2023–24 Pepperdine Waves women's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record5–11 (1–2 WCC)
Head coach
  • Kelsey Keizer (interim)
Assistant coaches
  • Shawn Faust
  • Monique' Jones
  • Amaka Uzomah
Home arenaFirestone Fieldhouse
2023–24 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 16 Gonzaga30 1.000162  .889
Portland31 .750117  .611
San Francisco31 .750710  .412
Pacific22 .500107  .588
Loyola Marymount22 .50079  .438
Santa Clara12 .333135  .722
Saint Mary's12 .33389  .471
Pepperdine12 .333511  .313
San Diego04 .000413  .235
† 2024 WCC tournament winner
As of January 13, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Pepperdine Waves women's basketball team represents Pepperdine University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Waves, lead by interim head coach Kelsey Keizer. They play their homes games at Firestone Fieldhouse and are members of the West Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Waves finished the 2022–23 season 11–19, 5–13 in WCC play to finish in ninth place. As the No. 9 seed in the WCC tournament, they lost in the second round to BYU.

Offseason

Departures

Pepperdine Departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Theresa Grace Mbane0F6'1"GS SeniorOtsego, MNGraduated
Hailey Hoff2G5'9"FreshmanSan Bruno, CATransferred to Dominican
Drea Brumfield3F6'2"FreshmanChehalis, WATransferred to Montana State
Rosemary Odebunmi4F6'0"Redshirt SophomoreAdo-Ekiti, NigeriaTransferred to West Texas A&M
Isabel Montoya5G5'5"Redshirt JuniorEspañola, NMStudent Assistant Coach
Marly Walls12G5'7"GS SeniorBardstown, KYGraduated
Meaali'i Amosa13F6'1"SophomoreGarden Grove, CATransferred to UC San Diego
Becky Obinma15F6'2'Redshirt SeniorMenifee, CAGraduate transferred to Notre Dame
Kendyl Carson22G6'0"JuniorJuneau, AKTBD
Ally Stedman24G5'9"SophomorePhoenix, AZTransferred to Miami (FL)

Incoming

Pepperdine Incoming Transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Addison Melone0G5'3"JuniorLas Vegas, NVEastern Arizona College
Ella Brubaker3G6'0"JuniorUniversity Place, WAThe Master's
Mi'Cole Cayton5G5'9"GS SeniorStockton, CAMinnesota
Emerita Mashaire13G/F6'0"JuniorHelsinki, FinlandBuffalo
Myra Gordon15G/F6'0"GS SeniorFort Worth, TXAlabama
Megan Harkey31F/C6'6"SeniorSummerfield, NCXavier
Maggie Vick32F6'2"JuniorMorristown, TNIowa State
Alexis Griggsby35G5'9"GS SeniorNorthridge, CAWashington

Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.

Roster

2023–24 Pepperdine Waves women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Addi Melone 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) JrCentennial
Eastern Arizona College
Las Vegas, NV
G 1 Hailey Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS FrJSerra Catholic Coto de Caza, CA
G 3 Ella Brubaker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrCurtis Sr.
The Master's (CA)
University Place, WA
G 5 Mi'Cole Cayton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GSSt. Mary's
Minnesota
Stockton, CA
F 10 Jane Nwaba 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrPalisades Charter Carson, CA
G 11 Helena Friend 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrBlair Academy Huntington Beach, CA
F 12 Holly Griffiths 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrOur Lady of Mercy College Melbourne, Australia
G 13 Emerita Mashaire 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrHBA-Marsky
Buffalo
Helsinki, Finland
G/F 15 Myra Gordon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GSL. D. Bell
Alabama
Forth Worth, TX
F 24 Jorynn Ross 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrSummer Creek Milwaukee, WI
F/C 31 Megan Harkey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) SrNorthwest Guilford
Xavier
Summerfield, NC
F 32 Maggie Vick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrLakeway Christian (TN)
Iowa State
Morristown, TN
C 33 KK Brodie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoRock Bridge Columbia, MO
G 35 Alexis Griggsby 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GSSierra Canyon
Washington
Northridge, CA
Head coach
  • Kelsey Keizer (interim) (Drake)
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2023*
6:00 p.m.
Biola W 56–50 
                Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC Irvine W 63–58  1–0
 17  Gordon  11  Nwaba  5  Gordon  Firestone Fieldhouse (237)
Malibu, CA
November 9, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
New Mexico L 48–57  1–1
 15  Nwaba  11  Nwaba  6  Nwaba  Firestone Fieldhouse (113)
Malibu, CA
November 11, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Caltech W 79–42  2–1
 10  Tied  9  Nwaba  4  Tied  Firestone Fieldhouse (102)
Malibu, CA
November 15, 2023*
5:00 p.m., MW Network
at Fresno State L 55–74  2–2
 14  Gordon  5  Tied  2  Tied  Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA
November 17, 2023*
6:30 p.m., MW Network
at Nevada L 41–64  2–3
 9  Gordon  6  Vick  2  Tied  Lawlor Events Center (1,022)
Reno, NV
November 20, 2023*
5:30 p.m., MW Network
at Boise State L 47–63  2–4
 19  Brubaker  7  Brodie  4  Melone  ExtraMile Arena (1,558)
Boise, ID
November 24, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Georgetown L 40–59  2–5
 10  Brubaker  8  Brodie  3  Tied  Firestone Fieldhouse (173)
Malibu, CA
November 27, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Long Beach State L 53–68  2–6
 11  Brubaker  9  Gordon  3  Tied  Firestone Fieldhouse (103)
Malibu, CA
December 1, 2023*
4:30 p.m., ESPN+
at North Texas L 57–74  2–7
 13  Tied  11  Nwaba  4  Melone  The Super Pit (1,549)
Denton, TX
December 9, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
California Baptist L 57–60  2–8
 13  Brubaker  11  Nwaba  2  Tied  Firestone Fieldhouse (184)
Malibu, CA
December 16, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal State Bakersfield W 80–60  3–8
 20  Brubaker  11  Nwaba  7  Mashaire  Icardo Center (386)
Bakersfield, CA
December 18, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northern Arizona L 62–80  3–9
 16  Ross  7  Ross  4  Nwaba  Firestone Fieldhouse (160)
Malibu, CA
December 29, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal State Los Angeles W 78–70  4–9
 18  Nwaba  12  Nwaba  3  Ross  Firestone Fieldhouse (172)
Malibu, CA
WCC regular season
January 4, 2024
4:30 p.m., ESPN+
at San Diego W 53–52  5–9
(1–0)
 14  Nwaba  12  Nwaba  3  Ross  Jenny Craig Pavilion (235)
San Diego, CA
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Loyola Marymount L 50–64  5–10
(1–1)
 10  Tied  7  Nwaba  4  Melone  Firestone Fieldhouse (202)
Malibu, CA
January 11, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at San Francisco L 64–83  5–11
(1–2)
 11  Nwaba  8  Nwaba  8  Nwaba  War Memorial Gymnasium (251)
San Francisco, CA
January 18, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Santa Clara     Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, CA
January 20, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Pacific     Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
January 25, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Portland     Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Loyola Marymount     Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 1, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
San Francisco     Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
February 3, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Santa Clara     Firestone Fieldhouse 
Moraga, CA
February 8, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Gonzaga     McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, WA
February 10, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Portland     Chiles Center 
Portland, OR
February 15, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
San Diego     Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
February 17, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Saint Mary's     University Credit Union Pavilion 
Moraga, CA
February 22, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Pacific     Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Gonzaga     Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Saint Mary's     Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
WCC women's tournament
March 7–12, 2024
TBA
vs. TBA     Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

References

  1. "Pepperdine University Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". pepperdinewaves.com.
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