Pepperdine Waves men's basketball

Pepperdine Waves
Pepperdine Waves
	2019–20 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team
University	Pepperdine University
Head coach	Lorenzo Romar (2nd straight, 5th 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 Sweet Sixteen
	1962, 1976
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
	1976, 1979, 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 the basketball team that represents Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, United States. The school's team currently competes in the West Coast Conference, and are coached by Lorenzo Romar, who is in his 2nd stint as head coach with the Waves. 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.

Postseason results

The Waves have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 13 times. Their combined record is 5–14.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1944	Quarterfinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Iowa State Missouri	L 39–44 L 46–61
1962	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Oregon State Utah State	L 67–69 W 75–71
1976	First Round Sweet Sixteen	Memphis UCLA	W 87–77 L 61–70
1979	First Round Second Round	Utah UCLA	W 92–88^OT L 71–76
1982	First Round Second Round	Pittsburgh Oregon State	W 99–88 L 51–70
1983	First Round	North Carolina State	L 67–69
1985	First Round	Duke	L 62–75
1986	First Round	Maryland	L 64–69
1991	First Round	Seton Hall	L 51–71
1992	First Round	Memphis	L 70–80
1994	First Round	Michigan	L 74–78^OT
2000	First Round Second Round	Indiana Oklahoma State	W 77–57 L 67–75
2002	First Round	Wake Forest	L 74–83

The Waves have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) six times. Their combined record is 4–6.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1988	First Round	New Mexico	L 75–88
1989	First Round Second Round	New Mexico State New Mexico	W 84–69 L 69–86
1986	First Round Second Round	California Wyoming	W 80–75 L 90–99
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 75–81

The Waves have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) two times. Their combined record is 0–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2015	First Round	Seattle	L 45–62
2016	First Round	Eastern Washington	L 72–79

The Waves have appeared in the NAIA 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

The following Wave players have played in the National Basketball Association:

The following, in the EuroLeague:

Antonio Martín, professional player for the basketball section of Real Madrid CF in Liga ACB and EuroLeague
Malcolm Thomas, professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv
Stacy Davis, professional basketball player for STB Le Havre
Jeremy Major, professional basketball player for Enosis Neon Paralimni B.C.
Lamond Murray Jr., professional basketball player for VL Pesaro

The following, in the National Basketball League (Australasia):

Orlando Phillips, former professional basketball player for the Adelaide 36ers (1989)
Daniel Johnson, current (2016-17) professional basketball player for the Adelaide 36ers

The following, in the Philippine Basketball Association (Philippines):

Ricardo Brown, former professional basketball player for the Great Taste Coffee Makers (1983-1987) and the San Miguel Beermen (1988-1990).

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Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
Venues	Firestone Fieldhouse (1973–present)
People	Head coaches Professional players
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

Pepperdine University
Located in: Malibu, California
Academics	Graziadio School of Business and Management 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	List of Pepperdine University people George Pepperdine Batsell Baxter Hugh M. Tiner M. Norvel Young William S. Banowsky Howard A. White David Davenport Andrew K. Benton Jim Gash
Founded: 1937

West Coast Conference men's basketball
Teams	BYU Cougars 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