2020–21 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Waves are led by head coach Lorenzo Romar, in the third season of his second stint after coaching the Waves from 1996 to 1999. They played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu, California as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 15–12, 7–6 to finish in 4th place. They defeated Santa Clara in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament before losing in the semifinals to BYU. They received an invitation to the CBI where they defeated Longwood, Bellarmine, and Coastal Carolina to become CBI Champions.

2020–21 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
CBI, Champions
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	15–12 (7–6 WCC)
Head coach	Lorenzo Romar (3rd, 6th overall season)
Assistant coaches	Ken Bone Curtis Allen Gerald Brown
Home arena	Firestone Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Gonzaga †	15	–	0		1.000			31	–	1		.969
No. 23 BYU	10	–	3		.769			20	–	7		.741
Loyola Marymount	7	–	5		.583			13	–	9		.591
Pepperdine	7	–	6		.538			15	–	12		.556
Pacific	6	–	7		.462			9	–	9		.500
Santa Clara	4	–	5		.444			12	–	8		.600
Saint Mary's	4	–	6		.400			14	–	10		.583
San Francisco	4	–	9		.308			11	–	14		.440
San Diego	2	–	7		.222			3	–	11		.214
Portland	0	–	11		.000			6	–	15		.286
† 2021 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Waves finished the 2019–20 season 16–16, 8–8 in WCC play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Santa Clara in the second round of the WCC tournament before losing in the third round to Saint Mary's.

Roster

2020–21 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Sedrick Altman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Colony HS Rialto, CA G 2 Darryl Polk Jr. 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Long Beach Poly HS Long Beach, CA G 3 Michael Wexler (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Benilde-St. Margaret's School Plymouth, MN G 4 Colbey Ross 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Eaglecrest HS Aurora, CO G 5 Jade' Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Jr St. Joseph Notre Dame HS Oakland, CA F 10 Andre Ball 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Chino Hills HS Chino Hills, CA F 12 Kendall Munson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Garfield HS Seattle, WA G 13 Malachy Caffrey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr La Salle HS Yakima, WA G 14 Jay Yoon (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Arcadia HS Arcadia, CA F 15 Kessler Edwards 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Etiwanda HS Rancho Cucamonga, CA G 22 Majok Deng 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Salpointe Catholic HS Tucson, AZ F 24 Kene Chukwuka 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Soderslatts Gymnasiet Pittsburgh Stockholm, Sweden F 25 Everett Perrot (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Christian Brothers HS Elk Grove, CA F 31 Jan Zidek 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Gymnasium Ota Pavel Prague, Czech Republic C 34 Victor Ohia Obioha 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Hillcrest HS Owerri, Nigeria G 44 Robbie Heath 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Abington HS West Chester Whittlesea, Australia	Head coach Lorenzo Romar (Washington) Assistant coach(es) Ken Bone (Seattle Pacific) Curtis Allen (Washington) Gerald Brown (Pepperdine) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 19, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 3:30 pm		vs. UC Irvine	W 86–72	1–0	20 – Edwards	7 – Tied	8 – Ross	Viejas Arena  San Diego, CA
November 27, 2020* 12:00 pm, P12N		vs. No. 22 UCLA	L 98–107 3OT	1–1	33 – Ross	6 – Tied	6 – Altman	Viejas Arena  San Diego, CA
December 2, 2020* 5:00 pm		San Jose State	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues					Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, CA
December 3, 2020* 6:30 pm		Saint Katherine	W 94–45	2–1	26 – Ross	11 – Chukwuka	9 – Ross	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, CA
December 5, 2020* 3:00 pm		Fresno State	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues					Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, CA
December 6, 2020* 1:30 pm		at San Diego State	L 60–65	2–2	22 – Edwards	6 – Chukwuka	7 – Ross	Viejas Arena  San Diego, CA
December 9, 2020* 6:00 pm, CBSSN		California	W 74–62	3–2	26 – Edwards	8 – Edwards	11 – Ross	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, CA
December 12, 2020* 1:00 pm		Cal State Northridge	L 84–89	3–3	29 – Ross	9 – Edwards	9 – Ross	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, CA
December 14, 2020* 6:30 pm		at UNLV	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues					Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
December 16, 2020* 5:00 pm		Concordia–Irvine	W 91–68	4–3	21 – Ross	7 – Edwards	8 – Ross	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, CA
December 19, 2020* 3:00 pm		UC Santa Barbara	L 63–75	4–4	20 – Ross	7 – Ball	6 – Ross	Anaheim Arena  Anaheim, CA
December 23, 2020* 1:00 pm		Tarleton State	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues					Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, CA
December 23, 2020* 3:00 pm		Cal State Bakersfield	L 51–79	4–5	11 – Altman	6 – Munson	4 – Ross	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, CA
WCC regular season
December 31, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN2		BYU	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues					Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, CA
January 2, 2021		at Saint Mary's	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues					University Credit Union Pavilion  Moraga, CA
January 7, 2021		at San Francisco	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues					War Memorial Gymnasium  San Francisco, CA
January 14, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 1 Gonzaga	L 70–95	4–6 (0–1)	14 – Edwards	5 – Ohia Obioha	7 – Ross	McCarthey Athletic Center  Spokane, WA
January 16, 2021 4:00 pm, WCC Network		Portland	W 80–65	5–6 (1–1)	21 – Edwards	9 – Edwards	10 – Ross	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, CA
January 21, 2021 6:00 pm, WCC Network		Pacific	W 85–68	6–6 (2–1)	37 – Edwards	11 – Edwards	11 – Ross	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, CA
January 23, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at BYU	L 54–65	6–7 (2–2)	21 – Ross	10 – Tied	4 – Ross	Marriott Center  Provo, UT
January 27, 2020 12:00 pm, BYU.tv		BYU rescheduled from December 31	W 76–73	7–7 (3–2)	19 – Ross	9 – Altman	6 – Ross	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, CA
January 30, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 1 Gonzaga	L 75–97	7–8 (3–3)	16 – Ross	6 – Tied	7 – Ross	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, CA
February 4, 2021 6:00 pm		San Diego	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues					Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, CA
February 6, 2021		San Francisco	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues					Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, CA
February 6, 2021 4:00 pm, Stadium		at Portland moved from February 18	W 91–70	8–8 (4–3)	24 – Ross	10 – Tied	12 – Ross	Chiles Center  Portland, OR
February 10, 2021 2:00 pm, Prime Ticket		at San Francisco rescheduled from January 7	W 76–68	9–8 (5–3)	22 – Ross	11 – Edwards	6 – Ross	War Memorial Gymnasium  San Francisco, CA
February 11, 2021 6:00 pm		at Loyola Marymount	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues					Gersten Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
February 13, 2021 5:00 pm, CBSSN		Saint Mary's	W 60–58	10–8 (6–3)	15 – Edwards	11 – Zidek	10 – Ross	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, CA
February 20, 2021 3:00 pm, Stadium		at Santa Clara	L 82–86	10–9 (6–4)	26 – Ross	9 – Zidek	6 – Ross	Leavey Center  Santa Clara, CA
February 22, 2021 4:00 pm, Prime Ticket		at Saint Mary's rescheduled from January 2	L 61–66	10–10 (6–5)	22 – Altman	6 – Ohia Obioha	5 – Ross	University Credit Union Pavilion  Moraga, CA
February 25, 2021 6:00 pm, Stadium		Loyola Marymount	L 74–81	10–11 (6–6)	25 – Ross	8 – Ohia Obioha	8 – Ross	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, CA
February 27, 2021 2:00 pm, Stadium		at San Diego	W 90–84	11–11 (7–6)	27 – Ross	6 – Edwards/Ohia Obioha	8 – Ross	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, CA
WCC tournament
March 6, 2021 9:00 pm, ESPN2	(3)	vs. (7) Santa Clara Quarterfinals	W 78–70	12–11	25 – Ross	11 – Edwards	12 – Ross	Orleans Arena (0) Paradise, NV
March 8, 2021 9:00 pm, ESPN2	(3)	vs. (2) BYU Semifinals	L 77–82 OT	12–12	20 – Edwards	9 – Edwards	5 – Edwards	Orleans Arena (0) Paradise, NV
CBI
March 22, 2021 2:30 pm, FloSports		vs. Longwood Quarterfinals	W 80–66	13–12	22 – Edwards	11 – Ohia Obioha	13 – Ross	Ocean Center (102) Daytona Beach, FL
March 23, 2021 8:00 pm, FloSports		vs. Bellarmine Semifinals	W 82–71	14–12	28 – Edwards	9 – Ross	8 – Ross	Ocean Center (286) Daytona Beach, FL
March 24, 2021 5:00 pm, FloSports		vs. Coastal Carolina Championship	W 84–61	15–12	16 – Ohia Obioha	6 – Tied	7 – Ross	Ocean Center (193) Daytona Beach, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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