Pepperdine Waves basketball
Pepperdine Waves basketball history
Pepperdine University (Malibu, CA)
Firestone Fieldhouse
West Coast Conference (WCC)
Current head coach: Ed Schilling (2024-)
- Asst: Scott Rigot (2024-)
- Asst: Tyus Edney (2024-)
- Asst: Mike Doig (2024-)
- Asst: Jeremy Grubbs (2024-)
- Asst: Josh Calbert (2024-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 2 (1962, 1976)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 13 (1944, 1962, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2000, 2002)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 5-14
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 6 (1980, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1999, 2001)
- NIT Overall Record: 3-6
- CBI Championships: 1 (2021)
- CBI Appearances: 3 (2015, 2016, 2021)
- CBI Overall Record: 3-2
- NAIA National Championships: 0 (Runner-up in 1945)
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 7 (1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1952)
- NAIA Tournament Overall Record: 11-7
Conference Titles (WCC):
- WCC Regular Season Championships: 12 (1962, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2002)
- CCAA (NAIA/Div II) Regular Season Championships: 4 (1950, 1951, 1952, 1953)
- WCC Tournament Championships: 3 (1991, 1992, 1994)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- WCC Player of the Year: 11 (last = Dana Jones, 1993)
Pepperdine head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Ed Schilling | 2024-Pres | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Romar | 1996-99, 2018-24 | 118-157 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Wilson | 1996, 2011-18 | 91-139 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Asbury | 1988-94, 2008-11 | 153-127 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Eric Bridgeland (int.) | 2008 | 5-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vance Walberg | 2006-08 | 14-35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Westphal | 2001-06 | 76-72 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan van Breda Kolff | 1999-2001 | 47-18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Harrick | 1979-88 | 167-97 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Gary Colson | 1968-79 | 153-137 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Robert “Duck” Dowell | 1948-68 | 263-264 | 4^ | 3^ | 0 |
| Al Duer | 1939-48 | 176-102 | 0 | 1 (4^) | 0 |
| Wade Ruby | 1938-39 | 16-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These conference titles and tournament appearances came when the Pepperdine program was at either the NCAA Division II or NAIA level; Pepperdine moved up to Division I prior to the 1955-56 season, but did appear in the 1944 NCAA D-I Tournament
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.