Memphis Grizzlies Colors, Facts and History
The Memphis Grizzlies colors are gold, steel gray, Beale Street blue and Memphis midnight blue.
- League
- National Basketball Association ยท Western Conference Southwest
- City
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Home
- FedExForum (18,119 seats)
- Founded
- 1995
- NBA championships
- 0
- Head coach
- Tuomas Iisalo (Oct 2026)
- Colors
- Beale Street blue, Memphis midnight blue, steel gray, gold
Memphis Grizzlies history
Canada was the birthplace of this club. The Vancouver Grizzlies joined the NBA as an expansion team for the 1995 season, playing out of Vancouver, British Columbia. After six seasons there, the franchise packed up after the 2000 season ended and headed south to Tennessee, keeping its bear name. Locals now call the team the Grizz, and it sits in the West's Southwest Division.
Memphis has no other team in the major North American pro leagues, which makes the Grizzlies the city's one big-league club. Tennessee has three other pro teams, the Titans, the Predators and Nashville SC, but all of them play in Nashville, and none of them play basketball. Home games happen at FedExForum, which has room for 18,119 fans. The search for a first NBA title continues.
Did you know?
- The Grizzlies started in Vancouver, Canada, before moving to Memphis.
- No other pro basketball team is based in the state of Tennessee.
- Memphis fans often shorten the team name to the Grizz.
Colors are shown as plain swatches with their hex codes. This site is not affiliated with the Memphis Grizzlies or the National Basketball Association; team names are used only to identify the teams.
Questions about the Memphis Grizzlies
Where do the Grizzlies play?
FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee, is their home arena.
When did the Grizzlies move to Memphis?
The team left Vancouver for Memphis after the 2000 season.
Sources
- Wikidata Q165529, checked October 8, 2026
- Wikipedia: Memphis Grizzlies, checked October 8, 2026
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