1993–94 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

1993–94 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
1993–94 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
WCC tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	19–11 (8–6 WCC)
Head coach	Tom Asbury (6th season);
Home arena	Firestone Fieldhouse

1993–94 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Gonzaga	12	–	2	.857	22	–	8	.733
†	8	–	6	.571	19	–	11	.633
San Francisco	8	–	6	.571	17	–	11	.607
San Diego	7	–	7	.500	18	–	11	.621
Portland	6	–	8	.429	13	–	17	.433
Santa Clara	6	–	8	.429	13	–	14	.481
Saint Mary's	5	–	9	.357	13	–	14	.481
Loyola Marymount	4	–	10	.286	6	–	21	.222

† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1993–94 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University in the 1993–94 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 19–11, 8–6 in WCC play to finish in second place in the conference standings. Pepperdine then won the West Coast Conference tournament to secure the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the second straight season. In the opening round, the Waves fell to Michigan, 78–74 in OT.^[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	12	Damin Lopez	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	—	RS Sr	Apollo	Glendale, Arizona
F	21	Dana Jones	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr	North Hollywood	Los Angeles, California
C	52	Derek Noether	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr	Clovis West	Fresno, California

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Dec 18, 1993*		at No. 23 George Washington	L 59–66	5–2	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Dec 22, 1993*		at UC Santa Barbara	W 70–57	6–2	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California
Dec 29, 1993*		at UTEP Sierra Medical Center Sun Classic	L 58–60	6–3	Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 30, 1993*		vs. Iowa State Sierra Medical Center Sun Classic	L 64–71	6–4	Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas
WCC Regular Season
Jan 14, 1994		Santa Clara	L 51–54	8–5 (0–1)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Feb 26, 1994		at Santa Clara	W 65–52	16–10 (8–6)	Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California
WCC tournament
Mar 5, 1994*		vs. Saint Mary's Quarterfinals	W 79–62	17–10	Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California
Mar 6, 1994*		vs. San Francisco Semifinals	W 82–79	18–10	Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California
Mar 7, 1994*		vs. San Diego Championship game	W 56–53	19–10	Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1994*	(14 MW)	vs. (3 MW) No. 11 Michigan First round	L 74–78 ^OT	19–11	Kansas Coliseum Wichita, Kansas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

Source^[2]^[3]

Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
Venues	Firestone Fieldhouse (1973–present)
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25