Pepperdine Waves women's basketball

Pepperdine Waves
women's basketball
Pepperdine Waves; women's basketball
	2024–25 Pepperdine Waves women's basketball team
University	Pepperdine University
Head coach	Katie Faulkner (1st season)
Conference	West Coast Conference
Location	Malibu, California
Arena	Firestone Fieldhouse ; (capacity: 3,104)
Nickname	Waves
Student section	Riptide
Colors	Blue, white, and orange;
Uniforms
NCAA tournament appearances
	2000, 2002, 2003, 2006
AIAW tournament Elite Eight
	Division II: 1978
AIAW tournament appearances
	Division II: 1978, 1979
Conference tournament champions
	2002, 2003, 2006
Conference regular season champions
	1999, 2000, 2002, 2003

The Pepperdine Waves women'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.^[2] The team's last appearance in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament was in 2006. Their home arena is the Firestone Fieldhouse, a multi-purpose facility that hosts basketball, volleyball, and many other athletic and university events. They share this facility with the Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team.

Postseason Results

The Waves have made the NCAA Tournament four times (2000, 2002, 2003, 2006) and the WNIT six times (1999, 2001, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2019). As of the end of the 2015–16 season, the Waves have an all-time record of 622–579.^[3]^[4]

NCAA tournament results

The Waves have appeared in the NCAA tournament four times.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2000	#13	First Round	#4 Virginia	L 62–74
2002	#8	First Round	#9 Villanova	L 46–67
2003	#12	First Round	#5 Louisiana Tech	L 60–94
2006	#15	First Round	#2 Oklahoma	L 66–78

NIT results

The Waves have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) six times. Most recently in 2019 they made it to the Sweet Sixteen of the Women's National Invitational Tournament.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1999 [1]	First Round	New Mexico	L 81 - 69
2001 [2]	First Round	Arizona	L 85 - 65
2004 [3]	First Round	Washington	L 71 - 59
2010 [4]	First Round	BYU	L 62 - 58
2011 [5]	First Round	Oklahoma St.	L 62 - 58
2019	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	California Baptist Saint Mary's Wyoming	W 91 - 79 W 65 - 61 L 61 - 60

AIAW College Division/Division II

The Waves made two appearances in the AIAW National Division II basketball tournament, with a combined record of 1–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1978	First Round Quarterfinals	Fordham Biola	W, 65–63 L, 60–96
1979	First Round	Tougaloo	L, 41–69

References

^ "Official Colors | Resources | Pepperdine Community". Retrieved April 5, 2016.
^ "Pepperdine University Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". Pepperdinewaves.Com. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
^ "Pepperdine Women's Basketball". 14 March 2017. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017.
^ "Pepperdine Women's Basketball 2016–2017 Record Book" (PDF). Grfx.cstv.com. Retrieved 2017-03-14.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Official Colors | Resources | Pepperdine Community". Retrieved April 5, 2016.

[2] "Pepperdine University Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". Pepperdinewaves.Com. Retrieved 2017-03-14.

[3] "Pepperdine Women's Basketball". 14 March 2017. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017.

[4] "Pepperdine Women's Basketball 2016–2017 Record Book" (PDF). Grfx.cstv.com. Retrieved 2017-03-14.

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v t e Pepperdine Waves women's basketball
Venues	Firestone Fieldhouse (1975–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	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 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e West Coast Conference women's basketball
Teams	Gonzaga Bulldogs (leaving in 2026) Loyola Marymount Lions Oregon State Beavers (leaving in 2026) Pacific Tigers Pepperdine Waves Portland Pilots Saint Mary's Gaels San Diego Toreros San Francisco Dons Santa Clara Broncos Washington State Cougars (leaving in 2026)
Future team	Seattle Redhawks (joining in 2025)
Championships & awards	Tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	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 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25