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Men’s Basketball falls to Saint Mary’s, 91-67

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Photos by Arthur Puu Pepperdine dropped its only home game in two weeks to Saint Mary's, 91-67 Saturday night. Junior Eric Cooper Jr. led the Waves with 19 points and freshman Colbey Ross followed with 16 points and 5 assists. .@cdot_ross with the pull up J! pic.twitter.com/CJUENAGSL6 — Pepperdine M. Hoops (@PeppBasketball) January 14, 2018 Six games into West … [Read more...] about Men’s Basketball falls to Saint Mary’s, 91-67

WCC Preseason Power Rankings, Part One: Cellar-Dwelling

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Getty Images/USA Today, Author Illustration The West Coast Conference is the land of the haves and the have-nots. Last season, the WCC led all conferences in blowout games; 29 of the 90 conference games had margins of victory of at least 19 points, according to KenPom's metrics. Judging by the title, these three teams are the have-nots. Hate to be the bearer of bad … [Read more...] about WCC Preseason Power Rankings, Part One: Cellar-Dwelling

Initial Reaction: KenPom.com Slates Waves at No. 9 in WCC

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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

Welcome to Transfermania: College Basketball’s Hectic Offseason

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Images by Kyle Cajero What is "Transfermania?" Transfermania is college basketball's off-season, which officially starts April 12 and lasts until early October: the first time Division I college basketball teams can hold official practices. More than 700 college basketball players pack their bags and leave for one of the other 350 Division I schools, Division II schools … [Read more...] about Welcome to Transfermania: College Basketball’s Hectic Offseason

Baseball Finds Silver Lining in Losing Weekend

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Photo courtesy of Stephen WandzuraThe Waves Baseball team got their first bite of WCC conference play in Stockton this weekend, and it didn't leave a pleasant aftertaste. Pepperdine lost two out of three games to the Pacific Tigers, splitting a doubleheader on March 25 — winning the first match, 7-6, losing the second, 11-5 — and struggled in the final game the next … [Read more...] about Baseball Finds Silver Lining in Losing Weekend