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2022–23 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

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2022–23 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record9–22 (2–14 WCC)
Head coach
Associate head coachKen Bone
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFirestone Fieldhouse
Seasons
2022–23 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Saint Mary's 14 2   .875 27 8   .771
No. 9 Gonzaga 14 2   .875 31 6   .838
Santa Clara 11 5   .688 23 10   .697
Loyola Marymount 9 7   .563 19 12   .613
San Francisco 7 9   .438 20 14   .588
BYU 7 9   .438 19 15   .559
Pacific 7 9   .438 15 18   .455
Portland 5 11   .313 14 19   .424
San Diego 4 12   .250 11 20   .355
Pepperdine 2 14   .125 9 22   .290
2023 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Waves were led by head coach Lorenzo Romar, in the fifth season of his second stint after coaching the Waves from 1996 to 1999. They played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu, California as members of the West Coast Conference.

Previous season

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The Waves finished the 2021–22 season 7–25, 1–15 in WCC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round to San Diego of the WCC tournament.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Darryl Polk Jr. 2 G 5'9" 155 Senior Long Beach, CA Left the team for personal reasons
Keith Fisher III 3 F 6'8" 225 GS Senior Los Angeles, CA Graduated
Jade Smith 5 G 6'4" 165 RS Senior Oakland, CA Left the team for personal reasons
Kendall Munson 12 F 6'8" 220 Sophomore Seattle, WA Transferred to Portland State
Malachy Caffrey 13 G 6'1" 175 Sophomore Yakima, WA Transferred to Green River College
Victor Ohia Obioha 34 C 6'9" 220 Senior Owerri, Nigeria Graduate transferred
Braun Hartfield 55 G 6'6" 185 RS Senior Cleveland, OH Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Boubacar Coulibaly 12 F 6'10" 215 Junior Bamako, Mali USC

Recruiting classes

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2022 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jevon Porter
#32 PF
Columbia, MO Father Tolton Catholic High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 20, 2020 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Cord Stansberry
PG
Bermuda Dunes, CA Shadow Hills High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) May 4, 2020 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Malik Moore
SG
Ventura, CA Heritage Christian School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 5, 2021 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Jalen Pitre
PF
Long Beach, CA Woodstock Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Aug 16, 2021 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/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 2022 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2022 Pepperdine Waves Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN 2022 Pepperdine Waves Basketball recruits". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2023 recruiting class

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College recruiting information (2023)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ariik Mawien
SG
Sioux Falls, SD Capistrano Valley Christian Schools 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jul 8, 2021 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/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:

Roster

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2022–23 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Houston Mallette 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Pacifica Christian HS Oakland, CA
G 1 Mike Mitchell, Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Archbishop Mitty HS San Jose, CA
F 2 Jalen Pitre 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Woodstock Academy Long Beach, CA
G 3 Malik Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Heritage Christian School Ventura, CA
G 5 Jay Yoon (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Arcadia HS Arcadia, CA
F 10 Paul Jordan (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Long Island Lutheran HS Glen Cove, NY
C 11 Carson Basham 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So AZ Compass Prep Phoenix, AZ
F 12 Boubacar Coulibaly 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr San Gabriel Academy
USC
Bamako, Mali
G 13 Cord Stansberry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Woodstock Academy Long Beach, CA
F 14 Jevon Porter 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Tolton HS Columbia, MO
G 22 Majok Deng 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Salpointe Catholic HS Tucson, AZ
F 24 Maxwell Lewis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So AZ Compass Prep Las Vegas, NV
F 31 Jan Zidek 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Gymnasium Ota Pavel Prague, Czech Republic
G 33 David Mager (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Dwight-Englewood School Englewood, NJ
F 35 Aladji Gassama 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr De Smet Jesuit HS Bamako, Mali
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., WCC Network
Rice W 106–67  1–0
 29  Lewis   7  Porter   8  Mitchell Jr.  Firestone Fieldhouse (1,258)
Malibu, CA
November 11, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal State Fullerton L 71–74  1–1
 15  Tied   10  Porter   3  Lewis  Titan Gym (1,140)
Fullerton, CA
November 13, 2022*
2:00 p.m., WCC Network
Alabama State W 91–62  2–1
 23  Mitchell Jr.   10  Porter   5  Tied  Firestone Fieldhouse (568)
Malibu, CA
November 15, 2022*
7:00 p.m., WCC Network
Vanguard W 94–80  3–1
 23  Porter   9  Lewis   7  Mallette  Firestone Fieldhouse (610)
Malibu, CA
November 19, 2022*
5:00 p.m., WCC Network
UC Irvine W 64–55  4–1
 20  Mallette   9  Porter   5  Mitchell Jr.  Firestone Fieldhouse (904)
Malibu, CA
November 23, 2022*
7:30 p.m., P12N
at No. 19 UCLA L 53–100  4–2
 13  Tied   8  Mallette   3  Moore  Pauley Pavilion (8,107)
Los Angeles, CA
November 30, 2022*
7:00 p.m., WCC Network
Cal Poly Cancelled due to health & safety protocols Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
December 3, 2022*
5:00 p.m., WCC Network
Northern Arizona W 88–69  5–2
 30  Lewis   9  Basham   5  Tied  Firestone Fieldhouse (351)
Malibu, CA
December 6, 2022*
7:00 p.m., WCC Network
Nevada L 77–85  5–3
 18  Tied   10  Porter   2  Tied  Firestone Fieldhouse (633)
Malibu, CA
December 10, 2022*
5:00 p.m., WCC Network
UC Santa Barbara L 64–67 OT 5–4
 24  Lewis   9  Coulibaly   4  Lewis  Firestone Fieldhouse (651)
Malibu, CA
December 17, 2022*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Grand Canyon
Rescheduled from Nov. 26
L 73–83 OT 5–5
 19  Mallette   10  Porter   7  Mitchell Jr.  GCU Arena (7,072)
Phoenix, AZ
December 19, 2022*
1:00 p.m., WCC Network
Cal State Los Angeles W 92–69  6–5
 26  Lewis   9  Mitchell Jr.   11  Mitchell Jr.  Firestone Fieldhouse (500)
Malibu, CA
December 22, 2022*
8:30 p.m., ESPN2
at Hawai'i
Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals
L 70–76  6–6
 23  Lewis   7  Lewis   2  Tied  Stan Sheriff Center (5,087)
Honolulu, HI
December 23, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. George Washington
Diamond Head Classic Consolation Round
W 81–70  7–6
 22  Lewis   14  Porter   5  Lewis  Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2022*
12:30 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Iona
Diamond Head Classic 5th Place Game
L 66–76  7–7
 23  Lewis   7  Porter   7  Mitchell Jr.  Stan Sheriff Center (3,897)
Honolulu, HI
WCC regular season
December 31, 2022
2:00 p.m., BSSC
at No. 10 Gonzaga L 88–111  7–8
(0–1)
 20  Lewis   7  Porter   7  Mitchell Jr.  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
January 5, 2023
7:00 p.m., WCC Network
Santa Clara L 79–89  7–9
(0–2)
 20  Lewis   6  Porter   4  Lewis  Firestone Fieldhouse (682)
Malibu, CA
January 7, 2023
5:00 p.m., WCC Network
Pacific L 75–80  7–10
(0–3)
 30  Lewis   14  Lewis   9  Mitchell Jr.  Firestone Fieldhouse (626)
Malibu, CA
January 12, 2023
7:00 p.m., BSSC
at San Diego L 89–92  7–11
(0–4)
 21  Porter   8  Basham   5  Mitchell Jr.  Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,036)
San Diego, CA
January 14, 2023
6:00 p.m., BYUtv
at BYU L 81–91  7–12
(0–5)
 19  Mallette   5  Basham   4  Mitchell Jr.  Marriott Center (14,434)
Provo, UT
January 19, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN Networks
Saint Mary's L 44–73  7–13
(0–6)
 15  Mallette   5  Tied   5  Mitchell Jr.  Firestone Fieldhouse (1,050)
Malibu, CA
January 21, 2023
3:00 p.m., BSSC
at Portland L 76–91  7–14
(0–7)
 18  Lewis   10  Porter   6  Lewis  Chiles Center (1,364)
Portland, OR
January 26, 2023
7:00 p.m., WCC Network
San Diego L 78–87  7–15
(0–8)
 20  Mitchell Jr.   7  Tied   7  Mitchell Jr.  Firestone Fieldhouse (732)
Malibu, CA
January 28, 2023
8:00 p.m., BSSC
at Loyola Marymount L 70–84  7–16
(0–9)
 21  Lewis   8  Porter   4  Mitchell Jr.  Gersten Pavilion (2,234)
Los Angeles, CA
February 2, 2023
7:00 p.m., WCC Network
at Pacific L 72–81  7–17
(0–10)
 18  Lewis   11  Porter   5  Moore  Alex G. Spanos Center (1,315)
Stockton, CA
February 4, 2023
5:00 p.m., WCC Network
Portland W 94–93 2OT 8–17
(1–10)
 25  Mallette   11  Porter   5  Tied  Firestone Fieldhouse (714)
Malibu, CA
February 9, 2023
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
BYU W 92–80  9–17
(2–10)
 30  Porter   10  Porter   11  Mitchell Jr.  Firestone Fieldhouse (1,059)
Malibu, CA
February 11, 2023
7:00 p.m., WCC Network
at San Francisco L 80–88  9–18
(2–11)
 22  Mitchell Jr.   7  Tied   4  Mallette  War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, CA
February 18, 2023
4:00 p.m., BSSC
No. 13 Gonzaga L 88–97  9–19
(2–12)
 22  Mallette   7  Basham   7  Mitchell Jr.  Firestone Fieldhouse (3,108)
Malibu, CA
February 23, 2023
7:00 p.m., WCC Network
at Santa Clara L 82–91  9–20
(2–13)
 15  Zidek   10  Porter   5  Mitchell Jr.  Leavey Center (2,082)
Santa Clara, CA
February 25, 2023
7:30 p.m., BSSC
Loyola Marymount L 67–75  9–21
(2–14)
 22  Zidek   7  Porter   5  Mitchell Jr.  Firestone Fieldhouse (1,422)
Malibu, CA
WCC tournament
March 2, 2023
8:30 p.m., WCC Network
(10) vs. (7) Pacific
First round
L 71–84  9–22
 16  Lewis   7  Lewis   4  Mitchell Jr.  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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References

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