1990–91 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

1990–91 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
1990–91 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
WCC Regular season champions; WCC tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	22–9 (13–1 WCC)
Head coach	Tom Asbury (3rd season);
Home arena	Firestone Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →

The 1990–91 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University in the 1990–91 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 22–9, 13–1 in WCC play to win the regular season conference title by a 4-game margin. After a January 11 home loss to San Diego in the conference opener, Pepperdine was just 6–8 overall. The Waves then went on a 16-game winning streak^[1] and won the West Coast Conference tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In the opening round, the Waves fell to Seton Hall, 71–51.^[2]

1990–91 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Pepperdine †	13	–	1	.929	22	–	9	.710
Loyola Marymount	9	–	5	.643	16	–	15	.516
San Diego	8	–	6	.571	17	–	12	.586
Saint Mary's	7	–	7	.500	13	–	17	.433
Santa Clara	7	–	7	.500	16	–	13	.552
Gonzaga	5	–	9	.357	14	–	14	.500
San Francisco	4	–	10	.286	12	–	17	.414
Portland	3	–	11	.214	5	–	23	.179


† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

1990–91 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	10	Steve Guild	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Fr	Marina	Huntington Beach, California
G		Steve Clover	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—		Rolling Hills	Rancho Palos Verdes, California
G	12	Damin Lopez	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	—	RS Fr	Apollo	Glendale, Arizona
G	15	Rick Welch	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr	Westlake	Westlake Village, California
F	21	Dana Jones	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	North Hollywood	Los Angeles, California
G		Rodney Sanders	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—		Fairfax	Los Angeles, California
F	34	Geoff Lear	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr	Bishop Amat	West Covina, California
G	35	Doug Christie	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Rainier Beach	Seattle, Washington
F	41	Byron Jenson	—	—		UTSA	Tucson, Arizona
F		Rex Manu	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr	Skyline JC	San Mateo, California
C	52	Derek Noether	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr	Clovis West	Fresno, California
C		Damon Braly	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Sr	Arvada	Arvada, Colorado

Head coach

Tom Asbury (Wyoming)

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 23, 1990*		vs. Montana State Coors Light Classic	W 83–76	1–0	Selland Arena Fresno, California
Nov 24, 1990*		at Fresno State Coors Light Classic	W 84–64	2–0	Selland Arena Fresno, California
Nov 27, 1990*		UC Santa Barbara	W 72–60	3–0	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Dec 1, 1990*		DePaul	L 64–85	3–1	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Dec 3, 1990*		Nebraska-Omaha	W 62–41	4–1	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Dec 8, 1990*		Cal State Fullerton	L 66–69 ^OT	4–2	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Dec 13, 1990*		Texas Tech	W 75–70	5–2	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Dec 15, 1990*		at Boise State	L 56–66	5–3	BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho
Dec 19, 1990*		at No. 5 UCLA	L 85–108^[3]	5–4	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Dec 22, 1990*		Jacksonville	W 75–69	6–4	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Dec 27, 1990*		at No. 4 Arizona Fiesta Bowl Classic	L 66–80^[4]	6–5	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 28, 1990*		vs. Temple Fiesta Bowl Classic	L 55–56	6–6	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan 2, 1991*		Kansas	L 62–88	6–7	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
WCC Regular Season
Jan 11, 1991		San Diego	L 88–91	6–8 (0–1)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Jan 12, 1991		Santa Clara	W 67–61	7–8 (1–1)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Jan 16, 1991		Loyola Marymount	W 91–79	8–8 (2–1)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Jan 19, 1991		at Loyola Marymount	W 101–95	9–8 (3–1)	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Jan 25, 1991		at San Francisco	W 84–67^[5]	10–8 (4–1)	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Jan 26, 1991		at Saint Mary's	W 79–78	11–8 (5–1)	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Feb 1, 1991		Saint Mary's	W 82–78 ^2OT	12–8 (6–1)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Feb 2, 1991		San Francisco	W 72–57	13–8 (7–1)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Feb 7, 1991		at Portland	W 87–74	14–8 (8–1)	Chiles Center Portland, Oregon
Feb 9, 1991		at Gonzaga	W 80–56^[6]	15–8 (9–1)	The Kennel Spokane, Washington
Feb 15, 1991		Gonzaga	W 84–56	16–8 (10–1)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Feb 16, 1991		Portland	W 81–58	17–8 (11–1)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Feb 21, 1991		at Santa Clara	W 77–66	18–8 (12–1)	Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California
Feb 23, 1991		at San Diego	W 75–69^[7]	19–8 (13–1)	USD Sports Center San Diego, California
WCC tournament
Mar 2, 1991*		vs. Portland WCC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 97–62	20–8	Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California
Mar 3, 1991*		vs. San Francisco WCC Tournament Semifinal	W 65–56	21–8	Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California
Mar 4, 1991*		vs. Saint Mary's WCC tournament championship	W 71–68 ^OT	22–8	Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1991*	(14 W)	vs. (3 W) No. 13 Seton Hall First Round	L 51–71^[2]	22–9	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

Source^[8]^[9]

Awards and honors

Doug Christie – WCC Player of the Year
Dana Jones – WCC Freshman of the Year
Tom Asbury – WCC Coach of the Year

Pepperdine swept the WCC awards – only the second time a conference team had done so since 1952.^[10]

References

^ "Streak by Waves Hits 16". Los Angeles Times. March 5, 1991. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Seton Hall Defense Rides Waves, 71-51". Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1991. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
^ "Bruins Winning in Waves : UCLA: MacLean scores 23 points in 18 minutes as team improves record to 8-0 with 108-85 romp over Pepperdine". Los Angeles Times. December 20, 1990. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
^ "Arizona Finally Puts Pepperdine Away". Los Angeles Times. December 28, 1990. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
^ "Pepperdine Gets Past USF, 84-67". Los Angeles Times. January 26, 1991. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
^ "Pepperdine 80, Gonzaga 56". AP News. February 10, 1991. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
^ "Pepperdine Repays San Diego in Victory". Los Angeles Times. February 24, 1991. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
^ "1990-91 Men's Basketball Schedule". Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
^ "2019-20 PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY MEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK" (PDF). Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
^ "Pepperdine Men and Santa Clara Women Dominate WCC Team". March 7, 1991. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

[1] "Streak by Waves Hits 16". Los Angeles Times. March 5, 1991. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

[ncaa-tourney-2] "Seton Hall Defense Rides Waves, 71-51". Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1991. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

[3] "Bruins Winning in Waves : UCLA: MacLean scores 23 points in 18 minutes as team improves record to 8-0 with 108-85 romp over Pepperdine". Los Angeles Times. December 20, 1990. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

[4] "Arizona Finally Puts Pepperdine Away". Los Angeles Times. December 28, 1990. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

[5] "Pepperdine Gets Past USF, 84-67". Los Angeles Times. January 26, 1991. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

[6] "Pepperdine 80, Gonzaga 56". AP News. February 10, 1991. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

[7] "Pepperdine Repays San Diego in Victory". Los Angeles Times. February 24, 1991. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

[schedule-8] "1990-91 Men's Basketball Schedule". Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

[9] "2019-20 PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY MEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK" (PDF). Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

[10] "Pepperdine Men and Santa Clara Women Dominate WCC Team". March 7, 1991. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

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1990–91 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball

WCC Regular season champions WCC tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	22–9 (13–1 WCC)
Head coach	Tom Asbury (3rd season)
Home arena	Firestone Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →