2016–17 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Marty Wilson's sixth full season at Pepperdine. The Waves played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu, California as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 5–13 in WCC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to Pacific.

2016–17 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record9–22 (5–13 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mark Amaral
  • Bryant Moore
  • John Impelman
Home arenaFirestone Fieldhouse
Seasons
2016–17 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Gonzaga 17 1   .944 37 2   .949
No. 22 Saint Mary's 16 2   .889 29 5   .853
BYU 12 6   .667 22 12   .647
San Francisco 10 8   .556 20 13   .606
Santa Clara 10 8   .556 17 16   .515
Loyola Marymount 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
San Diego 6 12   .333 13 18   .419
Pepperdine 5 13   .278 9 22   .290
Pacific 4 14   .222 11 22   .333
Portland 2 16   .111 11 22   .333
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Waves finished the 2015–16 season 18–14, 10–8 in WCC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated San Francisco in the WCC tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Saint Mary's. The received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational tournament where they lost in the first round to Eastern Washington.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
John Yi 2 G 5'9" 160 Sophomore Yorba Linda, CA Walk-on; didn't return
Stacey Davis 5 F 6'6" 235 Senior Laveen, AZ Graduated
Jamani Spencer 10 G 6'0" 180 Freshman Porter Ranch, CA Walk-on; transferred to Worcester Poly
Atif Russell 11 G/F 6'5" 210 Senior Katy, TX Graduated
A. J. Lapray 20 G 6'5" 190 RS Sophomore Salem, OR Retired from basketball due to a hip injury[1]
Shawn Olden 22 G 6'3" 175 Sophomore Tulsa, OK Transferred to New Mexico JC
Hakeem Anchrum 24 F 6'6" 225 Freshman Birmingham, AL Walk-on; didn't return
A. J. John 25 F 6'8" 225 Sophomore Santa Rosa, CA Transferred to UC Davis
Jake Johnson 34 F/C 6'10" 220 Senior Reno, NV Walk-on; graduated
Jett Raines 45 F 6'7" 225 Senior Coppell, TX Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Eric Cooper, Jr. 2 G 6'3" 180 Sophomore Long Beach, CA Transferred from Nevada. Under NCAA transfer rules, Cooper, Jr. will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Chris Reyes 14 F 6'7" 236 Senior La Verne, CA Transferred from Utah. Will be eligible to play immediately since Reyes graduated from Utah.

Recruiting Class of 2016

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Craig LeCesne
#109 SF
Hagerstown, MD St. James School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Oct 28, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout:    RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 60
Knox Hellums
SG
Tomball, TX Concordia Lutheran High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 28, 2015 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 0
Elijah Lee
PG
Houston, TX Homeschool Christian Youth Association 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 0
Nolan Taylor
PF
Keller, TX Keller High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A  
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 60
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr   Rivals: nr  ESPN: nr
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Pepperdine Waves 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2016 Pepperdine Waves Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN 2016 Pepperdine Waves Basketball recruits". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2016–17 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Amadi Udenyi 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr De La Salle HS
St. Thomas More
Oakland, CA
G 1 Elijah Lee 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Homeschool Christian Youth Ass. Houston, TX
G 2 Eric Cooper, Jr. (I)   6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr IMG Academy
Nevada
Ontario, CA
G 3 Jeremy Major 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Maranatha HS Pasadena, CA
C 12 Nate Gehring 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Waukee HS Waukee, IA
F 14 Chris Reyes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Damien HS
Utah
La Verne, CA
F 20 Kameron Edwards 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Etiwanda HS Rancho Cucamonga, CA
G 21 Knox Hellums 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Concordia Lutheran HS Tomball, TX
G 23 Jonathan Allen (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Ravenwood HS Nashville, TN
F 24 Craig LeCesne 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr St. James School Oxie, Sweden
G/F 30 Lamond Murray Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Bishop Montgomery HS Torrance, CA
F 31 Nolan Taylor 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Keller HS Keller, TX
G 32 Kaijae Yee-Stephens 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Santa Cruz HS Santa Cruz, CA
C 44 Ryan Kennan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So East Ridge HS Woodbury, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm
Cal Poly W 77–68  1–0
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,320)
Malibu, CA
11/15/2016*
7:00 pm
Weber State W 69–68  2–0
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,020)
Malibu, CA
11/17/2016*
7:00 pm
Life Pacific
Lone Star Showcase
W 85–79  3–0
Firestone Fieldhouse (985)
Malibu, CA
11/21/2016*
5:30 pm
vs. Central Michigan
Lone Star Showcase
L 77–88  3–1
H-E-B Center at Cedar Park 
Cedar Park, TX
11/22/2016*
5:30 pm
vs. Little Rock
Lone Star Showcase
W 66–65  4–1
H-E-B Center at Cedar Park 
Cedar Park, TX
11/23/2016*
3:00 pm
vs. St. Bonaventure
Lone Star Showcase
L 63–89  4–2
H-E-B Center at Cedar Park 
Cedar Park, TX
11/27/2016*
2:30 pm
Portland State L 85–91  4–3
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,021)
Malibu, CA
12/03/2016*
5:00 pm
Belmont L 77–85  4–4
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,340)
Malibu, CA
12/07/2016*
7:30 pm
at Long Beach State L 66–75  4–5
Walter Pyramid (2,563)
Long Beach, CA
12/11/2016*
7:00 pm, P12N
at USC L 67–93  4–6
Galen Center (2,928)
Los Angeles, CA
12/20/2016*
5:00 pm
at Louisiana–Lafayette L 64–90  4–7
Cajundome (3,582)
Lafayette, LA
12/22/2016*
6:00 pm
at Montana L 70–71  4–8
Dahlberg Arena (3,476)
Missoula, MT
WCC regular season
12/29/2016
6:00 pm, RTNW
at No. 7 Gonzaga L 62–92  4–9
(0–1)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
12/31/2016
5:00 pm
at Portland L 60–73  4–10
(0–2)
Chiles Center (1,624)
Portland, OR
01/05/2017
7:00 pm
Loyola Marymount W 71–70  5–10
(1–2)
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,572)
Malibu, CA
01/07/2017
1:00 pm, SPCSN
San Diego L 68–76  5–11
(1–3)
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,007)
Malibu, CA
01/12/2017
7:00 pm
at Pacific L 74–79  5–12
(1–4)
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,669)
Stockton, CA
01/14/2017
5:00 pm, SPCSN
Santa Clara L 61–75  5–13
(1–5)
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,053)
Malibu, CA
01/19/2017
6:00 pm, BYUtv
at BYU L 70–99  5–14
(1–6)
Marriott Center (13,410)
Provo, UT
01/21/2017
8:00 pm, CSNBA
at No. 23 Saint Mary's L 65–85  5–15
(1–7)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
01/26/2017
7:30 pm, SPCSN
Portland W 78–60  6–15
(2–7)
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,079)
Malibu, CA
01/28/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 3 Gonzaga L 49–96  6–16
(2–8)
Firestone Fieldhouse (3,104)
Malibu, CA
02/02/2017
7:00 pm
at San Francisco L 56–77  6–17
(2–9)
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,975)
San Francisco, CA
02/04/2017
5:00 pm
Pacific W 82–72  7–17
(3–9)
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,103)
Malibu, CA
02/09/2017
8:00 pm, ESPNU
BYU W 99–83  8–17
(4–9)
Firestone Fieldhouse (2,375)
Malibu, CA
02/11/2017
6:00 pm, SPCSN
at San Diego W 65–60  9–17
(5–9)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,276)
San Diego, CA
02/16/2017
7:00 pm
at Santa Clara L 55–106  9–18
(5–10)
Leavey Center (1,216)
Santa Clara, CA
02/18/2017
3:00 pm, SPCSN
at Loyola Marymount L 61–82  9–19
(5–11)
Gersten Pavilion (2,418)
Los Angeles, CA
02/23/2017
7:00 pm
No. 20 Saint Mary's L 49–78  9–20
(5–12)
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,106)
Malibu, CA
02/25/2017
1:00 pm, SPCSN
San Francisco L 65–76  9–21
(5–13)
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,073)
Malibu, CA
WCC tournament
03/03/2017
6:00 pm, BYUtv
(8) vs. (9) Pacific
First round
L 84–89  9–22
Orleans Arena (7,484)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Waves' LaPray Ends Career Due to Injury". Retrieved August 17, 2016.