2017–18 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

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.

2017–18 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
2017–18 record6–26 (2–16 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mark Amaral
  • Bryant Moore
  • John Impelman
Home arenaFirestone Fieldhouse
2017–18 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 8 Gonzaga171 .944  325  .865
No. 25 Saint Mary's162 .889  306  .833
BYU117 .611  2411  .686
San Diego99 .500  2014  .588
San Francisco99 .500  2217  .564
Pacific99 .500  1418  .438
Santa Clara810 .444  1120  .355
Loyola Marymount513 .278  1120  .355
Portland414 .222  1022  .313
Pepperdine216 .111  626  .188
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Jeremy Major3G5'10"175SeniorPasadena, CAGraduated
Nate Gehring12C6'10"225RS SophomoreWaukee, IATransferred
Chris Reyes14F6'7"235SeniorLa Verne, CAGraduated
Jonathan Allen23G6'2"200SeniorNashville, TNWalk-on; graduated
Craig LeCesne24F6'9"225FreshmanOxie, SwedenTransferred to San Bernardino Valley College
Lamond Murray Jr.30G/F6'5"200SeniorTorrance, CAGraduated
Ryan Keenan44C6'10"240RS SophomoreWoodbury, MNTransferred

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school
Darnell Dunn12F6'5"225JuniorKinston, NCJunior college transferred from Miami Dade College.
Harrison Meads22F6'7"JuniorNew Plymouth, New ZealandJunior college transferred from Laramie County CC.
Matthew Atewe41F6'9"250RS SeniorToronto, ONTransferred 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:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Amadi Udenyi 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SrDe La Salle HS
    St. Thomas More
    Oakland, CA
    G 1 Elijah Lee 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoHomeschool Christian Youth Ass. Houston, TX
    G 2 Eric Cooper, Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS JrIMG Academy
    Nevada
    Ontario, CA
    G 3 Michael Wexler (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrBenilde-St. Margaret's School Plymouth, MN
    G 4 Colbey Ross 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrEaglecrest HS Aurora, CO
    G 5 Jade' Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrSt. Joseph Notre Dame HS Oakland, CA
    G 11 Trae Berhow 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrWatertown Mayer HS Watertown, MN
    F 12 Darnell Dunn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrKinston HS
    Miami Dade JC
    Kinston, NC
    G 15 Caleb Martin (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoBuckley School Los Angeles, CA
    F 20 Kameron Edwards 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS SoEtiwanda HS Rancho Cucamonga, CA
    G 21 Knox Hellums 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoConcordia Lutheran HS Tomball, TX
    F 22 Harrison Meads 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrNew 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) SoKeller HS Keller, TX
    G 32 Kaijae Yee-Stephens 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS FrSanta Cruz HS Santa Cruz, CA
    C 33 Erik Mailliard (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrParish Episcopal School Dallas, TX
    F 34 Kevin Hempy (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SrSan Marcos HS
    Westmont College
    Santa Barbara, CA
    F/C 41 Matthew Atewe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)250 lb (113 kg) RS SrNotre 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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