Memphis Hustle

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.

Memphis Hustle
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

History

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 by season

Season	Division	Regular season				Playoffs
		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

Current roster

Memphis Hustle roster v t e
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From F 4 Allen, Timmy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2000-01-09 Texas G 25 Arms, Adonis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-06-26 Texas Tech G 10 Devoe, Michael 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1999-12-17 Georgia Tech G 0 Gilyard, Jacob (TW) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1998-07-14 Richmond G/F 22 Hood, Rodney 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1992-10-20 Duke F 20 Hurt, Matthew 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 2000-04-20 Duke F 77 Jarreau, DeJon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-01-23 Houston C 55 Jemison, Trey (TW) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1999-11-28 UAB G 13 Johnson, David 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2001-02-26 Louisville C 51 Love, Loudon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1998-04-21 Wright State F 12 McGriff, Cameron 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1997-09-30 Oklahoma State F 42 Ndefo, KC 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-03-01 Seton Hall G 7 Nolan, Kevion 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-05-28 Jacksonville G 2 Pippen, Scotty Jr. (TW) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-11-10 Vanderbilt G 1 Reed, Davon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1995-06-11 Miami (FL) G 14 Williamson, Lucas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-01-28 Loyola Chicago	Head coach Jason March Assistant coach(es) Danielle Boiago Nick Covington Michael Joiner T. C. Swirsky Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (P) Prospects (NBA) On assignment from NBA affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player   Injured Roster Last transaction: February 13, 2024

Coaches

#	Head coach	Term	Regular season				Playoffs				Achievements
			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	—	—	—	—

Accomplishments

NBA G League Rookie of the Year

• Kenneth Lofton Jr. – 2023 (TW)

All-NBA G League First Team

• Jarrod Uthoff – 2020

All-NBA G League Third Team

• Dusty Hannahs – 2020

Rising Stars Challenge

• Kenneth Lofton Jr. – 2023 (TW)

NBA affiliates

• Memphis Grizzlies (2017–present)

References

1. "Memphis Grizzlies unveil NBA Development League Affiliate team name and logo". Grizzlies.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. June 1, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
2. "Our Brand". NBA Media Ventures, LLC. June 1, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
3. "Memphis Hustle Reproduction Guideline Sheet". NBA Properties, Inc. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
4. Langham, Geoff (August 5, 2019). "Memphis Hustle name Jason March as head coach; Jones promoted to Grizzlies coaching staff under Taylor Jenkins". Memphis.GLeague.NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
5. "MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES TO PURCHASE NBA D-LEAGUE'S IOWA ENERGY". NBA. January 23, 2017.
6. Wallace, Michael (January 23, 2017). "Grizzlies bring D-League franchise to Mid-South". Grind City Media (Memphis Grizzlies).
7. "Grizzlies announce Memphis' NBA Development League Expansion Franchise General Manager and Head Coach". NBA. May 30, 2017.
8. "Memphis Hustle announce 2023 NBA G League playoff schedule".

External links

• Memphis Hustle official site