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| opponent = [[2024–25 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team|UNLV]]
| opponent = [[2024–25 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team|UNLV]]
| opprank =
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| score = 59–80
| score = [https://pepperdinewaves.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2024-25/unlv/boxscore/14759 59–80]
| site_stadium = [[Thomas & Mack Center]]
| site_stadium = [[Thomas & Mack Center]]
| site_cityst = [[Paradise, Nevada|Paradise, NV]]
| site_cityst = [[Paradise, Nevada|Paradise, NV]]
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| tv = [[Mountain West Conference|MW Network]]
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| record = 1–3
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| opponent = [[2024–25 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team|Northwestern]]
| opponent = [[2024–25 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team|Northwestern]]
| opprank =
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| score = 50–68
| score = [https://pepperdinewaves.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2024-25/northwestern/boxscore/14760 50–68]
| site_stadium = [[Welsh–Ryan Arena]]
| site_stadium = [[Welsh–Ryan Arena]]
| site_cityst = [[Evanston, Illinois|Evanston, IL]]
| site_cityst = [[Evanston, Illinois|Evanston, IL]]
| gamename = [[Arizona Tip-Off]] campus site game
| gamename = [[Arizona Tip-Off]] campus site game
| tv = [[Big Ten Network|B1G+]]
| tv = [[Big Ten Network|B1G+]]
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| highassister = Moe Odum
| highassister = Odum
| assists = 5
| assists = 5
| record = 1–4
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| opponent = [[2024–25 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team|Cal State Fullerton]]
| opponent = [[2024–25 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team|Cal State Fullerton]]
| opprank =
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| score = 63–72
| score = [https://pepperdinewaves.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2024-25/csu-fullerton/boxscore/14761 63–72]
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| site_cityst = Malibu, CA
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| highassister = Odum
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| assists = 5
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| opponent = [[2024–25 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team|New Mexico State]]
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| opprank =
| score = 82–70
| score = [https://pepperdinewaves.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2024-25/new-mexico-state/boxscore/14748 82–70]
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| highassister = Odum
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| record = 2–5
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| opponent = [[2024–25 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]]
| opponent = [[2024–25 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]]
| opprank =
| opprank =
| score = [https://pepperdinewaves.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2024-25/weber-state/boxscore/14749 53–68]
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Revision as of 23:43, 30 November 2024

2024–25 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record2–6 (0–0 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Scott Rigot
  • Tyus Edney
  • Josh Calbert
  • Mike Doig
  • Jeremy Grubbs
Home arenaFirestone Fieldhouse
Seasons
2024–25 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oregon State 0 – 0   – 10 – 3   .769
Saint Mary's 0 – 0   – 10 – 3   .769
San Francisco 0 – 0   – 10 – 3   .769
Washington State 0 – 0   – 10 – 3   .769
No. 14 Gonzaga 0 – 0   – 9 – 3   .750
Loyola Marymount 0 – 0   – 8 – 4   .667
Santa Clara 0 – 0   – 8 – 5   .615
Pepperdine 0 – 0   – 6 – 7   .462
Portland 0 – 0   – 5 – 8   .385
Pacific 0 – 0   – 5 – 9   .357
San Diego 0 – 0   – 3 – 9   .250
† 2025 WCC tournament winner
As of December 25, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represents Pepperdine University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Waves, led by first year head coach Ed Schilling, play their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu, California as members of the West Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Waves finished the 2023–24 season 13–20, 5–11 in WCC play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. As the No. 8 seed in the WCC Tournament, they defeated Pacific in the first round, before losing to San Diego in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Houston Mallette 0 G 6'5" 185 Junior Alameda, CA Transferred to Alabama[1]
Michael Ajayi 1 G/F 6'7" 220 Junior Kent, WA Transferred to Gonzaga[2]
Jalen Pitre 2 F 6'8" 220 Sophomore Long Beach, CA Transferred to Sacramento State
Malik Moore 3 G 6'5" 190 Sophomore Ventura, CA Transferred to Montana[3]
Paul Jordan 10 F 6'6" 200 Redshirt Sophomore Glen Cove, NY Walk-on; not return
Cord Stansberry 13 G 6'3" 180 Redshirt Freshman Long Beach, CA Transferred to Western Carolina[4]
Jevon Porter 14 F 6'11" 225 Sophomore Columbia, MO Transferred to Loyola Marymount
Ethan Anderson 20 G 6'0" 215 GS Senior Los Angeles, CA Graduated
Nils Cooper 21 G 6'5" 180 Freshman Los Angeles, CA Transferred to UC Davis
Curtis Williams 23 G/F 6'6" 180 Freshman Beaumont, CA Transferred to Northwest Florida State College
John Squire 24 F 6'8" 220 Freshman Sausalito, CA Not on team roster
Martin Gumwel 34 C 6'11" 230 Freshman Temecula, CA Not on team roster
Aladji Gassama 35 F/C 6'9" 215 Redshirt Sophomore Bamako, Mali Transferred to Drury[5]

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Aaron Clark 3 G 6'6" 195 Sophomore Easton, PA Wake Forest
Alonso Faure 4 F 6'10" 230 GS Senior Busot, Spain Loyola (MD)
Moe Odum 5 G 6'1" 160 Junior New York, NY Pacific
Stefan Todorovic 7 F 6'8" 190 Senior Belgrade, Serbia San Francisco
Zion Bethea 8 G 6'4" 205 Redshirt Senior South Orange, NJ Delaware
Javon Cooley 23 G 6'5' 205 GS Senior Chicago, IL Marist
Alex Leiba 24 C 6'10" 245 GS Senior Old Bridge, NJ Penn State Harrisburg

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Taj Au-Duke
PG 		Portland, OR Cali Prep Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A May 22, 2024 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: 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 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2024 Pepperdine Waves Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN 2024 Pepperdine Waves Basketball recruits". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2024–25 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 David Mager (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Dwight-Englewood School Englewood, NJ
G 2 Stevie Prudholme (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 Fr Oaks Christian School Malibu, CA
G 3 Aaron Clark 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Brewster Academy
Wake Forest 		Easton, PA
F 4 Alonso Faure 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS IES Fuente San Luis
Loyola (MD) 		Busot, Spain
G 5 Moe Odum 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr West Oaks Academy (FL)
Pacific 		New York, NY
F 7 Stefan Todorovic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Prolific Prep
San Francisco 		Belgrade, Serbia
G 8 Zion Bethea 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Immaculate Conception HS
Delaware 		South Orange, NJ
G 9 Taj Au-Duke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Cali Prep Academy Scarborough, ON
G 10 Jaxon Olvera (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Golden State Prep Houston, TX
F 12 Boubacar Coulibaly 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr San Gabriel Academy
USC 		Bamako, Mali
G/F 13 Dovydas Butka 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So BC Žalgiris Panevėžys, Lithuania
G/F 23 Javon Cooley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS St. Rita HS
Marist 		Chicago, IL
C 24 Alex Leiba 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) GS St. John Vianney HS
Penn State Harrisburg 		Old Bridge, NJ
F 35 Danilo Dozic (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Ivanka Gajic JL Bourg U21 Belgrade, Serbia
G 40 Isaac Pratt (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Fr North Central HS Pasadena, CA
G 42 Isaiah Dean (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 Fr Woodside Priory School San Francisco, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Lincoln (CA) W 128-67 
  –      –      –    Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
Non conference regular season
November 6, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Western Illinois W 77–64  1–0
  25 – Todorivic   10 – Butka   8 – Odum  Firestone Fieldhouse (801)
Malibu, CA
November 9, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UC San Diego L 76–94  1–1
  33 – Todorivic   7 – Tied   7 – Odum  LionTree Arena (3,688)
San Diego, CA
November 16, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UC Irvine L 62–80  1–2
  17 – Todorovic   6 – Tied   8 – Odum  Bren Events Center (2,123)
Irvine, CA
November 20, 2024*
7:00 p.m., MW Network 		at UNLV L 59–80  1–3
  19 – Todorovic   8 – Butka   5 – Odum  Thomas & Mack Center (4,544)
Paradise, NV
November 22, 2024*
5:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at Northwestern
Arizona Tip-Off campus site game 		L 50–68  1–4
  11 – Olvera   7 – Tied   5 – Odum  Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,853)
Evanston, IL
November 26, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cal State Fullerton L 63–72  1–5
  16 – Todorovic   9 – Todorovic   5 – Odum  Firestone Fieldhouse (462)
Malibu, CA
November 29, 2024*
12:30 p.m. 		vs. New Mexico State
Arizona Tip-Off Desert Division semifinals 		W 82–70  2–5
  22 – Todorovic   9 – Coulibaly   9 – Odum  Mullett Arena (814)
Tempe, AZ
November 30, 2024*
1:30 p.m. 		vs. Weber State
Arizona Tip-Off Desert Division championships 		L 53–68  2–6
  17 – Coulibaly   11 – Coulibaly   7 – Odum  Mullett Arena (924)
Tempe, AZ
December 4, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Life Pacific       Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
December 7, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Grambling State       Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
December 14, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northern Arizona       Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
December 19, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Long Beach State       Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
December 21, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UC Davis       Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
WCC regular season
December 28, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Santa Clara       Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, CA
December 30, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Gonzaga       Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
January 2, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Saint Mary's       University Credit Union Pavilion 
Moraga, CA
January 4, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Pacific       Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
January 11, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Loyola Marymount       Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
January 16, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		San Francisco       Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
January 18, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Saint Mary's       Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
January 23, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Oregon State       Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
January 25, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Pacific       Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
January 30, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at San Diego       Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
February 1, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Portland       Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
February 8, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Washington State       Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
February 13, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		San Diego       Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
February 15, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Gonzaga       McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, WA
February 20, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Oregon State       Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
February 22, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Loyola Marymount       Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 27, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Portland       Chiles Center 
Portland, OR
March 1, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Washington State       Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
WCC tournament
March 6–11, 2025
TBA 		vs.        Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[6]

References

  1. ^ Kelly, Nick (March 19, 2024). "Alabama basketball lands Houston Mallette via transfer portal ahead of NCAA Tournament". The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  2. ^ Borzello, Jeff (March 26, 2024). "Michael Ajayi transferring from Pepperdine to Gonzaga". ESPN. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  3. ^ Gogola, Frank (April 8, 2024). "Montana Grizzlies receive commitment from Pepperdine transfer Malik Moore". Missoulian. Retrieved September 30, 2024. (subscription required)
  4. ^ "Cord Stansberry transfers to Catamounts". USbasket.com. April 8, 2024. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  5. ^ "Drury University men's basketball adds 6-8 transfer from Pepperdine for 2024-25 season". Springfield News-Leader. August 14, 2024. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  6. ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". pepperdinewaves.com.
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