1984–85 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University in the 1984–85 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 23–9, 11–1 in WCAC play to win the regular season conference title by a 2-game margin to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In the opening round, the Waves fell to Duke, 75–62.[1]

1984–85 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
WCAC champions
ConferenceWest Coast Athletic Conference
Record23–9 (11–1 WCAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tony Fuller (3rd season)
  • Dan Davis
Home arenaFirestone Fieldhouse
Seasons
1984–85 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Pepperdine 11 1   .917 23 9   .719
Santa Clara 9 3   .750 20 9   .690
Saint Mary's 7 5   .583 15 12   .556
San Diego 5 7   .417 16 11   .593
Gonzaga 4 8   .333 15 13   .536
Portland 3 9   .250 14 14   .500
Loyola Marymount 3 9   .250 11 16   .407
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1984–85 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 5 Grant Gondrezick   6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Boulder HS Boulder, Colorado
G 11 Jon Korfas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr San Marcos HS Santa Barbara, California
G/F 32 Dwayne Polee 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr UNLV Los Angeles, California
F 34 Eric White 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory San Francisco, California
F 44 Anthony Frederick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Santa Monica College Los Angeles, California
F 50 Levy Middlebrooks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr St. Ignatius College Preparatory San Francisco, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 23, 1984*
at Hawaii L 78–79  0–1
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Nov 24, 1984*
at BYU–Hawaii W 62–58  1–1
 
 
Nov 25, 1984*
at Hawaii Pacific W 76–72  2–1
 
 
Nov 27, 1984*
Long Beach State W 81–64  3–1
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Dec 1, 1984*
at Wichita State W 83–81  4–1
Levitt Arena 
Wichita, Kansas
Dec 3, 1984*
at Abilene Christian L 89–93  4–2
 
Abilene, Texas
Dec 6, 1984*
Missouri–St. Louis W 95–77  5–2
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Dec 15, 1984*
at Nevada L 89–94  5–3
Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, Nevada
Dec 17, 1984*
at UC Santa Barbara W 65–63  6–3
The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
Dec 20, 1984*
at UC Irvine L 91–92  6–4
Crawford Hall 
Irvine, California
Dec 22, 1984*
at Cal State Fullerton L 75–81  6–5
Titan Gym 
Fullerton, California
Dec 28, 1984*
vs. Temple
Cowboy Shootout
L 66–71  6–6
Casper Events Center 
Casper, Wyoming
Dec 29, 1984*
vs. Baylor
Cowboy Shootout
W 86–83  7–6
Casper Events Center 
Casper, Wyoming
Jan 3, 1985*
Northern Arizona W 82–65  8–6
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Jan 5, 1985*
Fordham W 76–71  9–6
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Jan 8, 1985*
Colorado W 90–64  10–6
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Jan 12, 1985*
Texas State W 87–70  11–6
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
WCAC Regular Season
Jan 17, 1985
at Loyola Marymount W 77–62  12–6
(1–0)
Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 19, 1985
at San Diego W 60–50  13–6
(2–0)
USD Sports Center 
San Diego, California
Jan 24, 1985
at Santa Clara W 53–52  14–6
(3–0)
Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, California
Jan 26, 1985
at Saint Mary's L 71–76  14–7
(3–1)
McKeon Pavilion 
Moraga, California
Jan 31, 1985
Portland W 76–75  15–7
(4–1)
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Feb 2, 1985
Gonzaga W 59–55  16–7
(5–1)
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Feb 5, 1985*
U.S. International W 75–56  17–7
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Feb 9, 1985*
at No. 18 DePaul L 65–90[2][3]  17–8
Rosemont Horizon 
Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 14, 1985
at Gonzaga W 69–58  18–8
(6–1)
The Kennel 
Spokane, Washington
Feb 16, 1985
Portland W 80–60  19–8
(7–1)
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Feb 21, 1985
Saint Mary's W 69–64  20–8
(8–1)
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Feb 23, 1985
Santa Clara W 97–90  21–8
(9–1)
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Feb 28, 1985
at San Diego W 57–54  22–8
(10–1)
USD Sports Center 
San Diego, California
Mar 2, 1985
Loyola Marymount W 86–77  23–8
(11–1)
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1985*
(14 MW) vs. (3 MW) No. 10 Duke
First round
L 62–75[1]  23–9
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

Source[4][5]

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Duke Finishes Strong to Beat Pepperdine". Los Angeles Times. March 16, 1985. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "Waves Hope to Be Next to Upset DePaul". The Los Angeles Times. February 9, 1985. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  3. ^ "Oklahoma Sinks Kansas St". The New York Times. February 10, 1985. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  4. ^ "1984-85 Men's Basketball Schedule". Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "2019-20 PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY MEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK" (PDF). Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2022.