2016–17 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

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.

2016–17 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	9–22 (5–13 WCC)
Head coach	Marty Wilson (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Mark Amaral Bryant Moore John Impelman
Home arena	Firestone Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Gonzaga †	17	–	1		.944			37	–	2		.949
No. 22 Saint Mary's	16	–	2		.889			29	–	5		.853
BYU	12	–	6		.667			22	–	12		.647
San Francisco	10	–	8		.556			20	–	13		.606
Santa Clara	10	–	8		.556			17	–	16		.515
Loyola Marymount	8	–	10		.444			15	–	15		.500
San Diego	6	–	12		.333			13	–	18		.419
Pepperdine	5	–	13		.278			9	–	22		.290
Pacific	4	–	14		.222			11	–	22		.333
Portland	2	–	16		.111			11	–	22		.333
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

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
	Recruiting 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
	Recruiting 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
	Recruiting 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
	Recruiting 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: "Pepperdine Waves 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2016 Pepperdine Waves Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2016 Pepperdine Waves Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

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 St. Thomas More 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 Marty Wilson (Pepperdine) Assistant coach(es) Marak Amaral (College of Idaho) Bryant Moore (Texas Tech) John Impelman (Occidental) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm		Cal Poly	W 77–68	1–0	Firestone Fieldhouse (1,320) 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 (2,563) Long Beach, CA
12/11/2016* 7:00 pm, P12N		at USC	L 67–93	4–6	Galen Center (2,928) Los Angeles, CA
12/20/2016* 5:00 pm		at Louisiana–Lafayette	L 64–90	4–7	Cajundome (3,582) Lafayette, LA
12/22/2016* 6:00 pm		at Montana	L 70–71	4–8	Dahlberg Arena (3,476) Missoula, MT
WCC regular season
12/29/2016 6:00 pm, RTNW		at No. 7 Gonzaga	L 62–92	4–9 (0–1)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
12/31/2016 5:00 pm		at Portland	L 60–73	4–10 (0–2)	Chiles Center (1,624) Portland, OR
01/05/2017 7:00 pm		Loyola Marymount	W 71–70	5–10 (1–2)	Firestone Fieldhouse (1,572) Malibu, CA
01/07/2017 1:00 pm, SPCSN		San Diego	L 68–76	5–11 (1–3)	Firestone Fieldhouse (1,007) Malibu, CA
01/12/2017 7:00 pm		at Pacific	L 74–79	5–12 (1–4)	Alex G. Spanos Center (1,669) Stockton, CA
01/14/2017 5:00 pm, SPCSN		Santa Clara	L 61–75	5–13 (1–5)	Firestone Fieldhouse (1,053) Malibu, CA
01/19/2017 6:00 pm, BYUtv		at BYU	L 70–99	5–14 (1–6)	Marriott Center (13,410) Provo, UT
01/21/2017 8:00 pm, CSNBA		at No. 23 Saint Mary's	L 65–85	5–15 (1–7)	McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA
01/26/2017 7:30 pm, SPCSN		Portland	W 78–60	6–15 (2–7)	Firestone Fieldhouse (1,079) Malibu, CA
01/28/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 3 Gonzaga	L 49–96	6–16 (2–8)	Firestone Fieldhouse (3,104) Malibu, CA
02/02/2017 7:00 pm		at San Francisco	L 56–77	6–17 (2–9)	War Memorial Gymnasium (1,975) San Francisco, CA
02/04/2017 5:00 pm		Pacific	W 82–72	7–17 (3–9)	Firestone Fieldhouse (1,103) Malibu, CA
02/09/2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU		BYU	W 99–83	8–17 (4–9)	Firestone Fieldhouse (2,375) Malibu, CA
02/11/2017 6:00 pm, SPCSN		at San Diego	W 65–60	9–17 (5–9)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,276) San Diego, CA
02/16/2017 7:00 pm		at Santa Clara	L 55–106	9–18 (5–10)	Leavey Center (1,216) Santa Clara, CA
02/18/2017 3:00 pm, SPCSN		at Loyola Marymount	L 61–82	9–19 (5–11)	Gersten Pavilion (2,418) Los Angeles, CA
02/23/2017 7:00 pm		No. 20 Saint Mary's	L 49–78	9–20 (5–12)	Firestone Fieldhouse (1,106) Malibu, CA
02/25/2017 1:00 pm, SPCSN		San Francisco	L 65–76	9–21 (5–13)	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 (7,484) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

1. "Waves' LaPray Ends Career Due to Injury". Retrieved August 17, 2016.