Memphis, Tenn. – The NBA today announced that Memphis Grizzlies Head Coach Taylor Jenkins was named the NBA Western Conference Coach of the Month for December 2021. This is the second career monthly award for Jenkins, who also won with the Grizzlies for January 2020.
Jenkins guided the Grizzlies to a 12-4 record in December, setting a franchise record for December victories and recording the team’s most wins in a calendar month since January 2015. No NBA team won more games last month than the Grizzlies, who led the league in average scoring margin (+12.