2016–17 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2016–17 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . This was head coach Marty Wilson 's sixth full season at Pepperdine. The Waves played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu, California as members of the West Coast Conference . They finished the season 9–22, 5–13 in WCC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to Pacific .
Previous season
The Waves finished the 2015–16 season 18–14, 10–8 in WCC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated San Francisco in the WCC tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Saint Mary's . The received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational tournament where they lost in the first round to Eastern Washington .
Departures
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Notes
John Yi
2
G
5'9"
160
Sophomore
Yorba Linda, CA Walk-on; didn't return
Stacey Davis
5
F
6'6"
235
Senior
Laveen, AZ Graduated
Jamani Spencer
10
G
6'0"
180
Freshman
Porter Ranch, CA Walk-on; transferred to Worcester Poly
Atif Russell
11
G/F
6'5"
210
Senior
Katy, TX Graduated
A. J. Lapray
20
G
6'5"
190
RS Sophomore
Salem, OR Retired from basketball due to a hip injury[ 1]
Shawn Olden
22
G
6'3"
175
Sophomore
Tulsa, OK Transferred to New Mexico JC
Hakeem Anchrum
24
F
6'6"
225
Freshman
Birmingham, AL Walk-on; didn't return
A. J. John
25
F
6'8"
225
Sophomore
Santa Rosa, CA Transferred to UC Davis
Jake Johnson
34
F/C
6'10"
220
Senior
Reno, NV Walk-on; graduated
Jett Raines
45
F
6'7"
225
Senior
Coppell, TX Graduated
Incoming transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Notes
Eric Cooper, Jr.
2
G
6'3"
180
Sophomore
Long Beach, CA Transferred from Nevada . Under NCAA transfer rules, Cooper, Jr. will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Chris Reyes
14
F
6'7"
236
Senior
La Verne, CA Transferred from Utah . Will be eligible to play immediately since Reyes graduated from Utah .
Recruiting Class of 2016
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Craig LeCesne #109 SF
Hagerstown, MD
St. James School
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Oct 28, 2015
Star ratings :Scout :Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 60
Knox Hellums SG
Tomball, TX
Concordia Lutheran High School
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sep 28, 2015
Star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 0
Elijah Lee PG
Houston, TX
Homeschool Christian Youth Association
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
N/A
Star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 0
Nolan Taylor PF
Keller, TX
Keller High School
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
N/A
Star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 60
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:
Roster
2016–17 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 0
Amadi Udenyi 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
Sr De La Salle HS Oakland, CA
G 1
Elijah Lee 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg)
Fr Homeschool Christian Youth Ass.
Houston, TX
G 2
Eric Cooper, Jr. (I) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
Jr IMG Academy Nevada
Ontario, CA
G 3
Jeremy Major 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
Sr Maranatha HS
Pasadena, CA
C 12
Nate Gehring 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg)
RS So Waukee HS
Waukee, IA
F 14
Chris Reyes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg)
Sr Damien HS Utah
La Verne, CA
F 20
Kameron Edwards 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
So Etiwanda HS
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
G 21
Knox Hellums 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Fr Concordia Lutheran HS
Tomball, TX
G 23
Jonathan Allen (W)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
Sr Ravenwood HS
Nashville, TN
F 24
Craig LeCesne 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg)
Fr St. James School
Oxie, Sweden
G/F 30
Lamond Murray Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
Sr Bishop Montgomery HS
Torrance, CA
F 31
Nolan Taylor 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg)
Fr Keller HS
Keller, TX
G 32
Kaijae Yee-Stephens 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
Fr Santa Cruz HS
Santa Cruz, CA
C 44
Ryan Kennan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg)
RS So East Ridge HS
Woodbury, MN
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non conference regular season
11/11/2016 *7:00 pm
Cal Poly W 77–68 1–0
Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
11/15/2016 *7:00 pm
Weber State W 69–68 2–0
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,020)Malibu, CA
11/17/2016 *7:00 pm
Life Pacific Lone Star Showcase W 85–79 3–0
Firestone Fieldhouse (985)Malibu, CA
11/21/2016 *5:30 pm
vs. Central Michigan Lone Star Showcase L 77–88 3–1
H-E-B Center at Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX
11/22/2016 *5:30 pm
vs. Little Rock Lone Star Showcase W 66–65 4–1
H-E-B Center at Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX
11/23/2016 *3:00 pm
vs. St. Bonaventure Lone Star Showcase L 63–89 4–2
H-E-B Center at Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX
11/27/2016 *2:30 pm
Portland State L 85–91 4–3
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,021)Malibu, CA
12/03/2016 *5:00 pm
Belmont L 77–85 4–4
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,340)Malibu, CA
12/07/2016 *7:30 pm
at Long Beach State
L 66–75 4–5
Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA
12/11/2016 *7:00 pm, P12N
at USC
L 67–93 4–6
Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
12/20/2016 *5:00 pm
at Louisiana–Lafayette
L 64–90 4–7
Cajundome Lafayette, LA
12/22/2016 *6:00 pm
at Montana
L 70–71 4–8
Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
WCC regular season
12/29/2016 6:00 pm, RTNW
at No. 7 Gonzaga
L 62–92 4–9
McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
12/31/2016 5:00 pm
at Portland
L 60–73 4–10
Chiles Center Portland, OR
01/05/2017 7:00 pm
Loyola Marymount W 71–70 5–10
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,572)Malibu, CA
01/07/2017 1:00 pm, SPCSN
San Diego L 68–76 5–11
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,007)Malibu, CA
01/12/2017 7:00 pm
at Pacific
L 74–79 5–12
Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
01/14/2017 5:00 pm, SPCSN
Santa Clara L 61–75 5–13
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,053)Malibu, CA
01/19/2017 6:00 pm, BYUtv
at BYU
L 70–99 5–14
Marriott Center Provo, UT
01/21/2017 8:00 pm, CSNBA
at No. 23 Saint Mary's
L 65–85 5–15
McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
01/26/2017 7:30 pm, SPCSN
Portland W 78–60 6–15
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,079)Malibu, CA
01/28/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 3 Gonzaga
L 49–96 6–16
Firestone Fieldhouse (3,104)Malibu, CA
02/02/2017 7:00 pm
at San Francisco
L 56–77 6–17
War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA
02/04/2017 5:00 pm
Pacific W 82–72 7–17
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,103)Malibu, CA
02/09/2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU
BYU W 99–83 8–17
Firestone Fieldhouse (2,375)Malibu, CA
02/11/2017 6:00 pm, SPCSN
at San Diego
W 65–60 9–17
Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
02/16/2017 7:00 pm
at Santa Clara
L 55–106 9–18
Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
02/18/2017 3:00 pm, SPCSN
at Loyola Marymount
L 61–82 9–19
Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
02/23/2017 7:00 pm
No. 20 Saint Mary's
L 49–78 9–20
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,106)Malibu, CA
02/25/2017 1:00 pm, SPCSN
San Francisco L 65–76 9–21
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,073)Malibu, CA
WCC tournament
03/03/2017 6:00 pm, BYUtv
(8)
vs. (9) Pacific First round L 84–89 9–22
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Pacific Time .
References
