2015–16 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Marty Wilson's fifth full season at Pepperdine. The Waves played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the 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. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Eastern Washington.

2015–16 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
CBI, First round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record18–14 (10–8 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mark Amaral
  • Bryant Moore
  • John Impelman
Home arenaFirestone Fieldhouse
Seasons
2015–16 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Saint Mary's 15 3   .833 29 6   .829
Gonzaga 15 3   .833 28 8   .778
BYU 13 5   .722 26 11   .703
Pepperdine 10 8   .556 18 14   .563
San Francisco 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
Santa Clara 7 11   .389 11 20   .355
Portland 6 12   .333 12 20   .375
Loyola Marymount 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
Pacific* 6 12   .333 8 20   .286
San Diego 4 14   .222 9 21   .300
*ineligible for postseason due to self probation
Conference tournament winner

Previous season

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The Waves finished the season 18–14, 10–8 in WCC play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament where they lost to Gonzaga. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Seattle.[1]

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Marley Biyendolo 1 G 6'3" 180 RS Freshman Dingley Village, Australia Transferred to Southwest Baptist
David Jesperson 12 F 6'8" 210 Sophomore Merrill, WI Transferred to Green Bay

Recruiting Class of 2015

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kameron Edwards
F
Fontana, Ca Etiwanda High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 13, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 68
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 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2015 Pepperdine Waves Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN 2015 Pepperdine Waves Basketball recruits". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2015–16 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) Jr De La Salle HS
St. Thomas More
Oakland, CA
G 2 John Yi (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So El Dorado HS Yorba Linda, CA
G 3 Jeremy Major 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Maranatha Pasadena, CA
F 5 Stacy Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Laveen Betty Fairfax Laveen, AZ
G 10 Jamani Spencer (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Sierra Canyon School
Brewster Academy
Porter Ranch, CA
G/F 11 Atif Russell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Seven Lakes Katy, TX
C 12 Nate Gehring 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Waukee HS Waukee, IA
F 13 Kameron Edwards 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Etiwanda HS Rancho Cucamonga, CA
G 20 A. J. Lapray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Sprague HS
Oregon
Salem, OR
G 22 Shawn Olden 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Union HS Tulsa, OK
G 23 Jonathan Allen (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Ravenwood HS Nashville, TN
F 24 Hakeem Anchrum (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Wheeler HS Birmingham, AL
F 25 A. J. John 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Maria Carrillo HS Santa Rosa, CA
G/F 30 Lamond Murray Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Bishop Montgomery Torrance, CA
F/C 34 Jake Johnson (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Reno HS
Casper College
Reno, NV
C 44 Ryan Kennan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Fr East Ridge HS Woodbury, MN
F 45 Jett Raines 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Coppell Coppell, TX
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
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non conference regular season
November 13, 2015*
7:00 pm
at Fresno State L 66–69  0–1
Save Mart Center (7,827)
Fresno, CA
November 16, 2015*
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
San Diego Christian W 91–49  1–1
Firestone Fieldhouse (989)
Malibu, CA
November 19, 2015*
7:30 pm, P12N
at UCLA L 67–81  1–2
Pauley Pavilion (6,063)
Los Angeles, CA
November 23, 2015*
11:30 am
vs. Duquesne
Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals
W 84–70  2–2
Germain Arena (523)
Estero, FL
November 24, 2015*
3:00 pm
vs. Murray State
Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals
L 55–59  2–3
Germain Arena (823)
Estero, FL
November 25, 2015*
1:00 pm
vs. Drake
Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd place game
L 53–69  2–4
Germain Arena (1,077)
Estero, FL
November 29, 2015*
3:30 pm, TheW.tv
Montana W 69–63  3–4
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,154)
Malibu, CA
December 5, 2015*
7:00 pm
at Cal State Northridge W 70–55  4–4
Matadome (1,078)
Northridge, CA
December 9, 2015*
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Long Beach State W 77–75  5–4
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,349)
Malibu, CA
December 12, 2015*
10:00 am, ESPN3
at Ball State W 72–63  6–4
Worthen Arena (2,816)
Muncie, IN
December 18, 2015*
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Louisiana–Lafayette W 79–59  7–4
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,022)
Malibu, CA
WCC regular season
December 21, 2015
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at Gonzaga L 73–99  7–5
(0–1)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
December 23, 2015
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Portland L 79–87  7–6
(0–2)
Chiles Center (1,659)
Portland, OR
January 2, 2016
5:00 pm, TWCSN
Loyola Marymount W 68–65 OT 8–6
(1–2)
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,516)
Malibu, CA
January 7, 2016
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Pacific W 81–76  9–6
(2–2)
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,289)
Malibu, CA
January 9, 2016
1:00 pm, TWCSN
Saint Mary's W 67–64  10–6
(3–2)
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,423)
Malibu, CA
January 14, 2016
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Santa Clara L 60–62  10–7
(3–3)
Leavey Center (1,394)
Santa Clara, CA
January 16, 2016
1:00 pm, TWCSN
at San Francisco W 98–84  11–7
(4–3)
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,378)
San Francisco, CA
January 21, 2016
6:00 pm, TWCSN
San Diego W 76–58  12–7
(5–3)
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,030)
Malibu, CA
January 23, 2016
5:00 pm, BYUtv
BYU W 71–65  13–7
(6–3)
Firestone Fieldhouse (3,019)
Malibu, CA
January 28, 2016
7:30 pm, TWCSN
at San Diego W 75–65  14–7
(7–3)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,593)
San Diego, CA
January 30, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at BYU L 77–88  14–8
(7–4)
Marriott Center (18,987)
Provo, UT
February 4, 2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Portland L 70–73  14–9
(7–5)
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,021)
Malibu, CA
February 6, 2016
9:00 pm, ESPN2
Gonzaga L 66–69  14–10
(7–6)
Firestone Fieldhouse (3,210)
Malibu, CA
February 11, 2016
8:00 pm, CSNBA
at Saint Mary's W 69–63  15–10
(8–6)
McKeon Pavilion (3,340)
Moraga, CA
February 13, 2016
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Pacific W 65–63 OT 16–10
(9–6)
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,626)
Stockton, CA
February 18, 2016
7:00 pm, TWCSN
San Francisco L 72–82  16–11
(9–7)
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,449)
Malibu, CA
February 20, 2016
5:00 pm, TWCSN
Santa Clara W 88–76  17–11
(10–7)
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,977)
Malibu, CA
February 27, 2016
1:00 pm, TWCSN
at Loyola Marymount L 83–90 2OT 17–12
(10–8)
Gersten Pavilion (2,041)
Los Angeles, CA
WCC tournament
March 5, 2016
3:00 pm, BYUtv/CSNCA/TWCSN
vs. San Francisco
Quarterfinals
W 90–86  18–12
Orleans Arena (7,341)
Paradise, NV
March 7, 2016
6:00 pm, ESPN
vs. Saint Mary's
Semifinals
L 66–81  18–13
Orleans Arena (8,362)
Paradise, NV
College Basketball Invitational
March 16, 2016*
6:00 pm
at Eastern Washington
First round
L 72–79  18–14
Reese Court (1,518)
Cheney, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

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  1. ^ Allen, Percy (March 18, 2015). "Seattle U beats Pepperdine, advances to CBI quarterfinals". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 4, 2024.