(Story taken from the Birmingham-Southern College
website)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Memphis Grizzlies will
officially begin their ninth season in the Bluff City by holding
training camp in Birmingham, Ala., Grizzlies General Manager and
Vice President of Basketball Operations Chris Wallace announced
today. The weeklong camp will take place at Bill Battle Coliseum on
the campus of Birmingham-Southern College from Sept. 29-Oct. 5.
"We are very grateful to Birmingham-Southern College for welcoming
our team to the city of Birmingham," Grizzlies Head Coach Lionel
Hollins said. "Many NBA teams hold training camp away from their
home cities, and Birmingham will give our team a chance to bond and
focus on the upcoming season."
Hollins' first training camp as head coach marks just the third
time since moving from Vancouver in 2001 that the team has hosted
training camp outside of Memphis. The Grizzlies also held training
camp in Malaga, Spain (2007) and Barcelona, Spain (2003) as part of
the NBA Europe Live Tour. The arrival in Birmingham also marks the
hometown return of 2009 first round draft pick DeMarre Carroll
(27th overall), who won two state championships (2003, 2004) at
John Carroll Catholic High School.
The club's annual Media Day is Monday, Sept. 28 with interview and
photo availability from 2-4 p.m. at the Don Poier Media Center in
the FedExForum. Media should enter through the FedExForum media
entrance ONLY on the Southeast corner of Fourth Street and Linden
Avenue. If media members have any special requests for photography
or interview needs on Media Day, please contact Dustin Krugel at
(901) 205-1606 or via e-mail at dkrugel@grizzlies.com in advance of
media day.
The Grizzlies will tip-off their eight-game preseason schedule on
Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. (CT) at the Siegel Center in Richmond,
V.A. against the Washington Wizards. Memphis hosts the Oklahoma
City Thunder in the home preseason opener at FedExForum on the
following night on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m.
Grizzlies 2009-10 Season Tickets are on sale now and feature all 45
regular season and preseason home games. Grizzlies Season Tickets
start at just $5 per game with 6,000 seats available at $10 or less
per game. Call (901) 888-HOOP or visit Grizzlies.com. Preseason
individual game tickets go on sale Sept. 26 with regular season
single-game tickets available starting Oct. 3. Eleven- and 22-game
Power Packs are now available, starting at $11 per game with a free
Circle K gas card with each purchase.