Photos from YouTube and Palm Beach Post, Image by Kyle CajeroThis is part two of a series. Read part one here.Here's where the WCC gets interesting.The middle tier of the West Coast Conference has been a revolving door: Over the past three seasons, six different institutions have graced the conference's 5 through 7 seeds. Although being in the middle of the pack has negative … [Read more...] about WCC Preseason Power Rankings, Part Two: Stuck in the Middle
WCC Preseason Power Rankings, Part Three: Introducing the Contenders
Getty Images, Author Illustration This three-part series has finally reached the summit of the West hhoast Conference. Judging by process of elimination, the BYU Cougars, Gonzaga Bulldogs, Saint Mary's Gaels and the San Francisco Dons are the only teams left in the 2017-18 preseason preview. All four of these teams could win at least 20 games this year, and all of these … [Read more...] about WCC Preseason Power Rankings, Part Three: Introducing the Contenders
Double Trouble: Women’s Basketball Gets Verbal Commits from Studio City Twins
Photo from the Los Angeles Daily News/Author Illustration Harvard-Westlake twins Jayda and Jayla Ruffus-Milner verbally committed to Pepperdine on Sunday night, according to the Harvard-Westlake Girls' Basketball Twitter account. The twin sisters from Harvard-Westlake High School in Studio City, CA are the first two verbal commitments for Pepperdine's incoming class of … [Read more...] about Double Trouble: Women’s Basketball Gets Verbal Commits from Studio City Twins
Initial Reaction: KenPom.com Slates Waves at No. 9 in WCC
Image by Kyle CajeroCollege basketball's advanced statistics compiler Ken Pomeroy ranked the Waves ninth among 10 West Coast Conference teams and No. 286 nationally.Pomeroy's statistics, which came out Sunday, are vastly different than the 2017-18 WCC Coaches Poll, which picked the Waves to finish seventh, ahead of Pacific (No. 253, per KenPom), Portland, (No. 305) and in-city … [Read more...] about Initial Reaction: KenPom.com Slates Waves at No. 9 in WCC
Pepperdine Needs a Female Mascot
Art by Sybil ZhangPseudo-editor's note: We have informed Kyle Cajero that this article is a fireable offense.We need to talk about Willie the Wave.Now this isn't a conversation about his often-misunderstood public perception, his rocky past or (shudders) The Wave Rangers — in fact, Willie is actually admired outside of the Malibubble. Nor am I advocating for replacing … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Needs a Female Mascot