GENERAL
Stadium: FedEx Forum
Capacity:
Built: 1999 / $292 M USD
Head office: P.O. Box 3463
Memphis, TN 38173
Phone: 901-888-HOOP (4667)
Fax: 901-205-1235
Website: http://www.grizzlies.com OR nba.com/grizzlies
E-Mail:
Radio flagship: 103.5 WRBO-FM |
Local television:
Corporate partners/sponsors: FedEx, First Tennessee, Ford Motor Company, International Paper, PepsiCo, Service Master, Toyota Motor Company.
Mascot: Grizz
Established: 1994 (1995 NBA expansion)
Franchise ancestry: Vancouver Grizzlies 1995-2001
Memphis Grizzlies 2001 to present |
BUSINESS OF WINNING
ATTENDANCE
2011-2012 COMING SOON
Home Dates: 41
Home Attendance Average: N/A
Home Attendance Drawing Capacity: N/A
Home Attendance Total: N/A
Home Attendance Rank: click here
for 2010-2011 rank
Team Marketing Report:
Average Ticket Cost & Fan Cost Index: click here
2010-'11 Estimated Gate Receipts: $45M USD
MEMPHIS MARKET
MARKET SIZE
City Population: 669,864
Metropolitan Area Population: 1,135,614
Greater Metro Area Population: 1,239,337
City size ranking: #18 in US / #14 in NBA
Metro area size ranking: #31 US / #29 in NBA
Greater Metro area size ranking: #31 in US / #29 in NBA
Designated Market Area (DMA): 673,770 TV homes / 0.589% of US
DMA ranking: #48 in US / #51 in North America / #29 in NBA
Source: Nielsen 2008, US Census Bureau 2005 and 2007 |
FRANCHISE FINANCIALS
 OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
Owner: Michael Heisley
Acquisition date/price: 2000 / $160 M USD
General Manager: Chris Wallace
Head Coach: John Davis (interim)
Stadium: FedEx Forum (owned and operated by City of Memphis).
Concessions: Levy Restaurants
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MARKET ECONOMICS
Economic Description: Automobile accessories, distribution, health care, country music, entertainment and film industry, insurance, finance and publishing;
Major companies: FedEx, AutoZone, International Paper, Morgan Keegan and Co., Schering-Plough Corp.
City per capita income (ranking): $13,856 USD (#30 NBA).
Metro area per capita income (ranking): $37,183 USD (#64 US / #28 in NBA)
State per capita income (ranking): $32,171 USD (#35 US / #25 in NBA)
MARKET DEMOGRAPHICS
Ethnicity: Race – Black 61.41%, White 34.4%, Asian 1.46%, Other 3.0%.
Language: Approximately 98% English.
Median Age: 34 years.
Political Leadership: Governor of Tennessee – Phil Bredesen (Democrat); U.S. Senators – Lamar Alexander (R ), Bob Corker (R ); U.S. Representatives – Five Democrat, four Republican: Phil Roe (R ), John Duncan (R ), Zach Wamp (R ), Lincoln Davis (D), Jim Cooper (D), Bart Gordon (D), Marsha Blackburn
Source: Team Marketing Report, ESPN.com, Forbes.com and TheSportMarket.biz
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