PPEPPERDINEEPPERDINE MMEN’SEN’S BBASKETBALLASKETBALL QQUICKUICK FFACTSACTS TTABLEABLE OOFF CCONTENTSONTENTS PPEPPERDINEEPPERDINE UUNIVERSITYNIVERSITY HHISTORYISTORY Location ................................................ Malibu, California 90263 Pepperdine Basketball History ................................................4-5 Founded ..........................................1937 (Malibu Campus 1972) Year-by-Year Records .............................................................6-7 Enrollment ......................................8,000 (3,000 undergraduate) All-Time Coaching Records ........................................................7 Nickname ........................................................................ Waves Colors ............................................................... Blue and Orange PPOSTSEASONOSTSEASON Conference ............................................................... West Coast Home Court .................................................Firestone Fieldhouse NCAA Tournament ...............................................................8-13 capacity ..................................................................... 3,104 NIT/NAIB/CBI Tournament ......................................................14 opened ....................................................................... 1973 WCC Tournament .............................................................. 15-16 President ............................................................. James A. Gash Athletic Director ................................................... Dr. Steve Potts Athletic Department phone ..................................(310) 506-4150 HHONORSONORS AANDND AAWARDSWARDS Ticket Offi ce phone ............................................(866) WAVE-TIX All-Americans .........................................................................17 MMEN’SEN’S BBASKETBALLASKETBALL Conference Honors ............................................................ 18-19 Academic Honors ...................................................................20 Head Coach .............................Lorenzo Romar (2nd/5th season)* alma mater .....................................................Cincinnati ‘92 SSTATISTICSTATISTICS & RRECORDSECORDS Pepperdine record .................................... 58-62 (4 seasons) overall record ......................................407-302 (22 seasons) Scoring ............................................................................. 21-22 offi ce phone .................................................(310) 506-4161 Field Goals .............................................................................23 * previously coached Pepperdine for three seasons (1996-97 through 1998- Three-Pointers .......................................................................24 99); is 16-18 in the one season since his return. Free Throws ..........................................................................25 Rebounds ..............................................................................26 First Season .................................................................. 1938-39 Assists ...................................................................................27 All-Time Record .................................... 1,234-1,102 (81 seasons) Blocked Shots ........................................................................28 All-Time WCC Record ..................................438-464 (64 seasons) Steals ....................................................................................29 NCAA Championships Appearances ..........................................13 Participation ...........................................................................30 last ............................................................................. 2002 Double-Doubles .....................................................................31 WCC Regular-Season Championships .......................................12 Freshmen ..............................................................................32 last ............................................................................. 2002 Yearly Statistical Leaders ................................................... 33-36 WCC Tournament Championships ..............................................3 Yearly Team/Opponent Statistics ........................................ 37-39 last ............................................................................. 1994 Team Single-Game Records .....................................................40 Opponent Single-Game Records ..............................................41 AATHLETICTHLETIC CCOMMUNICATIONSOMMUNICATIONS Postseason ............................................................................42 WCC Tournament .............................................................. 43-44 Director/MBKB Contact ............................................ Roger Horne All-Time Starting Fives ....................................................... 45-46 offi ce phone .................................................(310) 506-4455 All-Time Roster .................................................................. 47-54 cell phone ....................................................(805) 279-4551 All-Time Numerical Roster .................................................. 55-56 e-mail [email protected] All-Time Assistant Coaches ......................................................57 Assistant Director/MBKB Contact ..................... Morgan Davenport offi ce phone .................................................(310) 506-6018 PPRORO BBASKETBALLASKETBALL cell phone ....................................................(405) 763-7694 e-mail [email protected] Waves in the NBA Draft ..........................................................58 Address ...........................................24255 Pacifi c Coast Highway William “Bird” Averitt ..............................................................58 .............................................................Malibu, Calif. 90263 Doug Christie .........................................................................59 Press Row ...........................................................(310) 456-5050 Dennis Johnson ......................................................................59 Waves in the NBA .............................................................. 60-63 Website ........................................... www.PepperdineWaves.com Facebook ........................./PeppBasketball and /PepperdineWaves Twitter ..........................@PeppBasketball and @PepperdineWaves AALL-TIMELL-TIME RRESULTSESULTS Instagram ........................pepperdinehoops and pepperdinewaves All-Time Game-by-Game Results ......................................... 64-76 Records vs. WCC Opponents .............................................. 77-79 Records vs. Selected Other Opponents ............................... 80-82 “The Streak” ..................................................................... 83-84 FFIRESTONEIRESTONE FFIELDHOUSEIELDHOUSE Firestone Fieldhouse .......................................................... 85-86 3 22019-20019-20 PPEPPERDINEEPPERDINE UUNIVERSITYNIVERSITY MMEN’SEN’S BBASKETBALLASKETBALL RRECORDECORD BBOOKOOK PPEPPERDINEEPPERDINE MMEN’SEN’S BBASKETBALLASKETBALL PPEPPERDINEEPPERDINE BBASKETBALLASKETBALL HHISTORYISTORY Since its infancy at the old Los Angeles campus at the corner of 79th In the program’s early years, home games were played at a variety and Vermont Streets, Pepperdine basketball has been characterized by of places besides the venerable Campus Gym. For example, the team excellence. The Waves have established a proud history of success during played at such historic sports venues as The Great Western Forum and the their 81 seasons of intercollegiate play, compiling a cumulative overall Los Angeles Sports Arena. Other record of 1,234-1,102 (.528). “home” sites included Culver Over the years, the Waves have made 28 postseason appearances City Auditorium, El Segundo (13 in the NCAA Tournament), captured at least a share of 16 conference High School, Morningside High titles, won three West Coast Conference Tournament titles and sent School and the Pan-Pacifi c dozens of players into professional basketball. Auditorium. Pepperdine fi elded its fi rst-ever basketball team during the 1938-39 But Pepperdine moved its season. Head coach Wade Ruby’s squad posted an overall record of 16- campus to Malibu in 1972, and 13, defeating the likes of La Verne, Occidental and Whittier along with a the change of location signaled collection of AAU and club teams. the beginning of better fortunes Al Duer assumed the for the Waves, as the attractive head coaching chores the beachside setting helped attract next year, and he directed the quality recruits. Pepperdine basketball program Pepperdine basketball to tremendous heights. From moved into its permanent home 1940-48, Duer notched a nine- on Nov. 30, 1973, when the year record of 176-102 (.633) Waves played their fi rst game and six of his teams advanced at the 3,104-seat Firestone to postseason play. Fieldhouse in Malibu. Although In just the fourth season Pepperdine lost that fi rst of the program’s existence, game — to Pacifi c, by a score Pepperdine went to a national of 52-50 — the Waves have tournament for the fi rst time developed a decided homecourt but lost in its initial game at advantage during the