1997-98 Vancouver Grizzlies Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 19-63
Finishing 6th in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Coach: Brian Hill (19-63)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Attendance: 660,457, Avg. 16,109 in 41 home dates
1997-98 Vancouver Grizzlies Statistics
1997-98 Vancouver Grizzlies Results

The Vancouver Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 19 wins and 63 losses, finishing sixth in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference.

The Grizzlies scored 7,923 points and allowed 8,522. Shareef Abdur-Rahim scored a team-best 1,829 points for Vancouver, and Bryant Reeves contributed 15 or more per game, too. Bryant Reeves accounted for 585 rebounds. Lee Mayberry dished out 349 assists for the squad.

On defense, Shareef Abdur-Rahim added 89 thefts.

Brian Hill coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Shareef Abdur-RahimFDecember 11, 19766'9"225CaliforniaMarietta, GA USA
Pete ChilcuttF-CSeptember 14, 19686'10"230North CarolinaSumter, SC USA
Antonio DanielsGMarch 19, 19756'4"195Bowling GreenColumbus, OH USA
Blue EdwardsG-FOctober 31, 19656'4"200East CarolinaWashington, DC USA
Bobby HurleyGJune 28, 19716'0"165DukeJersey City, NJ USA
George LynchFSeptember 3, 19706'8"218North CarolinaRoanoke, VA USA
Sam MackF-GMay 26, 19706'7"218HoustonChicago, IL USA
Tony MassenburgFJuly 13, 19676'9"220MarylandSussex, VA USA
Lee MayberryGJune 12, 19706'1"172ArkansasTulsa, OK USA
Ivano NewbillF-CDecember 12, 19706'9"245Georgia TechSedalia, MO USA
Anthony PeelerGNovember 25, 19696'4"208MissouriKansas City, MO USA
Bryant ReevesCJune 8, 19737'0"275Oklahoma StateFort Smith, AR USA
Chris RobinsonGApril 2, 19746'5"200Western KentuckyColumbus, GA USA
Larry RobinsonF-GJanuary 11, 19686'3"180CentenaryBossier City, LA USA
Michael SmithFMarch 28, 19726'8"230ProvidenceWashington, DC USA
Otis ThorpeF-CAugust 5, 19626'9"225ProvidenceBoynton Beach, FL USA


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