2017–18 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

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2017–18 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
Pepperdine Waves wordmark.png
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
2017–18 record6–26 (2–16 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mark Amaral
  • Bryant Moore
  • John Impelman
Home arenaFirestone Fieldhouse
Seasons
2017–18 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Gonzaga 17 1   .944 32 5   .865
No. 25 Saint Mary's 16 2   .889 30 6   .833
BYU 11 7   .611 24 11   .686
San Diego 9 9   .500 20 14   .588
San Francisco 9 9   .500 22 17   .564
Pacific 9 9   .500 14 18   .438
Santa Clara 8 10   .444 11 20   .355
Loyola Marymount 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
Portland 4 14   .222 10 22   .313
Pepperdine 2 16   .111 6 26   .188
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017–18 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Waves were led by seventh-year head coach Marty Wilson and played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu, California as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 6–26, 2–16 in WCC play to finish in last place. They defeated Santa Clara in the first round of the WCC Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Saint Mary's.

On February 13, 2018, the school announced that head coach Marty Wilson would not return as head coach following the end of the season.[1] He finished at Pepperdine with a seven-year record of 88–129 (91–139 when including his 3–10 record as interim head coach in 1995–96). On March 12, the school hired Lorenzo Romar as head coach.[2] Romar returned to Pepperdine where he started his coaching career in 1996.[3]

Previous season[]

The Waves finished the 2016–17 season 9–22, 5–13 in WCC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC Tournament to Pacific.

Offseason[]

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jeremy Major 3 G 5'10" 175 Senior Pasadena, CA Graduated
Nate Gehring 12 C 6'10" 225 RS Sophomore Waukee, IA Transferred
Chris Reyes 14 F 6'7" 235 Senior La Verne, CA Graduated
Jonathan Allen 23 G 6'2" 200 Senior Nashville, TN Walk-on; graduated
Craig LeCesne 24 F 6'9" 225 Freshman Oxie, Sweden Transferred to San Bernardino Valley College
Lamond Murray Jr. 30 G/F 6'5" 200 Senior Torrance, CA Graduated
Ryan Keenan 44 C 6'10" 240 RS Sophomore Woodbury, MN Transferred

Incoming transfers[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Darnell Dunn 12 F 6'5" 225 Junior Kinston, NC Junior college transferred from Miami Dade College.
Harrison Meads 22 F 6'7" Junior New Plymouth, New Zealand Junior college transferred from Laramie County CC.
Matthew Atewe 41 F 6'9" 250 RS Senior Toronto, ON Transferred from Washington. Will be eligible to play immediately since Atewe graduated from Washington.

Recruiting class of 2017[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jade' Smith
#60 PG
Oakland, CA St. Joseph Notre Dame High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Sep 19, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 75
Colbey Ross
#76 PG
Aurora, CO Eaglecrest High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sep 5, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 69
Trae Berhow
SG
Watertown, MN Watertown-Mayer High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr   Rivals: nr  ESPN: nr
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Pepperdine Waves 2017 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2017 Pepperdine Waves Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN 2017 Pepperdine Waves Basketball recruits". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster[]

2017–18 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Amadi Udenyi 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr De La Salle HS
St. Thomas More
Oakland, CA
G 1 Elijah Lee 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Homeschool Christian Youth Ass. Houston, TX
G 2 Eric Cooper, Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr IMG Academy
Nevada
Ontario, CA
G 3 Michael Wexler (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Benilde-St. Margaret's School Plymouth, MN
G 4 Colbey Ross 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Eaglecrest HS Aurora, CO
G 5 Jade' Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr St. Joseph Notre Dame HS Oakland, CA
G 11 Trae Berhow 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Watertown, MN
F 12 Darnell Dunn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Kinston HS
Miami Dade JC
Kinston, NC
G 15 Caleb Martin (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Buckley School Los Angeles, CA
F 20 Kameron Edwards 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So Etiwanda HS Rancho Cucamonga, CA
G 21 Knox Hellums 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Concordia Lutheran HS Tomball, TX
F 22 Harrison Meads 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr New Plymouth Boys HS
Laramie County CC
New Plymouth, New Zealand
F 31 Nolan Taylor 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) So Keller HS Keller, TX
G 32 Kaijae Yee-Stephens 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Santa Cruz HS Santa Cruz, CA
C 33 Erik Mailliard (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Parish Episcopal School Dallas, TX
F 34 Kevin Hempy (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr San Marcos HS
Westmont College
Santa Barbara, CA
F/C 41 Matthew Atewe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Sr Notre Dame Prep
Washington
Toronto, ON
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
5:30 pm, FCS
at Oklahoma State
Legends Classic Regional Round
L 47–78  0–1
Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,386)
Stillwater, OK
Nov 14, 2017*
7:00 pm
Cal Lutheran W 107–82  1–1
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,375)
Malibu, CA
Nov 17, 2017*
7:00 pm
Northern Colorado L 82–84  1–2
Firestone Fieldhouse (805)
Malibu, CA
Nov 20, 2017*
7:30 pm
UC Santa Barbara
Legends Classic Subregional semifinals
L 84–92  1–3
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,682)
Malibu, CA
Nov 21, 2017*
7:30 pm
Oral Roberts
Legends Classic Subregional 3rd place game
W 80–76  2–3
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,239)
Malibu, CA
Nov 24, 2017*
5:00 pm, SECN
at No. 16 Texas A&M
Legends Classic Regional Round
L 65–81  2–4
Reed Arena (6,704)
College Station, TX
Nov 29, 2017*
7:00 pm
Southern Utah L 82–88  2–5
Firestone Fieldhouse (912)
Malibu, CA
Dec 2, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Cal Poly L 81–91  2–6
Robert A. Mott Athletics Center (1,384)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Dec 5, 2017*
7:00 pm
UC Riverside W 70–59  3–6
Firestone Fieldhouse (942)
Malibu, CA
Dec 9, 2017*
7:00 pm
Long Beach State L 71–78  3–7
Firestone Fieldhouse (976)
Malibu, CA
Dec 16, 2017*
12:00 pm
at Belmont L 62–79  3–8
Curb Event Center (1,427)
Nashville, TN
Dec 19, 2017*
6:00 pm
at Weber State L 67–72  3–9
Dee Events Center (6,576)
Ogden, UT
WCC regular season
Dec 28, 2017
7:00 pm
at Santa Clara L 65–72  3–10
(0–1)
Leavey Center (1,192)
Santa Clara, CA
Dec 30, 2017
1:00 pm, SPCSN
at San Diego L 66–74  3–11
(0–2)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,521)
San Diego, CA
Jan 4, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 19 Gonzaga L 59–89  3–12
(0–3)
Firestone Fieldhouse (2,930)
Mailbu, CA
Jan 6, 2018
1:00 pm, SPCSN
at San Francisco L 67–80  3–13
(0–4)
Firestone Fieldhouse (795)
Mailbu, CA
Jan 11, 2018
6:00 pm, BYUtv
at BYU L 63–83  3–14
(0–5)
Marriott Center (13,223)
Provo, UT
Jan 13, 2018
5:00 pm, SPCSN
at Saint Mary's L 67–91  3–15
(0–6)
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,574)
Malibu, CA
Jan 18, 2018
7:00 pm
at Pacific L 78–92  3–16
(0–7)
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,749)
Stockton, CA
Jan 20, 2018
7:00 pm
at San Francisco L 73–80  3–17
(0–8)
War Memorial Gymnasium (2,116)
San Francisco, CA
Jan 25, 2018
7:00 pm, SPCSN
Loyola Marymount W 71–70  4–17
(1–8)
Firestone Fieldhouse (811)
Malibu, CA
Jan 27, 2018
3:00 pm, SPCSN
at Santa Clara L 59–73  4–18
(1–9)
Firestone Fieldhouse (742)
Malibu, CA
Feb 1, 2018
7:00 pm
at Portland L 76–85 OT 4–19
(1–10)
Chiles Center (1,772)
Portland, OR
Feb 3, 2018
7:00 pm
at Pacific L 72–81  4–20
(1–11)
Firestone Fieldhouse (723)
Malibu, CA
Feb 8, 2018
7:30 pm, SPCSN
at San Diego L 66–68  4–21
(1–12)
Firestone Fieldhouse (763)
Malibu, CA
Feb 10, 2018
3:00 pm
at Loyola Marymount L 79–85  4–22
(1–13)
Gersten Pavilion (3,150)
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 15, 2018
7:00 pm, BYUtv
BYU L 70–75 OT 4–23
(1–14)
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,504)
Mailbu, CA
Feb 17, 2018
5:00 pm, SPCSN
at No. 9 Gonzaga L 67–81  4–24
(1–15)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Feb 22, 2018
5:00 pm
at No. 22 Saint Mary's L 61–75  4–25
(1–16)
McKeon Pavilion (3,167)
Moraga, CA
Feb 24, 2018
5:00 pm
Portland W 75–64  5–25
(2–16)
Firestone Fieldhouse (725)
Malibu, CA
WCC Tournament
Mar 2, 2018
8:00 pm, SPCSN
(10) vs. (7) Santa Clara
First round
W 85–69  6–25
Orleans Arena (6,747)
Paradise, NV
Mar 3, 2018
9:00 pm, ESPN2
(10) vs. (2) Saint Mary's
Quarterfinals
L 66–69  6–26
Orleans Arena (7,279)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References[]

  1. ^ Johnson, Raphielle (February 13, 2018). "Pepperdine to replace Marty Wilson at season's end". nbcsports.com. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  2. ^ Star, Bruce Pascoe Arizona Daily. "Pepperdine officially re-hires Arizona's Lorenzo Romar as head coach". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
  3. ^ "Pepperdine expected to hire coach Lorenzo Romar". ajc. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
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