The Waves are back.Pepperdine Men's Basketball earned an expected win against Life Pacific on Dec. 4, scoring 119 against Life Pacific’s 57. The squad recently came off a loss against Weber State University, making their record 2-6. The Waves' triple-digit win is the largest win margin of the season, surpassing the 128-67 victory at the Lincoln Exhibition on Nov. 2.Head … [Read more...] about Men’s Basketball Secures Dominate 62-Point Victory Over Life Pacific
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Men’s Basketball Opens Season with Decisive Win
It's a flawless week of home openers for Pepperdine Basketball to begin the 2024-25 campaign.To open the week, Women's Basketball started the season with a 59-57 comeback win over California State University, Fullerton on Nov. 4. The Men's Basketball squad followed up with a decisive 77-64 win over Western Illinois University on Nov. 6 in a packed Firestone Fieldhouse.Both … [Read more...] about Men’s Basketball Opens Season with Decisive Win
New NCAA Transfer Portal Rules Affect Players, Coaches and Academic Advisers
Changing the rules of a sport ultimately changes the results of the game, match or race. Changing the rules of the NCAA Transfer Portal ultimately changes collegiate athletics.On April 18, the NCAA Division I Council unanimously adopted a new package of rules, forever changing the way student-athletes transfer from one school to another, according to the NCAA. The rule changes … [Read more...] about New NCAA Transfer Portal Rules Affect Players, Coaches and Academic Advisers
Men’s Basketball Sees Influx of Players Enter the Transfer Portal
Following the end of the 2023-24 season, seven members of the Pepperdine Men’s Basketball team have entered the transfer portal, according to the college sports and recruit website On3. The players who have entered the portal include: junior guard Houston Mallette, sophomore guard/forward Michael Ajayi, sophomore forward Jevon Porter, sophomore forward Jalen Pitre, sophomore … [Read more...] about Men’s Basketball Sees Influx of Players Enter the Transfer Portal
‘He Led Us Like Family’: Men’s Basketball Reflects on Playing for Lorenzo Romar
Lorenzo Romar, former Pepperdine Men’s Basketball head coach, has concluded his tenure as head coach following the end of the 2023-24 Men’s Basketball season, Pepperdine Athletics confirmed to the Graphic. Romar coached at Pepperdine from 1996-99 and 2018-24, where he had a 117-156 record with the Waves. Former players of his said Romar has an incredible character, and they … [Read more...] about ‘He Led Us Like Family’: Men’s Basketball Reflects on Playing for Lorenzo Romar
