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President, Basketball OperationsThe Memphis Grizzlies organization began a new era when Jerry West was introduced as theteam’s president of basketball operations on April 30, 2002. When he returned from retirementas the Los Angeles Lakers executive vice president of basketball operations, he set a new goal:to build the Grizzlies into one of the league’s premier franchises.

As the team enters their third season under West, he appears to be on pace to achieve that goal.Last season, the Grizzlies won 50 games, earning their first-ever winning record, and moreimportantly, the first playoff berth in franchise history.

West was recognized after the season with the NBA’s Executive of the Year Award, the secondtime in his career he won the prestigious award.

Of course for West, turning a team into a winner is not a new task.

When the Lakers franchise moved to Los Angeles from Minneapolis in 1960, they were joined by a rookie shooting guard andOlympic Gold Medalist from the University of West Virginia. In the ensuing four decades, the team and that rookie, Jerry West,became synonymous with success.

First as a player, then a coach, and for 19 years as an executive, West’s sparkling track record speaks for itself. Eight NBA championships as a player, executive or special consultant, Executive of the Year, 14-time NBA All-Star, 10-time All-NBA FirstTeam, member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, named as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA history, and the list goes on …

West’s accomplishments as an executive in the Lakers’ front office rival that of his Hall of Fame playing career in their back-court. During his prosperous 19-year stint as both general manager (1982-1994) and executive vice president (1995- 2000), the Lakers captured four NBA Championships (1985, 1987, 1988, and 2000) and made eight trips to the NBA Finals.

When the Lakers were winning three NBA titles en route to earning professional sports’ “Franchise of the Decade” honors during the 1980s, West, in typical fashion, deflected any credit for the team’s astounding success. According to the Lakers’master architect, his value as a general manager/player personnel guru would be judged at the end of the “Showtime” era, whenit was time to rebuild the franchise.

Mission accomplished. After winning a championship in 1988, the Lakers, with West revamping and re-tooling the roster,remained extremely competitive while piecing together the nucleus of another NBA champion for 2000 and beyond. Known forhis shrewd personnel moves and trades, West made his biggest acquisitions in the summer of 1996 when he signed superstarShaquille O’Neal to a free agent contract and later traded center Vlade Divac for the draft rights to fellow superstar Kobe Bryant,making the Lakers a championshipcaliber club once again – earningtheir next NBA title in 2000.

After the 1994-95 season, West captured NBA Executive of the Yearhonors for the first time, a long-over-due accolade for a man who helpedguide the Lakers through one of thegreatest decades in sports historyand once again positioned the teamamong the NBA’s elite. Since theLakers moved to Southern Californiain 1960, the club has qualified forpost-season play in all but three seasons, two of which the formersharpshooter was not affiliated withthe club. West was affiliated in onecapacity or another with the Lakersfor eight of their championships inLos Angeles (four titles as an executive,three as a special consultant and oneas a player).

JERRY WEST

In 14 seasons as a player, West was selected to the All-NBA First Team 10 times and played in 14 consecutive All-Star Games.

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Appropriately dubbed “Mr. Clutch” because of hisuncanny ability to produce with the game on the line,West established himself as one of the greatest playersin NBA history throughout his brilliant 14-year career.Spending each of those 14 seasons with the Lakers, heled the team in scoring seven times, averaging 30-pluspoints on four occasions, highlighted by a career-high31.3 point average during the 1965-66 campaign. Westhad the unique distinction of being the oldest player inleague history to average over 30 points a game (31.2in 1969-70 at 31 years old) until Michael Jordanexceeded the mark.

When West retired after the 1973-74 campaign, he hadbecome only the third player in league history to surpass the 25,000-point plateau, finishing with acareer scoring average of 27.0, which still ranks fifth-best in NBA history. The Lakers’ all-time scoring leaderand the 12th leading scorer in league history (25,192),West was the NBA’s all-time playoff leader in points(4,457) and assists (970) until Kareem Abdul- Jabbarand Earvin “Magic” Johnson, respectively, surpassedhis totals. His playoff scoring average (29.1) is thirdhighest in NBA history, trailing only Michael Jordan(33.4) and Allen Iverson (30.3). Additionally, Westestablished a long-standing league record by scoring20-plus points in 25 consecutive appearances in theNBA Finals (1966-1970) which has only been eclipsedby Jordan.

Included among West’s many outstanding accomplish-ments as a player were several incredible feats, notablycompiling a scoring average of 40.6 points per gameduring the 1965 playoffs (11 games) including an all-time NBA record 46.3 ppg. average during a six-gameseries vs. Baltimore and the sinking of a 60-foot shot

as time expired to send Game 3 of the 1970 NBA Finals vs. New York into overtime on April 29, 1970. He was also a member ofthe Lakers’ first NBA championship team in Los Angeles in 1972, helping lead Los Angeles to a 69-13 regular season record anda 33-game winning streak, an all-time professional sports record.

Additionally, he led the NBA in assists (9.7) during the 1971-72 campaign, and holds the NBA record for most free throws madein a single season (840 in 1965-66). Selected to the All-NBA First Team 10 times and the NBA’s All-Defensive Team four times,West was also selected to play in 14 consecutive All-Star games during his career, capturing MVP honors in the 1972 classic atthe Forum. West was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1979, named to the NBA’s 35th Anniversary Team in 1980 andselected as one of the 50 greatest players in league history in 1997. His #44 jersey was retired by the Lakers on November 9,1983. Following retirement at the conclusion of the 1973-74 campaign and a two-year hiatus from the rigors of the NBA, hereturned to the Lakers for the 1976-77 campaign, replacing Bill Sharman as the club’s head coach. In his initial year, the Lakersposted an NBA-best 53-29 record, qualifying for the NBA playoffs for the first of 17 consecutive seasons. Overall, the Lakersposted a 145-101 record during his three seasons at the helm (.589). Following his three year coaching stint, West spent threeyears as a special consultant with the Lakers (1979-1982). He was elevated to general manager of the club prior to the 1982-83campaign, where he handled day-to day operations and player personnel decisions.

West attended West Virginia University (1956-60), where he was a two-time All-American and concluded his collegiate careerwith a 24.8 scoring average. Following his senior year, he became the Lakers’ first round draft pick (first-ever pick in LA Lakershistory) in the 1960 NBA Draft (second overall). Before entering the NBA, West served as co-captain of the gold medal-winningU.S. Olympic Basketball Team in Rome in 1960. He was also a member of the victorious U.S. squad in the 1958 Pan AmericanGames.

Born May 28, 1938 in Chelyan, West Virginia, West garnered national attention as a high school star. As a senior, he led EastBank High School to the state title and became the first prep player in the state’s history to register over 900 points in a singleseason (32.2 ppg).

West and his wife, Karen, have two sons, Ryan and Jonnie. West has three other sons, David, Mark and Michael, from a previous marriage. He also has an grandson, Andrew West.

West won the NBA’s Executive Of The Year Award last season for the second time in his career.

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General ManagerThe Memphis Grizzlies have an eye on building a successful future by carefully assembling oneof the best collections of young talent in the NBA. Luckily for those young players, they play foran organization whose basketball front office is one of the most experienced in the league. A keyleader in the Grizzlies front office is General Manager Dick Versace. He enters his fifth seasonwith the Grizzlies, and has more than 30 years of successful basketball experience.

Over the course of a 33-year basketball career – 15 of them spent with the NBA – Dick Versacehas coached the sport at all levels and led teams to championships.

His career has taken him from the sidelines, to the broadcast booth and to the front office.

Versace began his college coaching career at St. Louis University in 1972, after compiling a 204-66 record at the high school coaching level. He then moved to Michigan State, where he was

heavily involved in the recruitment of Magic Johnson. Versace’s first head coaching assignmentwas at Jackson (Michigan) Community College in 1976. His college coaching career ultimately included nearly 20 wins per year,three league titles, an NIT championship, and coaching one of the only two teams in the history of the Missouri ValleyConference (Bradley Braves) to achieve a perfect 16-0 conference record. In his last year at Bradley University, the U.S.Basketball Writers’ Association named him National College Coach of the Year.

Versace first moved to the NBA in 1986, as an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons. During his second season with the team,he helped lead the Pistons to the NBA Finals.

Versace landed his first NBA head coaching job with the Indiana Pacers in 1989. He led them to the playoffs for the first time innearly a decade, and helped develop Reggie Miller to his current all-star status.

In 1992, Versace turned to television broadcasting as a color commentator, in-studio analyst, and sideline reporter on TurnerBroadcasting’s TNT and TBS. He has also worked with NBC in Chicago and with the NBA Radio Network. Prior to joining theGrizzlies, Versace served as an assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks during the 1997-98 season.

Production is always the benchmark when we judge a winner, and Versace has won in every situation. His high school teamswere perennial conference champions. His junior college teams were conference champions. His collegiate teams at Bradleywon numerous MVC championships, earned repeated bids to the NCAA Tournament, and even won an NIT championship.

Besides being on the sidelines, he has also worked as a motivational speaker, working with a variety of major corporations andassociations in the United States and Europe. An “army brat,” Versace lived in 18 states and two foreign countries before his25th birthday. He has two children, David and Julie, a grandson, Deklin, and a granddaughter, Tessa.

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Assistant to the President, Basketball OperationsGary Colson, one of the most successful coaches in NCAA Division I history with 563 careerwins, joined the Memphis Grizzlies in 2002 as assistant to the president of basketball operations.In his role, Colson is charged with the daily task of assisting president of basketball operationsJerry West in leading the team’s basketball operations.

Colson brings over 36 years of basketball experience to the Grizzlies and the NBA. His outstandingrun as a head coach led him to a career coaching record of 563-385 while coaching at ValdostaState (1959-68), Pepperdine (1969-79), New Mexico (1981-88) and Fresno State (1991-95).Colson’s 563 coaching wins ranks him 34th all-time in Division I history. His best season camein 1984 when New Mexico posted a 24-11 record and in 1994 when Fresno State finished at 21-

11. In eight seasons at New Mexico, Colson earned Western Athletic Conference Coach of theYear honors in 1984, had five players drafted to the NBA during his tenure, including Dennis Johnson

and Luc Longley, and left the program as the second-winningest coach in school history.

Colson’s coaching career began in Tennessee as an assistant coach at David Lipscomb College in Nashville from 1956-57 beforemoving on to the head coaching ranks at Valdosta (Georgia) State in 1958, a position he held until 1968. In his 10 seasons ashead coach at Valdosta State, he compiled a record of 188-69. His best season came in 1962, when the team posted an impressive19-2 record. During his tenure, Valdosta State won eight consecutive Georgia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championshipsfrom 1961-1968.

Colson moved on to serve as the head coach at Pepperdine for 11 seasons from 1969-79. He compiled a record of 153-137,and a pair of first round wins in the NCAA Tournament in 1976 and ’79. He was named West Coast Conference Coach of theYear in 1976 and ’79.

From 1971-75, he also served as Pepperdine’s athletic director. He then compiled a record of 146-106 at New Mexico from1981-88. Then he went on to coach at New Mexico from 1981-88 where he compiled a record of 146-106. Colson spent twoseasons as an assistant coach at the University of California-Berkeley from 1989-90 before serving as head coach at FresnoState from 1991-1996.

Colson has earned spots in the basketball Halls of Fame at David Lipscomb, Valdosta State, Pepperdine and the Atlanta Tip-OffClub’s Hall of Fame.

Prior to joining the Grizzlies, Colson served as the Associate Director of Athletics at the University of California at Santa Barbarafor the previous six years.

He has also written two books, “California Basketball” and “New Mexico Basketball -The System,” covering fundamentals of thegame. A former member of two NCAA committees (rules and officiating), Colson helped effectively lobby to bring the three-point shot to college basketball in 1986.

Born April 30, 1934 in Logansport, Ind., Colson graduated from Georgia Christian High School in 1952. He went on to DavidLipscomb College, where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in physical education in 1956, and was a Dean’s List studentas a senior. In addition, he was a two-time all-conference selection in basketball and was named the conference’s Most ValuablePlayer during his senior season. He then earned a Masters Degree from Vanderbilt (Nashville, Tennessee) in 1958.

He is married to the former Mary Katherine Moulton. Colson has three adult children, two sons, Rick and Wade and a daughter,Garianne, from a previous marriage. He also has four grandchildren: Cameron, Rachel, Julie and Tanner.

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Head CoachThe Memphis Grizzlies took a positive leap back to the future when Hubert (Hubie) JudeBrown, one of the premier basketball minds in the business, decided to return from retirementas an NBA head coach and become the Grizzlies’ sixth head coach on November 12, 2002.

In his second season at the helm of the Grizzlies in 2003-04, Brown engineered one of thebiggest turnarounds in NBA history. The Grizzlies won 50 games and earned their first-everplayoff berth, and shattered almost every team record in the book. For his outstanding coachingjob, Brown was named the NBA Coach of the Year for the 2003-04 season, the second time inhis career he won the award.

Brown's 78-78 record with the Grizzlies makes him the only coach in team history to have arecord of .500, and his 78 wins in just under two seasons is 32 more wins than the next highest

total.

Brown, 71, returned to coaching during the 2002-03 season after leading the New York Knicks to two playoff appearances during five seasons (1982-87) and the Atlanta Hawks to three playoff appearances in five seasons (’76-81) and spending theprevious 15 years as a highly regarded teacher at coaching clinics and as an NBA broadcast analyst for three television networks.

Over a 32-year successful basketball career – 14 spent with the NBA – Brown has coached teams to six NBA playoff appearancesand a championship in the ABA (American Basketball Association). He began his coaching career on the high school level at St.Mary’s School in Little Falls, NY (nine years) and then served as an assistant coach for one year at William & Mary College(1968) and four years at Duke University (‘69-72).

He first moved to the NBA in ’72 as an assistant coach with the Milwaukee Bucks. After two NBA seasons, Brown accepted anopportunity to serve as head coach of the ABA’s Kentucky Colonels. He led the Colonels to the franchise’s only ABA championshipin ’75 and reached the ABA playoffs semifinals in ’76.

After the ABA and NBA merged in 1976 and the Colonels franchise folded, Brown returned to the NBA as head coach of theHawks. He faced the challenge of building a winner in Atlanta, finishing his first year in sixth place with a 31-51 record. However,Brown orchestrated a dramatic improvement in his second season as the Hawks became recognized as a Cinderella team withthe youngest cast of players and lowest payroll in the NBA to earn a spot in the playoffs for the first time in five years. He wasnamed NBA Coach of Year in ’77 and CBS Coach of the Year in ’78. The Hawks captured the Central Division Title with a 50-32record for the ’79-80 season. He compiled a 199-208 (.489) all-time record with the Hawks, ranking fourth among coaches infranchise history.

Brown continued his career with the Knicks and led the team to consecutive playoff appearances (1982-83 and ’83-84), guidingNew York to a memorable first-round playoff victory over the Detroit Pistons in ’84. He compiled an 8-10 playoff record in twoyears, ranking fifth among top coaches in Knicks playoff history. He also ranks in the top five coaches in Knicks history with a142-202 (.413) overall record. Brown’s all-time record as an NBA coach is 523-552 (.487).

Beginning in 1982, Brown served as a sports analyst for both college and pro basketball broadcasts. After leaving the Knicks in’86-87, he became the lead analyst at CBS in 1988 with play-by-play announcer Dick Stockton where he served for two years. Healso worked NBA games for the Philadelphia 76ers and Detroit Pistons’ local broadcasts during the ’87-88 season. Brown’sbroadcasting career continued to flourish as he served as a lead analyst with the TNT network for 12 years. He was nominatedfor a Sports Emmy in ’94 and ‘99.

Born on Sept. 25, 1933, Brown grew up in Elizabeth, NJ where he attended St. Mary’s Catholic School. As a player, he garneredAll-State awards in basketball and baseball. Brown attended Niagara University in Niagara Falls, New York where he earned amasters degree in education.

Brown and his wife, Claire, have four adult children, Molly, Ginny, Julie and Brendan. He also has three grandchildren, Sarah,Grace, and Tim.

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Special AdvisorGene Bartow, one of the most knowledgeable and successful talents in the basketball world,joined the NBA ranks on October 26, 2001 as a special advisor to the Memphis Grizzlies.Entering his fourth season with the team, Bartow is an advisor on basketball and team relatedmatters such as scouting college and professional basketball talent, acting as an ambassadorin the community and selling as many season tickets and sponsorships as possible.

Bartow’s resume includes 34 years of coaching success at six universities, compiling 647 collegiate wins over his career. He coached at Memphis State University from 1970-1974,advancing the Tigers to the ’73 NCAA national championship game and consecutive MissouriValley Conference titles in the ’71-’72 and ’72-’73 seasons. He led teams at Memphis State,UCLA and the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) to a pair of NCAA Final Fourappearances, three regional finals, twelve appearances in the NCAA tournament, and nine

appearances in the NIT tournament including two NIT Final Fours.

In addition, Bartow earned National Coach of the Year honors in 1973 and has been named to five Halls of Fame. Bartow alsohas the arena at the UAB campus and the St. Charles Missouri high school gym, where his team won the Missouri State championships, named in his honor.

After his retirement from coaching, Bartow continued to serve as the athletic director at UAB. He held this position from 1977-2000.

Bartow and his wife, Ruth, have three children and six grandchildren.

GENE BARTOW

Assistant General Manager/Legal CounselTom Penn enters his fifth NBA season as assistant general manager/legal counsel of theGrizzlies. Penn is the Grizzlies’ “salary capologist”- the expert on all salary cap and collectivebargaining matters. Penn advises Jerry West and Dick Versace on how to structure playercontracts, manage salary cap space, and avoid the luxury tax, and helps West and Versacenavigate through the complicated NBA trade rules. Penn also coordinates the scheduling ofpreseason games and assists in the day-to-day challenges of basketball operations.

In February 1999, Penn joined Michael Heisley’s NBA acquisition team when Heisley was pursuing his dream of owning an NBA team. As a consultant, Penn helped advise and guideHeisley through the complicated acquisition process until Heisley ultimately purchased theVancouver Grizzlies in May 2000. Penn was then named assistant general manager of theGrizzlies. After graduating from the University of Illinois law school in 1993, Penn went to

work as a criminal defense attorney. Six weeks after being admitted to the Illinois bar, Pennexperienced a ‘baptism by fire’ when he defended back-to-back jury trials of felony armed robbery and felony drug possessioncases. Within two days both juries returned not guilty verdicts, and Penn’s courtroom legal career was officially underway. Overthe next five years, Penn successfully litigated over twenty other criminal jury trials. Penn’s most exciting victory involved anacquittal of a man wrongly accused of murder. From 1994-1999 Penn simultaneously developed his expertise in professionalbasketball. Penn began representing basketball players as a player agent in 1994. To overcome the challenges of this incrediblycutthroat industry, Penn needed an edge, something different. In 1995 he formed a company, IAAA, Inc., that organized andperformed professional basketball tours of Europe. The tours created a forum where American players could travel overseasand showcase their skills for European teams, and the Upper Deck trading card company sponsored two European tours in1997 and 1998. Many of Penn’s players received job offers through the tours. In 1998, Fox Sports travelled with the team andfilmed a documentary movie entitled “Over There,” which aired internationally on the Fox Sports Network. Over the course ofhis player agent career, Penn represented athletes and coaches in the US, Europe, Asia, and South America. Penn graduatedwith honors from the University of Notre Dame in 1990. Penn is a former captain of the Notre Dame swim team. He and hiswife, Melissa, are the proud parents of their three year old daughter, Grace and newborn son TJ. Penn was born and raised inPeoria, Illinois. Penn currently serves on the Board of Governors of ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the world’sleader in treatment and research of catastrophic diseases affecting children.

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Barone, 57, served the 2000-2002 seasons as the Grizzlies’ director of player personnel before joiningHubie Brown on the bench as an assistant coach during the 2002-2003 season. He also retains his titleas director of player personnel. Among his many accolades, Barone can be credited with scouting thetalents of Spain’s Pau Gasol, the 2001-02 NBA Rookie of the Year. Barone joined the Grizzlies after twoyears as a Big 12 color commentator with ESPN Regional. He served as the head coach at Texas A&Mfrom 1991 through 1998, with his 1994 team playing in the NIT Tournament. While at Texas A&M,Barone was selected Southwestern Conference Coach of the Year. Prior to working at Texas A&M, hewas the head coach at Creighton from 1985-1991. While there, he was selected twice as MissouriValley Conference Coach of the Year. Barone began his coaching career in the Illinois High Schoolranks after playing at Duke. A native of Chicago, Illinois, he has over 35 years of playing and coachingexperience including assistant coaching positions with Duke (1972-1974) and Bradley (1978-1985).

Barone was an academic All-American, earned three letters, was elected team captain as a senior and earned a degree inEnglish while at Duke. Barone and his wife of 34 years, Kathy, have three children – Amy, Tony Jr. and Brian, and threegrandchildren- Katie, Christie and Kevin.

Assistant Coach/Director,Player PersonnelTONY BARONE,SR.

Daniel joined the Grizzlies prior to the team’s inaugural season in 1995, and will be entering hiseleventh year in the league having begun his NBA career in Portland in 1994. As director of team operations, Daniel’s primary responsibility is to manage the Grizzlies’ college and pro scouting system.In addition, he provides Basketball Operations with statistical and performance evaluations of NBA,college and European players, is responsible for the team’s draft day preparations, and provides support and analysis on salary cap matters.

As he has done since 1995, Daniel remains responsible for all Grizzlies courtside and game-night matters. Daniel entered the NBA in 1994 after a successful 22-year business career at B.C. Hydro, andspent seven years coaching basketball up to the senior high school level. A native Vancouverite, Danielcommutes back to Canada in the summers to be with Carol and his two children. Michael, 23, worksfull-time and travels the world. Paul, 21, attends Douglas College in New Westminster, BC and was an

All- Conference Selection as a freshman in 2002, ranking among league leaders in most pitching categories.

Director,Team OperationsSTEVE DANIEL

Barone, Jr. enters his third year overseeing the team’s scouting efforts while concentrating on scoutingnew and prospective talent throughout North America, including junior college, high schools and otherprofessional leagues. In addition, Barone Jr. travels to Europe to evaluate potential prospects. Heassists in pre-draft workouts and oversees high school and college player evaluations and administrativeduties. Barone, Jr., 32, served two seasons as the Grizzlies’ scout for the Midwest region, scoutingminor league basketball and Midwest colleges. Prior to joining the Grizzlies in 2000, he served as anassistant coach at the University of Denver from 1997-2000.

Barone, Jr. received his undergraduate degree in journalism from Texas A&M in 1994 and his Masterof Sports Administration from Ohio University. While at Texas A&M, he was a three-year member ofthe Aggies’ men’s basketball team.

Director, ScoutingTONY BARONE,JR.

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Hollins returned to the Grizzlies during the 2002-03 season after assisting the Harlem Globetrottersduring their 2001 Fall College Exhibition Series and serving as a broadcast analyst for Arizona Statebasketball games. Prior to joining the Globetrotters, Hollins served one season as head coach for theLas Vegas Bandits of the International Basketball League (2000-01), where he guided the team to a 20-11 record. Hollins earned his first stint as a head coach in the NBA with the Grizzlies midway throughthe 1999-2000 NBA season. He guided Vancouver during the last 60 games, leading the Grizzlies to an18-42 record. Prior to serving as the interim head coach, Hollins was the lead assistant in Vancouversince the team’s 1995-1996 inaugural season. Prior to joining the Grizzlies, Hollins served seven years(1988-1995) with the Phoenix Suns as an assistant coach. Hollins assisted the Suns in compiling a394-180 overall record, while posting 50 or more wins and reaching the playoffs in seven consecutiveseasons. Phoenix also reached the 1993 NBA Finals, while winning two Pacific Division Titles in 1993and 1995. He and his wife, Angela, have four children: Christopher, Anthony, Jacqueline and Austin.

Assistant CoachLIONEL HOLLINS

Brendan Brown enters his third season as an assistant coach after serving the previous two seasons(2000-02) as the Grizzlies’ Eastern Conference advance scout. Joining the Grizzlies in his first NBAcoaching role, Brown holds over 10 years of basketball experience both professionally and within thecollegiate ranks. Prior to joining the Grizzlies organization in 2000, Brown served as the video coordinatorfor the New Jersey Nets from 1996-2000. Before that, Brown served two seasons as an assistantcoach at Wake Forest under head coach Dave Odom from 1994-1996. During his two-year stint, theDemon Deacons compiled a 52-12 record, winning the ACC Tournament in consecutive seasons(’95,’96). His basketball resume also includes a stint in the high school ranks, coaching at NewarkAcademy in Livingston, NJ. Brown attended Northwestern University, graduating in 1993 with a degreein journalism.

Brown is engaged to Karen Lynne Dolnik of West Caldwell, New Jersey.

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The Grizzlies’ coaching staff is one of the most experienced in the NBA.

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Dr. Hal Wissel joined the Grizzlies in 2002 bringing a wealth of NBA experience in coaching, scoutingand in the front office. Wissel was as an advance scout for the Dallas Mavericks (2000-02) prior tojoining the Grizzlies. Wissel previously served as an assistant coach/advance scout with the NewJersey Nets (1996-00) and director of player personnel with the Nets (1995-96). Wissel was alsoscout and special assignment coach with the Milwaukee Bucks (1990-95) and assistant coach andhead scout with the Atlanta Hawks (1976-77).

Wissel compiled over 300 wins as a collegiate head coach at Springfield College, the University ofNorth Carolina Charlotte, Florida Southern, Fordham, Lafayette, and Trenton State. He led FloridaSouthern to four straight trips to the NCAA Div. II Tournament, three straight trips to the Div. II FinalFour from 1980-82 and the Div. II NCAA Championship in 1981. In 1972, Wissel coached Fordham to

the NIT Tournament. Wissel also coached the Dominican Republic National Team in 1975.

Wissel also founded Basketball World in 1972. Basketball World conducts basketball camps and clinics and also pro-duces and distributes books and videos. Basketball World’s highly successful SHOOT IT BETTER Mini Camps are con-ducted worldwide for players from the NBA and WNBA to 10 year olds. Basketball World is now owned and operated byhis son Paul.

Wissel received his bachelor's degree in physical education from Springfield College in 1960, his master's degree fromIndiana University in 1961 and his doctorate in physical education from Springfield College in 1970. Dr. Wissel is theauthor of Basketball: Steps to Success, which has sold over 120,000 copies and has been translated into four lan-guages. Wissel is also the author of Becoming a Basketball Player: Individual Drills, which has been produced into fivevideos.

Wissel’s honors include being named Coach & Athlete magazine’s Eastern Coach of the Year in 1972; Sunshine StateConference Coach of the Year in 1979, 1980, 1981, and 1982; and Division II National Coach of the Year by the NationalAssociation of Basketball Coaches in 1980. Wissel has been inducted into the Florida Southern College Athletic Hall ofFame and the Sunshine State Conference Hall of Fame. Wissel was also selected Sunshine State Conference SilverAnniversary Coach in 1998.

Wissel and his wife Trudy have five children: Steve, Scott, David, Paul and Sharon, and a granddaughter, Stephanie.

Assistant Coachdr. HAL WISSEL

John Welch begins his third season with the Grizzlies as the team’s assistant coach/workout coach.Welch assists Grizzlies head coach Hubie Brown with player development by focusing on individualteaching, fundamental skills and individual workouts before practices and games.

Welch joined the Grizzlies after seven seasons as an assistant coach at Fresno State, serving underhead coach Jerry Tarkanian, one of the winningest coaches in NCAA history. Welch joined Fresno Statein 1995 and helped the Bulldogs to two consecutive NCAA tournament appearances, six consecutive20-win seasons and seven straight postseason appearances. In 2001- 2002, he helped the Bulldogs toa 26-7 record, the second most wins in school history; a school-record tying 13-game winning streak;and a Top 25 ranking during the second half of the season.

Welch was born on Feb. 17, 1963 in Portland, Maine. Welch and his wife, Jean, have a daughter, Haley,and a son, Riley.

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Mike Curtis, 28, enters his third season with the Grizzlies after serving one season as strength coachfor the men and women’s basketball teams at the University of South Carolina. In his role with theGrizzlies, Curtis oversees the off-court conditioning of the Grizzlies, enhancing their performancethrough exercises in flexibility, strength, speed and power.

Before joining South Carolina, Curtis worked one season with the University of Dayton Flyers’ Olympicsports, overseeing the training efforts of the school’s two Atlantic-10 conference championship teams(men and women’s soccer).

Curtis earned his bachelor’s degree in Sports Medicine from the University of Virginia in 1998 and hismaster’s in Exercise Physiology in 2000. He is a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and isalso a member of National Strength and Conditioning Association, USA Weightlifting and is a USAWClub Coach.

As a player, Curtis was a four-year letterman during his collegiate days, where he entered as a walk-on and finished as ascholarship athlete and team captain his senior season. He was named to the ACC Honor Roll in his last three years. In 1998,he was also named as the Arthur Ashe Scholar-Athlete Award winner. Curtis was born on January 20, 1976 in Richmond,Virginia. He attended Manchester High School in Richmond where he was a four-year basketball letterman.

Strength & Conditioning CoachMIKE CURTIS

Scott McCullough enters his fifth season as the Grizzlies’ head athletic trainer, after serving as theassistant trainer since the team’s inaugural season in 1995.

As head athletic trainer, McCullough oversees the prevention and rehabilitation of all athletic injuriesand works closely with the team’s doctors.

McCullough is a graduate of the Sheridan College Sports Injuries Management program in Oakville,Ontario, Canada in 1995. McCullough worked with the varsity football program at the University ofToronto, the Edmonton Sports Institute and Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. A native of Renfrew,Ontario, he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education from the University of Toronto in 1992.

Scott and his wife, Lisa Marie, were married earlier this year.

Head Athletic TrainerSCOTT MCCULLOUGH

Yusuf Boyd begins his second season as the team's assistant athletic trainer/equipment manager afterserving with the Grizzlies as an athletic training intern. In his current position, Boyd works closely withHead Athletic Trainer Scott McCullough with the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of all athleticinjuries. He is also responsible for the purchase and maintenance of team equipment and supervisesall team attendants.

The 29 year-old Mississippi native holds a Bachelor of Science in Fitness Management fromMississippi State University (‘98) and a Masters Degree in Human Kinetics with a major emphasis inPsychology/Sociology of Sport and Physical Activity from the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee(‘02). Boyd, a six-year veteran of the Army Reserves, enjoys restoring automobiles and cultivating hisculinary skills in his spare time.

Assistant Trainer/Equipment Manageryusuf boyd

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Dana Davis begins his fifth season with the Grizzlies, and is responsible for the team’s travel plans,accommodations and schedule while the team is on the road. His duties include organizing the teamand their schedule, ensuring they are on time for all their games, shootarounds, flights and buses, andtaking care of all the details related to team travel.

As director of player development programs, Davis serves as the team liaison for the NBA programwhich helps players achieve their potential off the court.

Before joining the Grizzlies, he worked for 10 years in the music industry doing similar jobs for musicians and bands, including managing Bootsy Collins. He has also worked on the basketball staffat his old high school in his hometown of Peoria, Illinois, under head coach Wayne McClain. Davisgraduated from Bradley University in 1978 with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management and

Administration. In his spare time, he enjoys fulfilling his two passions, sports and music.

Director, Team Travel/Player Development ProgramsDANA DAVIS

Zanin is entering his fourth season with the Grizzlies as the team’s video coordinator. He is responsiblefor the recording and breakdown analysis of all videotapes of Grizzlies games, opponents and hundreds of college games. His work helps the coaches prepare their game plans for upcoming opponents, and helps the scouting staff evaluate collegiate players.

He joined the Grizzlies after working for his hometown Philadelphia 76ers as their assistant video coordinator.

Prior to joining the Sixers, Zanin briefly played professional basketball in Germany.

He graduated from West Chester University of Pennsylvania in 1998 with a degree in BusinessManagement.

Video CoordinatorTJ ZANIN

Hassard began her career in professional sports in 1993 as the team operations assistant with theNHL’s Vancouver Canucks. When the Grizzlies joined the NBA in 1995, Hassard took on the position ofteam travel coordinator for both the Canucks and Grizzlies. In that capacity she oversaw all travelarrangements for both teams.

After five years in that role, she was promoted to team services manager in 2000, which entails managing the services and programs provided to players and their families within the local community.

She also ensures team-related activities are arranged, and works directly with head coach Hubie Brownand the assistant coaches to keep them organized and on top of their numerous community initiatives.

Director, Team Serviceschantal hassard

Grizzlies coaching staff (L to R): John Welch; Brendan Brown; Lionel Hollins; Hubie Brown; Hal Wissel; Tony Barone,

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Entering her fourth season as the scouting coordinator, Smith is responsible for receiving scoutingreports, coordinating travel arrangements, obtaining ticket credentials and overseeing the financialtransactions for nine scouts.

Smith also acts as an assistant to the director of scouting and the director of player personnel.

A native of Memphis, Smith has lived in the city throughout her life with the exception of a brief moveto Phoenix, AZ.

Smith, who attended the University of Memphis, enjoys spending time with her family and friends during her free time. She is also an avid NBA fan.

Scouting CoordinatorWENDY SMITH

A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Glankler is entering her fourth season with the Memphis Grizzlies.

She recently moved into the Basketball Operations department as executive assistant to Jerry West.Her previous experience with the Grizzlies was in the Premium Services department coordinatingExecutive Suites and VIP events.

Glankler attended the University of Tennessee. She earned her Bachelors Degree in Psychology and isan avid VOLS fan.

Her many interests include interior decorating, movies and spending quality time with family andfriends.

Executive AssistantLAURA GLANKLER

Dawson has been with the Memphis Grizzlies since 2001, and is beginning her first full season withthe Basketball Operations department. She began her career with the Grizzlies as an intern in theCommunity Investment department, before recently joining the Basketball Operations department asan executive assistant.

A graduate of the University of Mississippi, Dawson earned her Bachelors Degree in Journalism. Herhobbies include watching basketball and spending time with her family and friends.

Dawson lives in Horn Lake, Mississippi, with her daughter Caitlyn.

Executive AssistantJULIE DAWSON

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Hubie Brown with 2004 Draft picks Antonio Burks (L) and Andre Emmett (R).

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SCOUTING & ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Scott AdubatoScout

Mitchell AndersonScout

Ed ManningScout

Gary SchmidtScout

Marin SedlacekScout

Rich ShuebrooksScout

Ryan WestScout

Scott WisselScout

Ray JonesScout

Trish McGheeAssistant Video Coordinator

Emily McLeanCoordinator,

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