Photos by Arthur Puu The Pepperdine Women's Basketball team entered the final two weeks of the season with expectations to finish strong. Entering the week, the Waves faced a tough challenge against two of the top-seeded teams in the West Coast Conference, hosting top-seeded Gonzaga and taking on third-ranked BYU on the road. Coming off an emotional 85-74 win over rival … [Read more...] about Women’s Basketball Drops Two Straight Games to BYU and Gonzaga
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Men’s Basketball Drops Seventh Straight Game With Losses to BYU and No. 9 Gonzaga
Photos by Arthur Puu With two more weeks left in the regular season, Pepperdine Men's Basketball played a home-road series against two of the top three teams in the West Coast Conference: BYU on Thursday, Feb. 15 and No. 9 Gonzaga on Saturday, Feb. 17. Since the calendar changed to 2018, the Waves have gone 1-13 compared to 3-11 in the first half of the season. The … [Read more...] about Men’s Basketball Drops Seventh Straight Game With Losses to BYU and No. 9 Gonzaga
Coach Marty Wilson Leaves Pepperdine Basketball Team
Head basketball coach Marty Wilson has just been fired. Last season, the Waves saw their lowest win total since Wilson took over as head coach in 2011. Some players, including Kaijae Yee-Stephens, blame the 9-22 record on injury and illnesses that plagued the team Fans could not have comprehend the idea of this season being any worse, but the team is currently sitting … [Read more...] about Coach Marty Wilson Leaves Pepperdine Basketball Team
Yasmine Robinson-Bacote named WCC Player of the Week
Photos by Joanna Cabalquinto Robinson-Bacote put up 31 points with 10 rebounds against Portland on Thursday, Feb. 1 for her eighth double-double of the season. Her strong offense continued into Pepperdine’s next game against Pacific two days later on Saturday, Feb. 3, during which she scored 31 points again with eight rebounds. With her display of both offensive and … [Read more...] about Yasmine Robinson-Bacote named WCC Player of the Week
Men’s Basketball will not retain Head Coach Marty Wilson at end of season
Photo by Arthur Puu Marty Wilson will not return as the Pepperdine Men's Basketball Head Coach next season, the University announced Tuesday. “It has been decided that terminating the current contract at the end of this season is in the best interests of the program,” Pepperdine’s Director of Athletics Dr. Steve Potts said in the press release. “Marty Wilson will always be … [Read more...] about Men’s Basketball will not retain Head Coach Marty Wilson at end of season
