2022–23 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

2022–23 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2023 WCC tournament winner; Rankings from AP poll

2022–23 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
2022–23 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 WCC)
Head coach	Lorenzo Romar (5th, 8th overall season);
Associate head coach	Ken Bone
Assistant coaches	Curtis Allen; Gerald Brown;
Home arena	Firestone Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Waves were led by head coach Lorenzo Romar, in the fifth 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.

Previous season

The Waves finished the 2021–22 season 7–25, 1–15 in WCC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round to San Diego of the WCC tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Darryl Polk Jr.	2	G	5'9"	155	Senior	Long Beach, CA	Left the team due to personal reasons
Keith Fisher III	3	F	6'8"	225	GS Senior	Los Angeles, CA	Graduated
Jade Smith	5	G	6'4"	165	RS Senior	Oakland, CA	Left the team due to personal reasons
Kendall Munson	12	F	6'8"	220	Sophomore	Seattle, WA	Transferred to Portland State
Malachy Caffrey	13	G	6'1"	175	Sophomore	Yakima, WA	Transferred to Green River College
Victor Ohia Obioha	34	C	6'9"	220	Senior	Owerri, Nigeria	Graduate transferred
Braun Hartfield	55	G	6'6"	185	RS Senior	Cleveland, OH	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Boubacar Coulibaly	12	F	6'10"	215	Junior	Bamako, Mali	USC

Recruiting classes

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jevon Porter #32 PF	Columbia, MO	Father Tolton Catholic High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sep 20, 2020
Jevon Porter #32 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Cord Stansberry PG	Bermuda Dunes, CA	Shadow Hills High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 4, 2020
Cord Stansberry PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Malik Moore SG	Ventura, CA	Heritage Christian School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 5, 2021
Malik Moore SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jalen Pitre PF	Long Beach, CA	Woodstock Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Aug 16, 2021
Jalen Pitre PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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 2022 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2022 Pepperdine Waves Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2022 Pepperdine Waves Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ariik Mawien SG	Sioux Falls, SD	Capistrano Valley Christian Schools	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jul 8, 2021
Ariik Mawien SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2023 Pepperdine Waves Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2022 Pepperdine Waves Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2022–23 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Houston Mallette	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Pacifica Christian HS	Oakland, CA
G	1	Mike Mitchell, Jr.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Archbishop Mitty HS	San Jose, CA
F	2	Jalen Pitre	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Woodstock Academy	Long Beach, CA
G	3	Malik Moore	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Heritage Christian School	Ventura, CA
G	5	Jay Yoon (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Sr	Arcadia HS	Arcadia, CA
F	10	Paul Jordan (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Long Island Lutheran HS	Glen Cove, NY
C	11	Carson Basham	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	AZ Compass Prep	Phoenix, AZ
F	12	Boubacar Coulibaly	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	San Gabriel Academy USC	Bamako, Mali
G	13	Cord Stansberry	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Woodstock Academy	Long Beach, CA
F	14	Jevon Porter	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Tolton HS	Columbia, MO
G	22	Majok Deng	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Salpointe Catholic HS	Tucson, AZ
F	24	Maxwell Lewis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	AZ Compass Prep	Las Vegas, NV
F	31	Jan Zidek	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Gymnasium Ota Pavel	Prague, Czech Republic
G	33	David Mager (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Dwight-Englewood School	Englewood, NJ
F	35	Aladji Gassama	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Fr	De Smet Jesuit HS	Bamako, Mali

Head coach

Lorenzo Romar (Washington)

Assistant coach(es)

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
November 7, 2022* TBA	Rice	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
November 11, 2022* TBA	at Cal State Fullerton	Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
November 13, 2022* TBA	Alabama State	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
November 19, 2022* TBA	UC Irvine	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
November 23, 2022* 7:30 p.m., P12N	at UCLA	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
November 26, 2022* TBA	at Grand Canyon	GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ
November 30, 2022* TBA	Cal Poly	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
December 3, 2022* TBA	Northern Arizona	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
December 6, 2022* TBA	Nevada	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
December 10, 2022* TBA	UC Santa Barbara	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
December 17, 2022* TBA	Cal State Los Angeles	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
December 22, 2022* 8:30 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	at Hawaii Diamond Head Classic	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 23, 2022* 7:00 p.m./9:30 p.m., ESPN2	vs. George Washington/Washington State Diamond Head Classic	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2022* TBA, ESPN2	vs. TBA Diamond Head Classic	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
WCC regular season
December 31, 2022 TBA	at Gonzaga	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
January 5, 2023 TBA	Santa Clara	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
January 7, 2023 TBA	Pacific	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
January 12, 2023 TBA	at San Diego	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
January 14, 2023 TBA	at BYU	Marriott Center Provo, UT
January 19, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN Networks	Saint Mary's	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
January 21, 2023 TBA	at Portland	Chiles Center Portland, OR
January 26, 2023 TBA	San Diego	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
January 28, 2023 TBA	at Loyola Marymount	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 2, 2023 TBA	at Pacific	Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
February 4, 2023 TBA	Portland	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
February 9, 2023 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	BYU	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
February 11, 2023 TBA	at San Francisco	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA
February 18, 2023 TBA	Gonzaga	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
February 23, 2023 TBA	at Santa Clara	Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
February 25, 2023 TBA	Loyola Marymount	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
WCC tournament
March 2–7, 2023	vs.	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[1]

References

^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". pepperdinewaves.com.

[1] "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". pepperdinewaves.com.

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2022–23 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

Contents

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting classes

2022 recruiting class

2023 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

References

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2022–23 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
BYU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 2 Gonzaga	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Loyola Marymount	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pacific	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pepperdine	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Portland	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Saint Mary's	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
San Diego	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
San Francisco	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Santa Clara	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2023 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll