1992–93 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

The 1992–93 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University in the 1992–93 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 23-8, 11-3 in WCC play and extended their winning streak to a WCC record 38 consecutive league games as well as win a third consecutive regular-season title. After ending "The Streak" the Waves would finish the season 6-2 before falling to Santa Clara in the West Coast Conference tournament championship game. With a third 20+ win season in three years Pepperdine received a bid to the NIT tournament. In the opening round the Waves defeated UC Santa Barbara 53-50 before falling to the USC in the second round.

1992–93 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
WCC Regular season champions
NIT Second Round
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	23–8 (11–3 WCC)
Head coach	Tom Asbury (5th season)
Home arena	Firestone Fieldhouse

1992–93 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Pepperdine	11	–	3		.786			23	–	8		.742
Gonzaga	10	–	4		.714			19	–	9		.679
Santa Clara †	9	–	5		.643			19	–	12		.613
San Francisco	8	–	6		.571			19	–	12		.613
San Diego	7	–	7		.500			13	–	14		.481
Saint Mary's (CA)	6	–	8		.429			11	–	16		.407
Portland	3	–	11		.214			9	–	18		.333
Loyola Marymount	2	–	12		.143			7	–	20		.259
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

1992–93 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) — Sr Marina Huntington Beach, California G Steve Clover 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr Rolling Hills Rancho Palos Verdes, California G 12 Damin Lopez 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) — RS Jr Apollo Glendale, Arizona G Mark Sterbens 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — So F 21 Dana Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Jr North Hollywood Los Angeles, California F Tabari Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Fr C Gavin Van Der Putten 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) — Fr F 41 Byron Jenson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — RS Sr UTSA Tucson, Arizona C 52 Derek Noether 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Jr Clovis West Fresno, California G Bryan Parker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Jr F LeRoi O'Brien 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — So G Jamal Lawrence 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Fr	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
Dec 1, 1992*		at Texas Tech	L 69–72	0–1	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum  Lubbock, Texas
Dec 5, 1992*		Sonoma State	W 89–64	1–1	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, California
Dec 11, 1992*		Charlotte 49ers	W 65–56	2–1	Charlotte Coliseum (II)  Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 14, 1992*		UC Santa Barbara	L 55–60	2–2	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, California
Dec 18, 1992*		Montana	W 68–58	3–2	Adams Center/Dahlberg Arena  Missoula, Montana
Dec 21, 1992*		at Boise State	W 92–88	4–2	BSU Pavilion  Boise, Idaho
Dec 23, 1992*		George Washington	W 81–79	5–2	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, California
Dec 29, 1992*		vs. Georgia State	W 79–60	6–2	Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 30, 1992*		vs. Chattanooga	L 67–80	6–3	Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jan 2, 1993*		Drexel	W 69–56	7–3	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, California
Jan 5, 1993*		Quincy College	W 90–60	8–3	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, California
Jan 9, 1993*		Oral Roberts	W 116–76	9–3	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, California
WCC Regular Season
Jan 15, 1993		Gonzaga	W 67–66	10–3 (1–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, California
Jan 16, 1993		Portland	W 80–69	11–3 (2–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, California
Jan 22, 1993		at San Francisco	W 71–66	12–3 (3–0)	Sobrato Center  San Francisco, California
Jan 23, 1993		at Saint Mary's	W 54–46	13–3 (4–0)	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, California
Jan 29, 1993		Saint Mary's	W 65–53	14–3 (5–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, California
Jan 30, 1993		San Francisco	L 72–75	14–4 (5–1)	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, California
Feb 4, 1993		at Santa Clara	W 73–71 2OT	15–4 (6–1)	Leavey Center  Santa Clara, California
Feb 6, 1993		at San Diego	W 76–64	16–4 (7–1)	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, California
Feb 12, 1993		San Diego	W 61–57 OT	17–4 (8–1)	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, California
Feb 13, 1993		Santa Clara	L 58–63	17–5 (8–2)	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, California
Feb 17, 1993		at Loyola Marymount	W 78–66	18–5 (9–2)	Gersten Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
Feb 20, 1993		Loyola Marymount	W 80–54	19–5 (10–2)	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, California
Feb 25, 1993		at Portland	W 67–49	20–5 (11–2)	Chiles Center  Portland, Oregon
Feb 27, 1993		at Gonzaga	L 52–63	20–6 (11–3)	The Kennel  Spokane, Washington
WCC tournament
Mar 6, 1993*		Loyola Marymount WCC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 80–66	21–6	Sobrato Center  San Francisco, California
Mar 7, 1993*		at San Francisco WCC Tournament Semifinal	W 88–67	22–6	Sobrato Center  San Francisco, California
Mar 8, 1993*		vs. Santa Clara WCC Tournament Championship	L 63–73	22–7	Sobrato Center  San Francisco, California
NIT tournament
Mar 19, 1993*		vs. UC Santa Barbara First Round	W 53–50	23–7	The Thunderdome  Santa Barbara, California
Mar 22, 1993*		vs. USC Second Round	L 59–71	23–8	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

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