List of Pepperdine Waves men's basketball head coaches

Last updated April 05, 2023

The following is a list of Pepperdine Waves men's basketball head coaches. There have been 13 head coaches of the Waves in their 85-season history.^[1]

Pepperdine's current head coach is Lorenzo Romar. He was hired for his second stint as the Waves' head coach in March 2018,^[2] replacing Marty Wilson, who was fired following the 2017–18 season.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1938–1939	Wade Ruby	1	16–13	.552
2	1939–1948	Al Duer	9	176–102	.633
3	1948–1968	Duck Dowell	20	263–264	.499
4	1968–1979	Gary Colson	11	153–137	.528
5	1979–1988	Jim Harrick	9	167–97	.633
6	1988–1994 2008–2011	Tom Asbury	9	153–127	.546
7	1994–1996^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Tony Fuller	2	15–27	.357
8	1996–1999 2018–present	Lorenzo Romar	8	105–137	.434
9	1999–2001	Jan van Breda Kolff	2	47–18	.723
10	2001–2006	Paul Westphal	5	76–72	.514
11	2006–2008^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Vance Walberg	2	14–35	.286
12	2008*	Eric Bridgeland	1	5–9	.357
13	1996* 2011–2018	Marty Wilson	8	91–139	.396
Totals		13 coaches	85 seasons	1,281–1,177	.521
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source^[1]

↑ Fuller resigned in January 1996. Marty Wilson served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 1995–96 season.^[4]
↑ Walberg resigned in January 2008. Eric Bridgeland served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2007–08 season.^[5]

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The 2017–18 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Waves were led by seventh-year head coach Marty Wilson and played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu, California as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 6–26, 2–16 in WCC play to finish in last place. They defeated Santa Clara in the first round of the WCC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Saint Mary's.

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The 2019–20 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Waves were led by head coach Lorenzo Romar, in the second season of his second stint after coaching the Waves from 1996 to 1999. They played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu, California as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 8–8 in WCC play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Santa Clara in the second round of the WCC tournament before losing in the third round to Saint Mary's.

The 2020–21 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Waves are led by head coach Lorenzo Romar, in the third season of his second stint after coaching the Waves from 1996 to 1999. They played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu, California as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 15-12, 7-6 to finish in 4th place. They defeated Santa Clara in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament before losing in the semifinals to BYU. They received an invitation to the CBI where they defeated Longwood, Bellarmine, and Coastal Carolina to become CBI Champions.

The 2021–22 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Waves were led by head coach Lorenzo Romar, in the fourth season of his second stint after coaching the Waves from 1996 to 1999. They played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu, California as members of the West Coast Conference.

The 2022–23 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Waves were led by head coach Lorenzo Romar, in the fifth season of his second stint after coaching the Waves from 1996 to 1999. They played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu, California as members of the West Coast Conference.

References

1 2 "2022-23 Pepperdine University Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Pepperdine Athletics. p. 6-7. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
↑ Baciocco, Dominic (March 11, 2018). "Report: Pepperdine to hire Arizona's Lorenzo Romar as next head coach". Arizona Daily Star . Retrieved April 4, 2023.
↑ Johnson, Raphielle (February 13, 2018). "Pepperdine to replace Marty Wilson at season's end". NBC Sports . Retrieved April 4, 2023.
↑ "Tony Fuller Resigns as Pepperdine Coach". Associated Press. January 20, 1996. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
↑ "Citing personal and family reasons, Walberg resigns from Pepperdine". ESPN.com . January 17, 2008. Retrieved April 4, 2023.

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[FullerWilson-5] Fuller resigned in January 1996. Marty Wilson served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 1995–96 season.^[4]

[WalbergBridgeland-7] Walberg resigned in January 2008. Eric Bridgeland served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2007–08 season.^[5]

[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "2022-23 Pepperdine University Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Pepperdine Athletics. p. 6-7. Retrieved April 4, 2023.

[2] Baciocco, Dominic (March 11, 2018). "Report: Pepperdine to hire Arizona's Lorenzo Romar as next head coach". Arizona Daily Star . Retrieved April 4, 2023.

[3] Johnson, Raphielle (February 13, 2018). "Pepperdine to replace Marty Wilson at season's end". NBC Sports . Retrieved April 4, 2023.

[4] "Tony Fuller Resigns as Pepperdine Coach". Associated Press. January 20, 1996. Retrieved April 4, 2023.

[6] "Citing personal and family reasons, Walberg resigns from Pepperdine". ESPN.com . January 17, 2008. Retrieved April 4, 2023.

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