2018–19 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

2018–19 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Gonzaga	16	–	0	1.000	33	–	4	.892
Saint Mary's †	11	–	5	.688	22	–	12	.647
BYU	11	–	5	.688	19	–	13	.594
San Francisco	9	–	7	.563	21	–	10	.677
Loyola Marymount	8	–	8	.500	22	–	12	.647
Santa Clara	8	–	8	.500	16	–	15	.516
San Diego	7	–	9	.438	21	–	15	.583
Pepperdine	6	–	10	.375	16	–	18	.471
Pacific	4	–	12	.250	14	–	18	.438
Portland	0	–	16	.000	7	–	25	.219

† 2019 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018–19 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represents Pepperdine University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Waves are led by first-year head coach, and fourth overall year, Lorenzo Romar, who previously coached the Waves 1996–1999. They play their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu, California as members of the West Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Waves finished the 2016–17 season 6–26, 2–16 in WCC play to finish in last place. They defeated Santa Clara in the first round of the WCC Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Saint Mary's.

On February 13, 2018, the school announced that head coach Marty Wilson would not return as head coach following the end of the season.^[1] He finished at Pepperdine with a seven-year record of 88–129 (91–139 when including his 3–10 record as interim head coach in 1995–96). On March 12, the school hired Lorenzo Romar as head coach.^[2] Romar returned to Pepperdine where he started his coaching career in 1996.^[3]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Amadi Udenyi	0	G	6'0"	195	RS Senior	Oakland, CA	Graduated
Elijah Lee	1	G	5'10"	160	Sophomore	Houston, TX	Graduate transferred to Midwestern State
Trae Berhow	11	G	6'5"	195	Freshman	Watertown, MN	Transferred to Northern Iowa
Caleb Martin	15	G	6'2"	190	Sophomore	Los Angeles, CA	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Knox Hellums	21	G	6'5"	195	Sophomore	Tomball, TX	Transferred to UTSA
Harrison Meads	22	F	6'7"	215	Junior	New Plymouth, New Zealand	Left the team due to personal reasons
Nolan Taylor	31	F	6'7"	260	Sophomore	Keller, TX	Transferred
Kevin Hempy	34	F	6'6"	200	RS Senior	Santa Barbara, CA	Walk-on; graduated
Matthew Atewe	41	F/C	6'9"	250	RS Senior	Toronto, ON	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Keith Smith	11	F	6'7"	215	Junior	Seattle, WA	Transferred from Oregon. Under NCAA transfer rules, Smith will sit out the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
M. J. Cage	35	F	6'10"	225	RS Sophomore	Santa Ana, CA	Transferred from Oregon. Under NCAA transfer rules, Cage will sit out the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting class of 2018

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Darryl Polk #86 PG	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Polytechnic High School	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	135 lb (61 kg)
Darryl Polk #86 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 59
Andre Ball #73 SF	Chino Hills, CA	Chino Hills High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
Andre Ball #73 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75
Kessler Edwards #73 SF	Etiwanda, CA	Etiwanda High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
Kessler Edwards #73 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75
Jackson Stormo C	Santa Barbara, CA	San Marcos High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (120 kg)
Jackson Stormo C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0
Victor Ohia Obioha C	Owerri, Nigeria	Hillcrest High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	N/A
Victor Ohia Obioha C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr Rivals: nr ESPN: nr
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Pepperdine Waves 2018 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2018 Pepperdine Waves Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2018 Pepperdine Waves Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2018–19 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Darryl Polk Jr.	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	145 lb (66 kg)	Fr	Long Beach Poly HS	Long Beach, CA
G	3	Michael Wexler (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Fr	Benilde-St. Margaret's School	Plymouth, MN
G	4	Colbey Ross	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Eaglecrest HS	Aurora, CO
G	5	Jade' Smith	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	St. Joseph Notre Dame HS	Oakland, CA
F	10	Andre Ball	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Chino Hills HS	Chino Hills, CA
F	11	Keith Smith	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	Rainier Beach HS Oregon	Seattle, WA
F	12	Darnell Dunn	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Kinston HS Miami Dade JC	Kinston, NC
G	14	Jay Yoon (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Arcadia HS	Arcadia, CA
F	15	Kessler Edwards	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Etiwanda HS	Rancho Cucamonga, CA
F	20	Kameron Edwards	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Jr	Etiwanda HS	Rancho Cucamonga, CA
G	21	Eric Cooper, Jr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	IMG Academy Nevada	Ontario, CA
F	25	Everett Perrot (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Christian Brothers HS	Elk Grove, CA
G	32	Kaijae Yee-Stephens	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS So	Santa Cruz HS	Santa Cruz, CA
C	33	Erik Mailliard (W)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Fr	Parish Episcopal School	Dallas, TX
C	34	Victor Ohia Obioha	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Hillcrest HS	Owerri, Nigeria
F	35	M. J. Cage	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Mater Dei HS Oregon	Santa Ana, CA
C	50	Jackson Stormo	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Fr	San Marcos HS	Santa Barabra, CA

Head coach

Lorenzo Romar (Washington)

Assistant coach(es)

Ken Bone (Seattle Pacific)
Curtis Allen (Washington)
Reggie Morris, Jr. (Howard)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non conference regular season
Nov 7, 2018* 7:00 pm	Cal State Dominguez Hills	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
Nov 10, 2018* 7:00 pm	Cal State Northridge	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
Nov 13, 2018* 6:00 pm	at Northern Colorado	Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
Nov 16, 2018* 5:00 pm	vs. Towson The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase quarterfinals	Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 17, 2018*	vs. Georgia Southern or Florida Atlantic The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase	Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 18, 2018*	vs. TBA The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase	Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 26, 2018* 7:00 pm	Idaho State	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
Dec 1, 2018* 5:00 pm	Abilene Christian	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
Dec 6, 2018* 7:00 pm	at UC Riverside	Student Recreation Center Arena Riverside, CA
Dec 8, 2018* 7:00 pm	Jackson State	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
Dec 15, 2018* 12:00 pm	at Southern Utah	America First Events Center Cedar City, UT
Dec 17, 2018* 7:00 pm, P12N	at Oregon State	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
Dec 20, 2018*	at Long Beach State	Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA
Dec 31, 2018* 3:00 pm	Alabama A&M	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
WCC regular season
Jan 3, 2019 7:00 pm, SPCSN	Loyola Marymount	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
Jan 5, 2019 5:00 pm	San Francisco	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
Jan 10, 2019 8:00 pm	at Santa Clara	Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
Jan 12, 2019 1:00 pm, SPCSN	at San Diego	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
Jan 17, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU	BYU	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
Jan 19, 2019 1:00 pm, SPCSN	at Loyola Marymount	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
Jan 26, 2019 5:00 pm, SPCSN	Saint Mary's	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
Jan 31, 2019 7:00 pm	at Portland	Chiles Center Portland, OR
Feb 2, 2019 7:00 pm	at Pacific	Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm	Santa Clara	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
Feb 9, 2019 1:00 pm, SPCSN	San Diego	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
Feb 14, 2019 7:00 pm	at San Francisco	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA
Feb 16, 2019 8:00 pm	at Saint Mary's	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
Feb 21, 2019 6:00 pm	at Gonzaga	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
Feb 23, 2019 5:00 pm	Portland	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
Mar 2, 2019 5:00 pm	Pacific	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
WCC Tournament
Mar 7–12, 2019	vs.	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

^ Johnson, Raphielle (February 13, 2018). "Pepperdine to replace Marty Wilson at season's end". nbcsports.com. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
^ Star, Bruce Pascoe Arizona Daily. "Pepperdine officially re-hires Arizona's Lorenzo Romar as head coach". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
^ "Pepperdine expected to hire coach Lorenzo Romar". ajc. Retrieved 2018-03-12.

[1] Johnson, Raphielle (February 13, 2018). "Pepperdine to replace Marty Wilson at season's end". nbcsports.com. Retrieved February 13, 2018.

[2] Star, Bruce Pascoe Arizona Daily. "Pepperdine officially re-hires Arizona's Lorenzo Romar as head coach". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2018-03-12.

[3] "Pepperdine expected to hire coach Lorenzo Romar". ajc. Retrieved 2018-03-12.

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