Photos by Brett Bean New year, same result? Not quite. Pepperdine is slated for a fourth place finish in the West Coast Conference, according to the West Coast Conference coaches' poll conducted on Oct. 31. But this is only ten percent of the story. What about the rest of the conference? How many tournament bids will the WCC have this season? Will USD finish higher … [Read more...] about West Coast Conference: Same As It Ever Was?
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Women’s Basketball Head Coach Ryan Weisenberg Optimistic About Season
Photo by Milan Loiacono One look at the Women's Basketball roster tells a lot about the season to come. The 13-player squad contains six freshmen — two redshirt freshmen and four true freshmen — five sophomores, one junior and one senior. The team's youth is its biggest strength and its biggest weakness, Head Coach Ryan Weisenberg said. "It’s a start fresh, start new. … [Read more...] about Women’s Basketball Head Coach Ryan Weisenberg Optimistic About Season
Men’s Basketball Closer, Part One: Gonzaga Coach Criticizes and Challenges the WCC
Photo by Rhema GabrielaPepperdine men's basketball closed their season with a 79-72 loss to Eastern Washington in the College Basketball Insiders Tournament on March 6. Seven days later, Pepperdine — and the rest of the WCC — took an "L" on the national level when Gonzaga Coach Mark Few threw some shade at the conference during an interview with John Blanchette of … [Read more...] about Men’s Basketball Closer, Part One: Gonzaga Coach Criticizes and Challenges the WCC
One-on-One With Stacy Davis
Photos Courtesy of Martin A. Folb, Pepperdine AthleticsMotivation can be found in unexpected places.Hours before senior forward Stacy Davis' career tipped off against Cal State Northridge on Nov. 9, 2012, the Pepperdine Waves stumbled upon a misplaced scouting report."One of [Cal State Northridge's] scouting reports was ‘Our freshmen are better than theirs," Davis said, … [Read more...] about One-on-One With Stacy Davis
Waves Endure Pair of Losses
Photos by Zach Le The men's basketball team snapped a nine-straight undefeated record at home last week when they hosted the West Coast Conference's Pacific Northwest schools: Gonzaga and University of Portland. Kleenex boxes, dumbfounded stares and referee-induced anger aside, here are some basic questions and answers about Pepperdine's two-game skid. I saw Pepperdine … [Read more...] about Waves Endure Pair of Losses