Men’s Basketball
Former coach Tom Asbury will join many others who will be inducted into the Pepperdine Athletic Hall of Fame. Asbury was named the West Coast Conference Coach of the Year in 1991 and 1992. During the nine years that Asbury served as assistant coach (1980-1988), the Waves had a 167-97 record with four NCAA Tournament appearances. The only three championships for the Waves at the WCC Tournament were during Asbury’s coaching career.
Asbury ushered in a new wave of student-athlete recruits during his last seasons with the Waves that boosted the team’s overall GPA. Coach Asbury said he is now enjoying retirement.
Men’s Basketball
As Pepperdine’s leading scorer with 1701 points, it is no surprise that Dane Suttle Sr. is being inducted into the Pepperdine Athletic Hall of Fame. Suttle averaged 23.4 points per game during his senior year, 1982-1983. That same year, he received an All-American Honorable Mention from the Associated Press and the West Coast Conference Player of the Year award. During his time at Pepperdine, Suttle was known for his incredible shooting skills and ability to perform under pressure. Suttle was selected by the Kansas City Kings during the seventh round of the 1983 NBA draft after graduating from Pepperdine. His son Dane Suttle Jr. followed his father’s footsteps by playing for the Waves from 2009 to 2012. Suttle Sr. is currently an assistant coach at Cal State Los Angeles.
Women’s Soccer
Jennifer Evans represents women’s soccer as the sport’s first inductee into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame. From her time with the Waves, Evans holds single-season records accumulated in 1993 for points in a season with a whopping 46, points per game (2.71), goals (20), goals per game (1.18) and 97 shots.
She also received two All-WCC first team picks during her-four-season soccer career.
Baseball
Dan Haren is a three-time All-Star player who is under contract with Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, where has played since 2010. He represented Pepperdine as the 1999 West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year. Pairing with his teammate Noah Lowry, a left-handed pitcher, he formed the best starting pitching duo of the WCC.
He was also named an All-West Coast Conference Selection in 2000 and 2001.