Pepperdine Waves men's basketball

Pepperdine Waves
Pepperdine Waves
	2021–22 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team
University	Pepperdine University
Head coach	Lorenzo Romar (3rd straight, 6th overall season)
Conference	West Coast Conference
Location	Malibu, California
Arena	Firestone Fieldhouse ; (Capacity: 3,104)
Nickname	Waves
Student section	Riptide
Colors	Blue, white, and orange[1];
Uniforms
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
	1944
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1962, 1976
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
	1976, 1979, 1982, 2000
NCAA Tournament Appearances
	1944, 1962, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2000, 2002
Conference tournament champions
	1991, 1992, 1994
Conference regular season champions
	1962, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2002

The Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team is an American college basketball team that represents Pepperdine University in NCAA Division I, the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Waves compete in the West Coast Conference and are coached by Lorenzo Romar. The Waves have qualified for the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament 13 times. Thirty-one former Waves have been drafted by the NBA, and 17 former Waves have played in the NBA, including Dennis Johnson, an inductee of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

The team's last appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was in 2002. Their home arena is the Firestone Fieldhouse. This is a multi-purpose facility that hosts volleyball, basketball, as well as other athletic events.[2] They share this facility with the Pepperdine Waves women's basketball team.

History

Tom Asbury, an assistant coach at Pepperdine for nine seasons, succeeded Jim Harrick as head coach. Asbury was very successful in his first stint at Pepperdine, becoming the conference coach of the year twice and compiling a 125–59 record in his first six years. He took the Waves to the NCAA Tournament in 1991, 1992 and 1994, as well as two NIT appearances, three regular-season WCC titles and three WCC Tournament championships.[3]

After 19 years away, Lorenzo Romar was announced as the new head men's basketball coach at Pepperdine on March 12, 2018, returning for his second stint with the school.[4] On March 24, 2021, Romar's Waves beat Coastal Carolina 84–61 to win the 2021 College Basketball Invitational, securing the program's first-ever postseason championship.[5]

Postseason results

NCAA Tournament results

The Waves have qualified for the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament 13 times. Their combined record is 5–14.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1944	-	Elite Eight Regional 3rd Place Game	Iowa State Missouri	L 39–44 L 46–61
1962	-	Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game	Oregon State Utah State	L 67–69 W 75–71
1976	-	Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen	Memphis UCLA	W 87–77 L 61–70
1979	#9	Round of 40 Round of 32	#8 Utah #1 UCLA	W 92–88^OT L 71–76
1982	#7	Round of 48 Round of 32	#10 Pittsburgh #2 Oregon State	W 99–88 L 51–70
1983	#11	Round of 52	#6 North Carolina State	L 67–69^2OT
1985	#14	Round of 64	#3 Duke	L 62–75
1986	#12	Round of 64	#5 Maryland	L 64–69
1991	#14	Round of 64	#3 Seton Hall	L 51–71
1992	#11	Round of 64	#6 Memphis	L 70–80
1994	#14	Round of 64	#3 Michigan	L 74–78^OT
2000	#11	Round of 64 Round of 32	#6 Indiana #3 Oklahoma State	W 77–57 L 67–75
2002	#10	Round of 64	#7 Wake Forest	L 74–83

NIT results

The Waves have qualified for the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) six times. Their combined record is 3–6.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1980	First Round	Long Beach State	L 87–104
1988	First Round	New Mexico	L 75–86
1989	First Round Second Round	New Mexico State New Mexico	W 84–69 L 69–86
1993	First Round Second Round	UC Santa Barbara USC	W 53–50 L 59–71
1999	First Round	Colorado	L 61–65
2001	First Round Second Round	Wyoming New Mexico	W 72–69 L 78–81

CBI results

The Waves have qualified for the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) three times. In their third appearance, the Waves won the 2021 CBI Championship. Their combined record is 3–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2015	First Round	Seattle	L 45–62
2016	First Round	Eastern Washington	L 72–79
2021	First Round Semifinals Finals	Longwood Bellarmine Coastal Carolina	W 80–66 W 82–71 W 84–61

NAIA tournament results

The Waves have qualified for the NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament seven times. Their combined record is 11–7.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1942	First Round	Missouri Valley	L 53–68
1943	First Round Quarterfinals	Kearney State Luther Murray State	W 50–45 W 43–38 L 38–44
1945	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship Game	Peru State West Texas State Eastern Kentucky Loyola (LA)	W 77–42 W 52–45 W 52–34 L 35–49
1946	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National 3rd Place Game	Arkansas Teachers State College of Iowa Eastern Washington Indiana State Loyola (LA)	W 63–37 W 64–22 W 46–42 L 43–56 W 82–55
1950	First Round Second Round	American Tampa	W 54–50 L 61–69
1951	First Round Second Round	Eau Claire State Florida State	W 86–53 L 59–61
1952	First Round	Morningside	L 80–84

Waves in the NBA

Thirty-one former Waves have been drafted by the NBA, and 17 former Waves have played in the NBA, including Dennis Johnson, an inductee of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

For 34 consecutive seasons, from the 1976–77 NBA season to the 2010–2011 NBA season, at least one former Wave played in an NBA game.

Player	Pepperdine Career	NBA Career	NBA Draft
Player	Pepperdine Career	NBA Career	Year	Round	Pick	Team
Kessler Edwards	2018–2021	Brooklyn Nets, 2021–present	2021	2	44	Brooklyn Nets
Mychel Thompson	2007–2011	Cleveland Cavaliers, 2011–2012	Undrafted	–	–	–
Yakhouba Diawara	2003–2005	Denver Nuggets, 2006–2008 Miami Heat, 2008–2010	Undrafted	–	–	–
Alex Acker	2002–2005	Detroit Pistons, 2005–2006; 2008–2009 Los Angeles Clippers, 2008–2009	2005	2	60	Detroit Pistons
Doug Christie	1989–1992	Los Angeles Lakers, 1992–1994 New York Knicks, 1994–1996 Toronto Raptors, 1996–2000 Sacramento Kings, 2000–2005 Orlando Magic, 2005 Dallas Mavericks, 2005–2006 Los Angeles Clippers, 2006–2007	1992	1	17	Seattle SuperSonics
Brandon Armstrong	1999–2001	New Jersey Nets, 2001–2004	2001	1	23	Houston Rockets
Gerald Brown	1993–1997	Phoenix Suns, 1998–1999	Undrafted	–	–	–
Anthony Frederick	1984–1986	Indiana Pacers, 1988–1989 Sacramento Kings, 1991 Charlotte Hornets, 1991–1992	1986	6	133	Denver Nuggets
Dennis Johnson	1975–1976	Seattle SuperSonics, 1976–1980 Phoenix Suns, 1980–1983 Boston Celtics, 1983–1990	1976	2	29	Seattle SuperSonics
Eric White	1983–1987	Los Angeles Clippers, 1988 Utah Jazz, 1989 Los Angeles Clippers, 1989	1987	3	65	Detroit Pistons
Grant Gondrezick	1981–1985	Phoenix Suns, 1986–1987 Los Angeles Clippers, 1988–1989	1986	4	77	Phoenix Suns
Dwayne Polee	1983–1986	Los Angeles Clippers, 1986	1986	3	54	Los Angeles Clippers
Dane Suttle	1979–1983	Kansas City Kings, 1983–1984	1983	7	152	Kansas City Kings
Tony Fuller	1978–1980	Detroit Pistons, 1980	1980	5	93	Detroit Pistons
Bird Averitt	1971–1973	Buffalo Braves, 1976–1977 New Jersey Nets, 1977 Buffalo Braves, 1978	1973	4	55	Portland Trail Blazers
Bob Warlick	1961–1963	Detroit Pistons, 1965–1966 San Francisco Warriors, 1966–1968 Milwaukee Bucks, 1968 Phoenix Suns, 1968–1969	Undrafted	–	–	–
Bob Sims	1957–1960	Los Angeles Lakers, 1961 St. Louis Hawks, 1961–1962	1960	7	54	St. Louis Hawks
Bob O'Brien	1944–1945	Philadelphia Warriors, 1947–1948 St. Louis Bombers, 1948–1949	Undrafted	–	–	–
Scott McCollum	1979–1984	–	1984	5	110	Golden State Warriors
Victor Anger	1980–1984	–	1984	7	157	Portland Trail Blazers
Orlando Phillips	1981–1983	–	1983	3	69	Los Angeles Lakers
Bill Sadler	1980–1983	–	1983	8	171	Dallas Mavericks
Boot Bond	1978–1982	–	1982	3	62	Denver Nuggets
Ricardo Brown	1978–1980	–	1979	3	59	Houston Rockets
Ray Ellis	1975–1979	–	1979	6	120	Portland Trail Blazers
Ollie Matson	1974–1979	–	1979	7	147	Phoenix Suns
Art Allen	1974–1977	–	1977	8	170	Los Angeles Lakers
Marcos Leite	1973–1976	–	1976	10	162	Portland Trail Blazers
Allan Jones	1972–1974	–	1975	8	142	Buffalo Braves
Steve Sims	1968–1971	–	1971	17	231	Houston Rockets
Bobby Sands	1968–1970	–	1970	9	149	Los Angeles Lakers
Hal Grant	1966–1968	–	1968	18	204	San Diego Rockets
Harry Dinnel	1960–1963	–	1963	8	65	San Francisco Warriors
Sterling Forbes	1957–1960	–	1960	11	76	Los Angeles Lakers
John Furlong	1948–1951	–	1951	3	26	Boston Celtics
Hugh Faulkner	1948–1951	–	1951	9	81	Philadelphia Warriors
Joy Pace	1943–1948	–	1948	–	–	Philadelphia Warriors

References

"Official Colors | Resources | Pepperdine Community". Retrieved April 5, 2016.
"Athletic Facilities - Pepperdine University". www.pepperdine.edu.
Pepperdine Basketball Records Book
"Lorenzo Romar to Return as Basketball Coach". www.pepperdinewaves.com. Pepperdine Athletics. March 12, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
"Polk carries Pepperdine over Coastal Carolina for CBI title". www.espn.com. ESPN. March 24, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Official Colors | Resources | Pepperdine Community". Retrieved April 5, 2016.

[2] "Athletic Facilities - Pepperdine University". www.pepperdine.edu.

[3] Pepperdine Basketball Records Book

[4] "Lorenzo Romar to Return as Basketball Coach". www.pepperdinewaves.com. Pepperdine Athletics. March 12, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.

[5] "Polk carries Pepperdine over Coastal Carolina for CBI title". www.espn.com. ESPN. March 24, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021.

Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
Venues	Firestone Fieldhouse (1973–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22

Pepperdine University
Located in: Malibu, California
Academics	Pepperdine Graziadio Business School Pepperdine University School of Public Policy Pepperdine University School of Law
Life	The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance Pepperdine Law Review Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art
Athletics	Pepperdine Waves Men's basketball Women's basketball Baseball Alumni Park Firestone Fieldhouse Eddy D. Field Stadium Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool Zuma Beach West Coast Conference
People	George Pepperdine (founder) Batsell Baxter Hugh M. Tiner M. Norvel Young William S. Banowsky Howard A. White David Davenport Andrew K. Benton Jim Gash Frank R. Seaver Blanche Seaver List of Pepperdine University people
Founded: 1937

West Coast Conference men's basketball
Teams	BYU Cougars (leaving in 2023) Gonzaga Bulldogs Loyola Marymount Lions Pacific Tigers Pepperdine Waves Portland Pilots Saint Mary's Gaels San Diego Toreros San Francisco Dons Santa Clara Broncos
Championships & awards	WCC Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22