1990–91 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

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 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
WCC Regular season champions
WCC tournament champions
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record22–9 (13–1 WCC)
Head coach
Home arenaFirestone Fieldhouse
Seasons
← 1989–90
1990–91 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ "Streak by Waves Hits 16". Los Angeles Times. March 5, 1991. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "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.
  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.