Grizzlie's Head Coach Retires

After 33 years of success, the Memphis Grizzlie's head coach Hubie Brown is retiring. The assistant will take his place for the rest of the season until next year when they can find a new head coach. Brown has been coaching basketball for 33 years which include 15 with the NBA. In that time he led the NY Knicks to 2 playoff appearances in 5 years and the Atlanta Hawks to 3 playoff apprearances during 5 seasons.

As an assistant coach who will now take over the Grizzlie's, Lionel Hollins has had much success as he took over teams before for head coaches to lead them on to winning records. Hollin's has spent 7 years as AC of the Phoenix Suns, where the Suns went 394-180 overall throughout those 7 years. Hollins began his coaching career at Arizona State University, his alma mater.