Graphic by Ali Levens Lifelong fans. Local diehards. Fellow coaches. Worldwide basketball lovers. They will all remember Kobe Bean Bryant. Better known by the singular "Kobe," Bryant was a five-time NBA champion, two-time Most Valuable Player, 18-time NBA All-Star and a 20-year NBA veteran. Every one of those 20 seasons was in the purple and gold of the Los Angeles … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Community Remembers Kobe’s “Mamba Mentality”
Men’s Volleyball Succumbs to Defending National Champs in Four
Photos by Karl Winter Playing in a hostile environment at the Walter Pyramid, a young Pepperdine Men's Volleyball team gave the two-time defending national champions a run for their money. Passing and service woes ultimately cost the No. 9 Waves, who fell in four sets. Undefeated No. 4 Long Beach State won their 45th-consecutive home match at the Pyramid, a streak which … [Read more...] about Men’s Volleyball Succumbs to Defending National Champs in Four
Kobe Bryant Among Nine Dead in Calabasas Helicopter Crash
A fan in a Kobe Bryant jersey consoles an emotional mourner near the crash site at Las Virgenes Rd. and Willow Glen St. in Calabasas. | Photo by Ali Levens Basketball fans around the world are mourning the death of former Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant. The 41-year-old NBA legend died Sunday morning in a helicopter crash, along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven … [Read more...] about Kobe Bryant Among Nine Dead in Calabasas Helicopter Crash
Pepp Hosts Second California Strong Celebrity Softball Game
Yelich takes the field at Eddy D. Field Stadium. Photo by Karl Winter Following the Woolsey Fire, Camp Fire and Borderline Shooting striking the state in November 2018, a group of well-known athletes started a fundraising organization named California Strong. In January 2019, they hosted a celebrity softball event at Pepperdine to raise money and generate national … [Read more...] about Pepp Hosts Second California Strong Celebrity Softball Game
“The Standard is the Standard”: Men’s Volleyball Reloads
Junior libero Noah Dyer passes a ball in the 2019 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championship game Apr. 20. (Courtesy of Pepperdine Athletics | Martin A. Folb)Pepperdine Men’s Volleyball lost 12 players from a 2019 team that won a conference title and finished third in the nation. Five of those players were starters. How does any team recover from such critical … [Read more...] about “The Standard is the Standard”: Men’s Volleyball Reloads
