1985–86 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

1985–86 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
1985–86 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
WCAC champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	West Coast Athletic Conference
Record	25–5 (13–1 WCAC)
Head coach	Jim Harrick (7th season);
Home arena	Firestone Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1984–85 1986–87 →

The 1985–86 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University in the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Jim Harrick. The Waves played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse and were members of the West Coast Athletic Conference. They finished the season 25–5, 13–1 in WCAC play to win the regular season conference title by a 2-game margin to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In the opening round, the Waves fell to No. 5 seed Maryland, 69–64.^[1]

1985–86 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Pepperdine	13	–	1	.929	25	–	5	.833
Loyola Marymount	10	–	4	.714	19	–	11	.633
San Diego	9	–	5	.643	19	–	9	.679
Gonzaga	8	–	6	.571	15	–	13	.536
Santa Clara	7	–	7	.500	12	–	16	.429
Portland	4	–	10	.286	13	–	15	.464
Saint Mary's	3	–	11	.214	10	–	17	.370
San Francisco	2	–	12	.143	7	–	21	.250

Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1985–86 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	5	Grant Gondrezick	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Sr	Boulder HS	Boulder, Colorado
G	11	Jon Korfas	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	San Marcos HS	Santa Barbara, California
G/F	32	Dwayne Polee	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	UNLV	Los Angeles, California
F	34	Eric White	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr	Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory	San Francisco, California
F	44	Anthony Frederick	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Santa Monica College	Los Angeles, California
F	50	Levy Middlebrooks	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	St. Ignatius College Preparatory	San Francisco, California

Head coach

Jim Harrick (Morris Harvey College)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 22, 1985*		vs. No. 5 Kansas Preseason NIT	L 61–67	0–1	McNichols Sports Arena Denver, Colorado
Nov 26, 1985*		Washington State	W 84–76	1–1	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Nov 27, 1985*		St. Mary's (TX)	W 69–60	2–1	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Dec 2, 1985*		Nevada	W 100–69	3–1	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Dec 7, 1985*		UC Irvine	W 81–72	4–1	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Dec 13, 1985*		vs. Western Illinois	W 85–67	5–1	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Dec 14, 1985*		at Brigham Young	W 83–73	6–1	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Dec 20, 1985*		vs. Southern Methodist	W 75–68	7–1	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 21, 1985*		at No. 13 Kentucky	L 56–88	7–2	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 23, 1985*		at Evansville	W 62–61	8–2	Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana
Dec 28, 1985*		Cal State Fullerton	W 67–64	9–2	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Dec 30, 1985*		Robert Morris	W 84–59	10–2	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Jan 4, 1986*		Northern Iowa	W 94–86	11–2	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Jan 7, 1986*		U.S. International	W 129–94	12–2	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Jan 9, 1986*		at DePaul	L 57–70	12–3	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
WCAC Regular Season
Jan 16, 1986		at Gonzaga	W 79–67	13–3 (1–0)	The Kennel Spokane, Washington
Jan 18, 1986		at Portland	W 60–55	14–3 (2–0)	Chiles Center Portland, Oregon
Jan 24, 1986		San Francisco	W 78–66	15–3 (3–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Jan 25, 1986		Santa Clara	W 64–60	16–3 (4–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Jan 30, 1986		at San Diego	L 64–69	16–4 (4–1)	USD Sports Center San Diego, California
Feb 1, 1986		at Saint Mary's	W 88–67	17–4 (5–1)	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Feb 7, 1986		Saint Mary's	W 105–64	18–4 (6–1)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Feb 8, 1986		San Diego	W 61–60	19–4 (7–1)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Feb 15, 1986		at Loyola Marymount	W 79–64	20–4 (8–1)	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Feb 21, 1986		Portland	W 80–61	21–4 (9–1)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Feb 22, 1986		Gonzaga	W 87–64	22–4 (10–1)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Feb 28, 1986		at Santa Clara	W 56–51	23–4 (11–1)	Leavey Center Santa Clara, California
Mar 1, 1986		at San Francisco	W 85–64	24–4 (12–1)	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Mar 5, 1986		Loyola Marymount	W 87–82	25–4 (13–1)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1986*	(12 W)	vs. (5 W) Maryland First Round	L 64–69	25–5	Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

Source^[2]^[3]

Awards and honors

Dwayne Polee – WCAC Player of the Year (2x)
Jim Harrick – WCAC Coach of the Year

References

^ "Duke Finishes Strong to Beat Pepperdine". Los Angeles Times. March 16, 1985. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
^ "1985-86 Men's Basketball Schedule". Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
^ "2019-20 PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY MEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK" (PDF). Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved April 16, 2022.

[ncaa-tourney-1] "Duke Finishes Strong to Beat Pepperdine". Los Angeles Times. March 16, 1985. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

[schedule-2] "1985-86 Men's Basketball Schedule". Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved April 16, 2022.

[3] "2019-20 PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY MEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK" (PDF). Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved April 16, 2022.

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