1982–83 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

1982–83 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
1982–83 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
WCAC champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	West Coast Athletic Conference
Record	20–9 (10–2 WCAC)
Head coach	Jim Harrick (4th season);
Home arena	Firestone Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 →

The 1982–83 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University in the 1982–83 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 20–9, 10–2 in WCAC play to win the regular season conference title to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In the opening round, the Waves fell to Jim Valvano’s NC State Wolfpack, 69–67 in 2OT.^[1]

1982–83 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Pepperdine	10	–	2	.833	20	–	9	.690
Santa Clara	9	–	3	.750	21	–	7	.750
Saint Mary's	7	–	5	.583	14	–	12	.538
San Diego	5	–	7	.417	11	–	15	.423
Gonzaga	5	–	7	.417	13	–	14	.481
Portland	4	–	8	.333	10	–	18	.357
Loyola Marymount	2	–	10	.167	9	–	18	.333


Rankings from AP Poll

Roster edit

1982–83 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	4	Mark Wilson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr
G	5	Grant Gondrezick	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Boulder HS	Boulder, Colorado
G	11	Jon Korfas	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	San Marcos HS	Santa Barbara, California
G	14	Dane Suttle	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	John C. Fremont	Los Angeles, California
F	34	Orlando Phillips	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	CCSF	San Francisco, California
F	52	Victor Anger	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—
F	54	Bill Sadler	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—

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 edit

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Dec 2, 1982*		UC Santa Barbara	W 77–75	1–0	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Dec 4, 1982*		vs. UC Irvine	L 82–85	1–1	Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California
Dec 11, 1982*		Fresno State	L 56–65	1–2	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Dec 16, 1982*		at Nevada	W 86–83	2–2	Centennial Coliseum Reno, Nevada
Dec 18, 1982*		at Montana State	W 79–56	3–2	Worthington Arena Havre, Montana
Dec 21, 1982*		Kent State	L 65–66	3–3	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Dec 23, 1982*		Texas Tech	W 93–85	4–3	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Dec 27, 1982*		No. 18 Houston	L 92–93	4–4	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Dec 30, 1982*		Long Beach State	W 105–90	5–4	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Jan 4, 1983*		at Cal State Fullerton	L 74–85	5–5	Titan Gym Fullerton, California
Jan 8, 1983*		at DePaul	L 73–78	5–6	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 15, 1983*		U.S. International	W 92–70	6–6	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
WCAC Regular Season
Jan 21, 1983		Gonzaga	L 68–69	10–7 (0–1)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Jan 22, 1983		Portland	W 83–70	11–7 (1–1)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Jan 29, 1983		at San Diego	W 61–58	12–7 (2–1)	USD Sports Center San Diego, California
Feb 4, 1983		Santa Clara	W 67–62	13–7 (3–1)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Feb 5, 1983		Saint Mary's	W 76–67	14–7 (4–1)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Feb 12, 1983		at Loyola Marymount	W 101–92	15–7 (5–1)	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Feb 18, 1983		at Saint Mary's	W 66–59	16–7 (6–1)	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Feb 19, 1983		at Santa Clara	L 68–79	16–8 (6–2)	Leavey Center Santa Clara, California
Feb 25, 1983		San Diego	W 82–69	17–8 (7–2)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Mar 3, 1983		at Portland	W 78–69	18–8 (8–2)	Howard Hall Portland, Oregon
Mar 5, 1983		at Gonzaga	W 68–58	19–8 (9–2)	Kennedy Pavilion Spokane, Washington
Mar 10, 1983		Loyola Marymount	W 99–91	20–8 (10–2)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1983*	(11 W)	vs. (6 W) No. 16 NC State First round	L 67–69 ^2OT	20–9	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

Source^[2]^[3]

Awards and honors edit

Dane Suttle – WCAC co-Player of the Year
Jim Harrick – WCAC Coach of the Year

References edit

^ "N.C. State Survives 2 Overtimes, 69-67". The Washington Post. March 19, 1983. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
^ "1982-83 Men's Basketball Schedule". Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
^ "2019-20 PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY MEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK" (PDF). Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved March 26, 2022.

[ncaa-tourney-1] "N.C. State Survives 2 Overtimes, 69-67". The Washington Post. March 19, 1983. Retrieved March 26, 2022.

[schedule-2] "1982-83 Men's Basketball Schedule". Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved March 26, 2022.

[3] "2019-20 PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY MEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK" (PDF). Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved March 26, 2022.

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