greg 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1967–11–15 UNLV
F 34 Avent, Anthony 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1969–10–18 Seton Hall
G 30 Edwards, Blue 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1965–10–31 East Carolina
F 32 Edwards, Doug 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1971–01–21 Florida State
F 17 King, Chris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1969–07–24 Wake Forest
C 15 Manning, Rich Injured 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1970–06–23 Washington
G 40 Martin, Cuonzo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1971–09–23 Purdue
C 52 Mobley, Eric Injured 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1970–02–01 Pittsburgh
G 7 Moten, Lawrence 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1972–03–25 Syracuse
G 14 Murdock, Eric 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1968–06–14 Providence
C 50 Reeves, Bryant 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 1973–06–08 Oklahoma State
G 4 Scott, Byron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1961–03–28 Arizona State
F – Turner, Jeff Injured (IN) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1962–04–09 Vanderbilt
F 21 Wilkins, Gerald 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1963–09–11 Chattanooga
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (IN) Inactive
  • Injured Injured

Roster
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Roster Notes
  • Power forward Jeff Turner was acquired from the Orlando Magic at midseason, but did not play for the Grizzlies due to a knee injury.

First game
  • On November 3, 1995, Vancouver played their first ever game in Portland against the Trail Blazers and beat the Blazers by a score of 92–80. Benoit Benjamin scored a team high 29 points and 13 rebounds for the Grizzlies.

Regular season

Although they won their first two games in franchise history, the Grizzlies finished with the worst win–loss record in the 1995–96 NBA season, as is typical for an expansion team, and lost 23 straight games from February to April (setting an NBA single-season record now held by the Philadelphia 76ers with 27.)

Highs
  • On November 3, 1995, Vancouver plays their first ever game, defeating the Portland Trail Blazers by a score of 92–80 in Portland. On November 5, 1995, the Grizzlies make their home debut, defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves 100–98 in overtime in front of 19,113 fans, to begin the season with a 2–0 record.
  • The Grizzlies defeat nearby rivals the Seattle SuperSonics by a single point in a hotly contested game on December 19, 1995. The crowd leaves ecstatic.
  • The Grizzlies hold the Miami Heat to only 65 points in a 69–65 victory on January 13, 1996.
  • Vancouver finishes the season on a positive note, defeating the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers on the road.

Lows
  • After starting the season 2–0, Vancouver would lose their next 19 games to quickly fall into last place in the Midwest Division.
  • Vancouver was held to a season low 62 points in a 111–62 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on November 8, 1995.
  • On December 10, 1995, the Grizzlies play the Toronto Raptors for the first time. The first NBA regular season game contested between two non-U.S. based teams. The game is held at General Motors Place in Vancouver. The Raptors win the game by a score of 93–81.
  • On April 2, 1996, Vancouver loses its 23rd straight game, losing 101–85 to the Portland Trail Blazers. The loss was also the Grizzlies 29th in their last 30 games.

Season standings
Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs5923.720–33–826–1519–5
x-Utah Jazz5527.671434–721–2014–10
x-Houston Rockets4834.5851127–1421–2015–9
Denver Nuggets3547.4272424–1711–3013–11
Minnesota Timberwolves2656.3173317–249–3210–14
Dallas Mavericks2656.3173316–2510–3110–14
Vancouver Grizzlies1567.1834410–315–363–21
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c-Seattle SuperSonics *6418.780–82
2 y-San Antonio Spurs *5923.720582
3 x-Utah Jazz5527.671982
4 x-Los Angeles Lakers5329.6461182
5 x-Houston Rockets4834.5851682
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers4438.5372082
7 x-Phoenix Suns4141.5002382
8 x-Sacramento Kings3943.4762582
9 Golden State Warriors3646.4392882
10 Denver Nuggets3547.4272982
11 Los Angeles Clippers2953.3543582
12 Minnesota Timberwolves2656.3173882
13 Dallas Mavericks2656.3173882
14 Vancouver Grizzlies1567.1834982

Record vs. opponents
1995-96 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA VAN WAS
Atlanta —4–03–10–43–11–11–12–21–11–11–32–00–22–22–21–14–02–12–22–10–22–02–00–20–24–01–12–01–3
Boston 0–4—2–20–31–30–21–12–10–21–10–42–00–23–13–12–02–20–41–34–01–10–22–00–20–23–10–21–12–2
Charlotte 1–32–2—1–33–12–02–01–30–20–21–31–12–02–23–11–10–33–00–43–12–01–11–10–20–23–11–12–03–1
Chicago 4–03–03–1—4–02–01–14–02–02–02–22–02–03–14–02–03–03–13–14–01–12–02–02–01–13–12–02–04–0
Cleveland 1–33–11–30–4—2–01–12–22–01–12–22–02–01–34–02–01–23–11–24–02–01–11–10–20–23–10–22–03–1
Dallas 1–12–00–20–20–2—2–20–22–21–30–22–20–40–21–10–41–10–21–10–21–30–42–22–22–21–11–34–00–2
Denver 1–11–10–21–11–12–2—1–12–21–30–21–32–20–21–14–00–21–11–12–03–10–40–40–41–32–03–13–11–1
Detroit 2–21–23–10–42–22–01–1—2–01–12–22–00–21–32–21–14–00–41–34–02–02–01–12–01–14–00–22–01–2
Golden State 1–12–02–00–20–22–22–20–2—2–21–13–11–31–11–13–12–00–20–22–01–31–31–31–30–41–11–34–01–1
Houston 1–11–12–00–21–13–13–11–12–2—2–04–03–10–22–02–22–00–20–22–03–12–22–21–30–42–02–24–01–1
Indiana 3–14–03–12–22–22–02–02–21–10–2—2–01–13–03–11–11–31–32–23–11–11–10–21–12–04–00–22–03–0
L.A. Clippers 0–20–21–10–20–22–23–10–21–30–40–2—0–41–11–13–11–11–10–22–03–12–22–21–30–40–21–33–11–1
L.A. Lakers 2–02–00–20–20–24–02–22–03–11–31–14–0—2–02–03–12–01–11–11–13–12–23–11–32–22–02–24–01–1
Miami 2–21–32–21–33–12–02–03–11–12–00–31–10–2—3–01–15–01–31–33–11–10–21–11–10–22–10–21–12–2
Milwaukee 2–21–31–30–40–41–11–12–21–10–21–31–10–20–3—1–11–32–21–32–10–22–00–21–10–22–20–21–11–3
Minnesota 1–10–21–10–20–24–00–41–11–32–21–11–31–31–11–1—1–10–20–21–11–30–43–11–30–41–11–32–20–2
New Jersey 0–42–23–00–32–11–12–00–40–20–23–11–10–20–53–11–1—2–20–42–20–21–11–10–20–22–20–22–02–2
New York 1–24–00–31–31–32–01–14–02–02–03–11–11–13–12–22–02–2—1–33–10–20–20–21–11–14–01–11–13–1
Orlando 2–23–14–01–32–11–11–13–12–02–02–22–01–13–13–12–04–03–1—4–02–01–11–11–11–12–11–12–04–0
Philadelphia 1–20–41–30–40–42–00–20–40–20–21–30–21–11–31–21–12–21–30–4—0–20–20–20–20–23–11–11–11–3
Phoenix 2–01–10–21–10–23–11–30–23–11–31–11–31–31–12–03–12–02–00–22–0—2–22–21–30–42–01–34–02–0
Portland 0–22–01–10–21–14–04–00–23–12–21–12–22–22–00–24–01–12–01–12–02–2—1–31–31–32–01–32–20–2
Sacramento 0–20–21–10–21–12–24–01–13–12–22–02–21–31–12–01–31–12–01–12–02–23–1—1–30–42–00–42–20–2
San Antonio 2–02–02–00–22–02–24–00–23–13–11–13–13–11–11–13–12–01–11–12–03–13–13–1—2–22–03–14–01–1
Seattle 2–02–02–01–12–02–23–11–14–04–00–24–02–22–02–04–02–01–11–12–04–03–14–02–2—1–13–13–11–1
Toronto 0–41–31–31–31–31–10–20–41–10–20–42–00–21–22–21–12–20–41–21–30–20–20–20–21–1—0–21–13–1
Utah 1–12–01–10–22–03–11–32–03–12–22–03–12–22–02–03–12–01–11–11–13–13–14–01–31–32–0—4–01–1
Vancouver 0–21–10–20–20–20–41–30–20–40–40–21–30–41–11–12–20–21–10–21–10–42–22–20–41–31–10–4—0–2
Washington 3–12–21–30–41–32–01–12–11–11–10–31–11–12–23–12–02–21–30–43–10–22–02–01–11–11–31–12–0—

Game log
#DateOpponentScoreRecordAttendance
1November 3@ Portland Trail Blazers92–801–019,115
2November 5Minnesota Timberwolves100–98 (OT)2–019,193
3November 7@ Dallas Mavericks88–992–115,325
4November 8@ San Antonio Spurs62–1112–212,355
5November 10Los Angeles Clippers91–982–317,345
6November 11@ Seattle SuperSonics81–1172–417,102
7November 13Dallas Mavericks89–942–517,171
8November 16@ Los Angeles Clippers98–1032–610,169
9November 17Los Angeles Lakers91–1142–719,193
10November 19@ New York Knicks93–982–819,763
11November 22@ Orlando Magic93–952–917,248
12November 24@ Charlotte Hornets104–1162–1024,042
13November 25@ Miami Heat91–1112–1114,293
14November 28@ Minnesota Timberwolves98–1212–1210,251
15November 30Chicago Bulls88–942–1319,193
16December 1@ Los Angeles Lakers100–1132–1412,426
17December 3Milwaukee Bucks95–1092–1514,149
18December 5@ Phoenix Suns108–1122–1619,023
19December 7Detroit Pistons84–932–1714,685
20December 10Toronto Raptors81–932–1817,438
21December 13Houston Rockets89–1002–1915,715
22December 15Portland Trail Blazers104–100 (OT)3–1915,236
23December 16Golden State Warriors85–1163–2015,539
24December 18@ Sacramento Kings85–923–2117,317
25December 19Seattle SuperSonics94–934–2116,701
26December 21@ Seattle SuperSonics68–924–2217,072
27December 22Phoenix Suns80–1014–2317,636
28December 26@ Houston Rockets84–1004–2416,285
29December 28@ Dallas Mavericks101–103 (2OT)4–2517,502
30December 30Boston Celtics103–955–2519,193
31January 5Philadelphia 76ers103–102 (OT)6–2517,870
32January 7Los Angeles Clippers93–1016–2618,089
33January 9@ Golden State Warriors103–1096–2715,025
34January 10Denver Nuggets85–916–2815,416
35January 12Golden State Warriors95–1046–2916,581
36January 13Miami Heat69–657–2917,532
37January 18Cleveland Cavaliers90–987–3016,805
38January 20New York Knicks84–808–3019,193
39January 22@ Milwaukee Bucks100–929–3013,488
40January 24@ Chicago Bulls84–1049–3123,652
41January 25@ Toronto Raptors106–101 (OT)10–3121,378
42January 27@ Washington Bullets77–10210–3218,756
43January 29@ Philadelphia 76ers92–10310–338,422
44January 31@ Boston Celtics98–13110–3417,025
45February 2New Jersey Nets84–9310–3516,141
46February 5Utah Jazz83–9210–3615,827
47February 7@ Utah Jazz79–10210–3719,911
48February 14Sacramento Kings93–8611–3715,391
49February 16Atlanta Hawks100–11011–3815,664
50February 18Seattle SuperSonics109–11811–3919,193
51February 19@ Phoenix Suns94–98 (OT)11–4019,023
52February 25San Antonio Spurs84–9511–4116,598
53February 28Los Angeles Lakers80–9911–4219,193
54March 1Dallas Mavericks111–11911–4315,656
55March 2@ Denver Nuggets82–10811–4415,832
56March 4Washington Bullets81–9611–4515,996
57March 5@ Golden State Warriors78–11011–4615,025
58March 8Indiana Pacers80–9411–4716,451
59March 10Houston Rockets89–9511–4819,193
60March 11@ Sacramento Kings88–9211–4917,317
61March 15Orlando Magic87–92 (OT)11–5019,193
62March 17@ Minnesota Timberwolves85–9011–5112,228
63March 19@ New Jersey Nets77–8211–5210,621
64March 20@ Atlanta Hawks93–9811–538,297
65March 22@ Indiana Pacers94–11111–5416,715
66March 24@ Cleveland Cavaliers85–9011–5518,108
67March 26@ Detroit Pistons75–8611–5615,781
68March 28Denver Nuggets88–9211–5716,889
69March 29@ Utah Jazz91–10511–5819,911
70March 31Charlotte Hornets88–12111–5918,147
71April 2@ Portland Trail Blazers85–10111–6019,868
72April 3Minnesota Timberwolves105–10312–6016,216
73April 5@ Los Angeles Lakers94–10412–6117,505
74April 7Phoenix Suns92–11212–6219,193
75April 9@ Houston Rockets84–9012–6316,285
76April 10@ San Antonio Spurs82–10512–6417,269
77April 12Sacramento Kings99–9813–6418,619
78April 14Portland Trail Blazers79–8113–6516,522
79April 16San Antonio Spurs86–9513–6616,127
80April 18Utah Jazz79–9413–6718,407
81April 19@ Denver Nuggets92–7814–6715,119
82April 21@ Los Angeles Clippers108–10115–6713,298

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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Ashraf Amaya 543420.4.480.000.6515.60.60.40.26.3
Greg Anthony 696830.4.415.332.7712.56.91.70.214.0
Anthony Avent 713222.3.384.000.7405.01.00.40.65.8
Benoit Benjamin 131331.1.441.000.6967.91.20.81.213.9
Blue Edwards 828233.8.419.343.7554.22.61.40.612.7
Doug Edwards 31016.7.352.000.7632.81.30.30.63.0
Kenny Gattison 251422.8.479.000.6034.60.60.40.49.2
Antonio Harvey 18622.8.411.000.4655.20.50.81.25.4
Chris King 806624.1.427.389.6623.61.30.90.47.9
Rich Manning 29010.7.434.000.6431.90.20.10.23.7
Cuonzo Martin 404.8.6001.000.0000.50.50.30.02.3
Darrick Martin 24016.8.450.227.8261.62.51.10.06.7
Eric Mobley 34118.0.550.500.4463.80.60.40.75.4
Lawrence Moten 44313.0.453.327.6531.41.10.70.26.6
Eric Murdock 641423.1.422.320.8092.44.62.00.19.1
Bryant Reeves 776331.9.457.000.7327.41.40.60.713.3
Byron Scott 80023.7.401.335.8352.41.50.80.310.2
Gerald Wilkins 281426.4.376.219.8702.32.40.80.16.7

Franchise firsts

On opening night, the Grizzlies would spoil the Portland Trail Blazers debut at the Rose Garden Arena by defeating them. A few nights later, the Grizzlies would play their first home game, defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves at the buzzer.

Awards and records

Transactions

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