2014–15 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

2014–15 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
2014–15 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
CBI, First round
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	18–14 (10–8 WCC)
Head coach	Marty Wilson (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Mark Amaral; Bryant Moore; John Impelman;
Home arena	Firestone Fieldhouse

2014–15 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 Gonzaga †	17	–	1	.944	35	–	3	.921
BYU	13	–	5	.722	25	–	10	.714
Saint Mary's	13	–	5	.722	21	–	10	.677
Pepperdine	10	–	8	.556	18	–	14	.563
San Diego	8	–	10	.444	15	–	16	.484
Portland	7	–	11	.389	17	–	16	.515
Santa Clara	7	–	11	.389	14	–	18	.438
San Francisco	7	–	11	.389	14	–	18	.438
Pacific	4	–	14	.222	12	–	19	.387
Loyola Marymount	4	–	14	.222	8	–	23	.258

† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Marty Wilson's fourth full season at Pepperdine and fifth including his time as interim head coach. The Waves played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 10–8 in WCC play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament where they lost to Gonzaga. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Seattle.

Previous season

The Waves finished the season 15–16, 8–10 in WCC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament to Saint Mary's.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Allen Stevens	2	G	5'10"	150	Junior	Moorpark, CA	Left the team due to focus on studies
Jeff Van Dyke	10	G	6'2"	180	Freshman	Carlsbad, CA	Transferred
Austin Mills	13	G	6'0"	170	Sophomore	Beverly Hills, CA	Walk-on didn't return
Malcolm Brooks	15	G	6'4"	190	Junior	Brooklyn, NY	Transferred to Cal State Fullerton
Brendan Lane	21	F	6'9"	223	RS Senior	Rocklin, CA	Graduated
Nikolas Skouen	31	G	6'4"	190	Senior	Bergen, Norway	Graduated
Malte Kramer	44	F	6'6"	215	Senior	San Luis Obispo, CA	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
A. J. Lapray	20	G	6'5"	187	Sophomore	Salem, OR	Transferred from Oregon. Under NCAA transfer rules, Lapray will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting Class of 2014

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Nate Gehring C	Waukee, Iowa	Waukee	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sep 16, 2013
Nate Gehring C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 68
A.J. John F	Santa Rosa, California	Maria Carrillo	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 29, 2013
A.J. John F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 66
Ryan Keenan C	Woodbury, Minnesota	East Ridge	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	N/A	Nov 2, 2013
Ryan Keenan C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Shawn Olden G	Tulsa, Oklahoma	Union City	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A	Apr 14, 2014
Shawn Olden G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2014 Pepperdine Waves Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2014 Pepperdine Waves Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Recruiting Class of 2015

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kameron Edwards F	Fontana, Ca	Etiwanda High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sep 13, 2014
Kameron Edwards F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 68
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 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2015 Pepperdine Waves Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2015 Pepperdine Waves Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2014–15 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)	So	De La Salle HS St. Thomas More	Oakland, CA
G	1	Marley Biyendolo	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	Cheltenham Secondary College Andrew Bogut Academy	Dingley Village, Victoria, Australia
G	3	Jeremy Major	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Maranatha	Pasadena, CA
F	5	Stacy Davis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Laveen Betty Fairfax	Laveen, AZ
G	11	Atif Russell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Seven Lakes	Katy, TX
F	12	David Jesperson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Merrill	Merrill, WI
G	20	A. J. Lapray	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Sprague HS Oregon	Salem, OR
G	21	Shawn Olden	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Union HS	Tulsa, OK
C	22	Nate Gehring	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Waukee HS	Waukee, IA
G	23	Jonathan Allen	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Ravenwood HS	Nashville, TN
F	25	A. J. John	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Maria Carrillo HS	Santa Rosa, CA
G/F	30	Lamond Murray Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Bishop Montgomery	Torrance, CA
F	34	Jake Johnson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Reno HS Casper College	Reno, NV
C	44	Ryan Kennan	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	East Ridge HS	Woodbury, MN
F	45	Jett Raines	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Coppell	Coppell, TX

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
Last update: 2014-09-23

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/14/2014* 7:00 pm	Fresno State	W 89–74	1–0	Firestone Fieldhouse (2,003) Malibu, CA
11/17/2014* 7:00 pm	Cal Lutheran	W 76–61	2–0	Firestone Fieldhouse (1,412) Malibu, CA
11/19/2014* 7:00 pm	at San Jose State	W 63–44	3–0	Event Center Arena (1,358) San Jose, CA
11/24/2014* 5:00 pm, ESPN3	at Iowa	L 61–72	3–1	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,979) Iowa City, IA
12/04/2014* 7:00 pm	Cal State Northridge	W 66–56	4–1	Firestone Fieldhouse (1,511) Malibu, CA
12/06/2014* 6:00 pm	at Cal State Fullerton	W 74–62	5–1	Titan Gym (1,314) Fullerton, CA
12/13/2014* 11:00 am, P12N	at Arizona State	L 74–81	5–2	Wells Fargo Arena (4,575) Tempe, AZ
12/15/2014* 7:00 pm	South Alabama Gotham Classic	W 78–68	6–2	Firestone Fieldhouse (785) Malibu, CA
12/17/2014* 7:00 pm	Howard Gotham Classic	W 53–45	7–2	Firestone Fieldhouse (885) Malibu, CA
12/20/2014* 4:00 pm, ESPN3	vs. Richmond Gotham Classic	L 63–65	7–3	Madison Square Garden (8,088) New York City, NY
12/27/2014* 1:00 pm	IUPUI Gotham Classic	L 53–55	7–4	Firestone Fieldhouse (903) Malibu, CA
12/29/2014 6:00 pm, TWCSN	at Loyola Marymount	W 69–56	8–4 (1–0)	Gersten Pavilion (1,691) Los Angeles, CA
01/01/2015 5:00 pm, TheW.tv	Saint Mary's	L 59–68	8–5 (1–1)	Firestone Fieldhouse (1,030) Malibu, CA
01/03/2015 5:00 pm, TheW.tv	Pacific	W 71–61	9–5 (2–1)	Firestone Fieldhouse (905) Malibu, CA
01/08/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU	at BYU	W 67–61	10–5 (3–1)	Marriott Center (15,852) Provo, UT
01/10/2015 3:00 pm, TWCSN	at San Diego	W 59–47	11–5 (4–1)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,378) San Diego, CA
01/15/2015 7:30 pm, TWCSN	No. 3 Gonzaga	L 76–78	11–6 (4–2)	Firestone Fieldhouse (3,250) Malibu, CA
01/17/2015 5:00 pm, TWCSN	Portland	W 67–62	12–6 (5–2)	Firestone Fieldhouse (1,480) Malibu, CA
01/22/2015 7:00 pm, TheW.tv	at San Francisco	L 59–71	12–7 (5–3)	War Memorial Gymnasium (1,334) San Francisco, CA
01/22/2015 7:00 pm, TheW.tv	at Santa Clara	L 57–60	12–8 (5–4)	Leavey Center (1,760) Santa Clara, CA
01/29/2015 7:00 pm, TheW.tv	at Pacific	W 50–43	13–8 (6–4)	Alex G. Spanos Center (2,396) Stockton, CA
01/31/2015 3:00 pm, CSN BAY	at Saint Mary's	W 67–62	14–8 (7–4)	McKeon Pavilion (3,381) Moraga, CA
02/05/2015 8:00 pm, TWCSN	BYU	W 80–74	15–8 (8–4)	Firestone Fieldhouse (2,630) Malibu, CA
02/07/2015 1:00 pm, TWCSN	San Diego	L 50–72	15–9 (8–5)	Firestone Fieldhouse (1,355) Malibu, CA
02/12/2015 7:00 pm, TheW.tv	at Portland	L 52–69	15–10 (8–6)	Chiles Center (2,010) Portland, OR
02/14/2015 5:00 pm, RTNW/TheW.tv	at No. 3 Gonzaga	L 48–56	15–11 (8–7)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WI
02/19/2015 6:00 pm, TheW.tv	Santa Clara	W 64–55	16–11 (9–7)	Firestone Fieldhouse (1,055) Malibu, CA
02/21/2015 6:00 pm, TheW.tv	San Francisco	L 54–56	16–12 (9–8)	Firestone Fieldhouse (1,120) Malibu, CA
02/28/2015 3:00 pm, TWCSN	Loyola Marymount	W 65–49	17–12 (10–8)	Firestone Fieldhouse (1,451) Malibu, CA
WCC tournament
03/07/2015 2:00 pm, TWCSN/BYUtv/RTNW	vs. San Diego Quarterfinals	W 50–47	18–12	Orleans Arena (8,064) Paradise, NV
03/09/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN	vs. No. 7 Gonzaga Semifinals	L 61–79	18–13	Orleans Arena (8,546) Paradise, NV
College Basketball Invitational
03/18/2015* 7:00 pm	at Seattle First round	L 45–62	18–14	Connolly Center (999) Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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