1992–93 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

1992–93 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
1992–93 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
WCC Regular season champions
NIT Second Round
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	23–8 (11–3 WCC)
Head coach	Tom Asbury (5th season);
Home arena	Firestone Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

1992–93 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Pepperdine	11	–	3	.786	23	–	8	.742
Gonzaga	10	–	4	.714	19	–	9	.679
Santa Clara †	9	–	5	.643	19	–	12	.613
San Francisco	8	–	6	.571	19	–	12	.613
San Diego	7	–	7	.500	13	–	14	.481
Saint Mary's (CA)	6	–	8	.429	11	–	16	.407
Portland	3	–	11	.214	9	–	18	.333
Loyola Marymount	2	–	12	.143	7	–	20	.259


† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1992–93 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University in the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Tom Asbury. The Waves played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 23-8, 11-3 in WCC play and extended their winning streak to a WCC record 38 consecutive league games as well as win a third consecutive regular-season title. After ending "The Streak" the Waves would finish the season 6-2 before falling to Santa Clara in the West Coast Conference tournament championship game. With a third 20+ win season in three years Pepperdine received a bid to the NIT tournament. In the opening round the Waves defeated UC Santa Barbara 53-50 before falling to the USC in the second round.^[1]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	10	Steve Guild	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr	Marina	Huntington Beach, California
G		Steve Clover	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	Rolling Hills	Rancho Palos Verdes, California
G	12	Damin Lopez	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	—	RS Jr	Apollo	Glendale, Arizona
G		Mark Sterbens	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	So
F	21	Dana Jones	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	North Hollywood	Los Angeles, California
F		Tabari Johnson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr
C		Gavin Van Der Putten	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	—	Fr
F	41	Byron Jenson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	RS Sr	UTSA	Tucson, Arizona
C	52	Derek Noether	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr	Clovis West	Fresno, California
G		Bryan Parker	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr
F		LeRoi O'Brien	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So
G		Jamal Lawrence	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr

Head coach

Tom Asbury (Wyoming)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Dec 1, 1992*	at Texas Tech	L 69–72	0–1	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas
Dec 5, 1992*	Sonoma State	W 89–64	1–1	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Dec 11, 1992*	Charlotte 49ers	W 65–56	2–1	Charlotte Coliseum (II) Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 14, 1992*	UC Santa Barbara	L 55–60	2–2	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Dec 18, 1992*	Montana	W 68–58	3–2	Adams Center/Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana
Dec 21, 1992*	at Boise State	W 92–88	4–2	BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho
Dec 23, 1992*	George Washington	W 81–79	5–2	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Dec 29, 1992*	vs. Georgia State	W 79–60	6–2	Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 30, 1992*	vs. Chattanooga	L 67–80	6–3	Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jan 2, 1993*	Drexel	W 69–56	7–3	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Jan 5, 1993*	Quincy College	W 90–60	8–3	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Jan 9, 1993*	Oral Roberts	W 116–76	9–3	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
WCC Regular Season
Jan 15, 1993	Gonzaga	W 67–66	10–3 (1–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Jan 16, 1993	Portland	W 80–69	11–3 (2–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Jan 22, 1993	at San Francisco	W 71–66	12–3 (3–0)	Sobrato Center San Francisco, California
Jan 23, 1993	at Saint Mary's	W 54–46	13–3 (4–0)	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Jan 29, 1993	Saint Mary's	W 65–53	14–3 (5–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Jan 30, 1993	San Francisco	L 72–75	14–4 (5–1)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Feb 4, 1993	at Santa Clara	W 73–71 ^2OT	15–4 (6–1)	Leavey Center Santa Clara, California
Feb 6, 1993	at San Diego	W 76–64	16–4 (7–1)	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California
Feb 12, 1993	San Diego	W 61–57 ^OT	17–4 (8–1)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Feb 13, 1993	Santa Clara	L 58–63	17–5 (8–2)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Feb 17, 1993	at Loyola Marymount	W 78–66	18–5 (9–2)	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Feb 20, 1993	Loyola Marymount	W 80–54	19–5 (10–2)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Feb 25, 1993	at Portland	W 67–49	20–5 (11–2)	Chiles Center Portland, Oregon
Feb 27, 1993	at Gonzaga	L 52–63	20–6 (11–3)	The Kennel Spokane, Washington
WCC tournament
Mar 6, 1993*	Loyola Marymount WCC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 80–66	21–6	Sobrato Center San Francisco, California
Mar 7, 1993*	at San Francisco WCC Tournament Semifinal	W 88–67	22–6	Sobrato Center San Francisco, California
Mar 8, 1993*	vs. Santa Clara WCC Tournament Championship	L 63–73	22–7	Sobrato Center San Francisco, California
NIT tournament
Mar 19, 1993*	vs. UC Santa Barbara First Round	W 53–50	23–7	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California
Mar 22, 1993*	vs. USC Second Round	L 59–71	23–8	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

Source^[2]^[3]

References

^ "1992-93 Pepperdine Waves Men 's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
^ "1992-93 Men's Basketball Schedule". Pepperdine University Athletics.
^ "1993 Pepperdine Men's Schedule". Retrieved October 8, 2023.

[1] "1992-93 Pepperdine Waves Men 's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 8, 2023.

[schedule-2] "1992-93 Men's Basketball Schedule". Pepperdine University Athletics.

[3] "1993 Pepperdine Men's Schedule". Retrieved October 8, 2023.

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