1990–91 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 1990–91 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University in the 1990–91 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 22–9, 13–1 in WCC play to win the regular season conference title by a 4-game margin. After a January 11 home loss to San Diego in the conference opener, Pepperdine was just 6–8 overall. The Waves then went on a 16-game winning streak[ 1] West Coast Conference tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament . In the opening round, the Waves fell to Seton Hall, 71–51.[ 2]
Roster
1990–91 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) —
Fr Marina
Huntington Beach, California
G
Steve Clover 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) —
Rolling Hills
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
G 12
Damin Lopez 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) —
RS Fr Apollo
Glendale, Arizona
G 15
Rick Welch 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) —
Jr Westlake
Westlake Village, California
F 21
Dana Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) —
Fr North Hollywood
Los Angeles, California
G
Rodney Sanders 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) —
Fairfax
Los Angeles, California
F 34
Geoff Lear 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) —
Jr Bishop Amat
West Covina, California
G 35
Doug Christie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
Jr Rainier Beach
Seattle, Washington
F 41
Byron Jenson —
—
UTSA
Tucson, Arizona
F
Rex Manu 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) —
Sr Skyline JC
San Mateo, California
C 52
Derek Noether 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) —
Fr Clovis West
Fresno, California
C
Damon Braly 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) —
Sr Arvada
Arvada, Colorado
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non-conference regular season
Nov 23, 1990 *
vs. Montana State Coors Light Classic W 83–76 1–0
Selland Arena Fresno, California
Nov 24, 1990 *
at Fresno State Coors Light Classic W 84–64 2–0
Selland Arena Fresno, California
Nov 27, 1990 *
UC Santa Barbara W 72–60 3–0
Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Dec 1, 1990 *
DePaul L 64–85 3–1
Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Dec 3, 1990 *
Nebraska-Omaha W 62–41 4–1
Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Dec 8, 1990 *
Cal State Fullerton L 66–69 OT
4–2
Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Dec 13, 1990 *
Texas Tech W 75–70 5–2
Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Dec 15, 1990 *
at Boise State
L 56–66 5–3
BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho
Dec 19, 1990 *
at No. 5 UCLA
L 85–108[ 3] 5–4
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Dec 22, 1990 *
Jacksonville W 75–69 6–4
Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Dec 27, 1990 *
at No. 4 Arizona Fiesta Bowl Classic L 66–80[ 4] 6–5
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 28, 1990 *
vs. Temple Fiesta Bowl Classic L 55–56 6–6
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan 2, 1991 *
Kansas L 62–88 6–7
Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
WCC Regular Season
Jan 11, 1991
San Diego L 88–91 6–8
Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Jan 12, 1991
Santa Clara W 67–61 7–8
Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Jan 16, 1991
Loyola Marymount W 91–79 8–8
Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Jan 19, 1991
at Loyola Marymount
W 101–95 9–8
Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Jan 25, 1991
at San Francisco
W 84–67[ 5] 10–8
War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Jan 26, 1991
at Saint Mary's
W 79–78 11–8
McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Feb 1, 1991
Saint Mary's W 82–78 2OT
12–8
Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Feb 2, 1991
San Francisco W 72–57 13–8
Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Feb 7, 1991
at Portland
W 87–74 14–8
Chiles Center Portland, Oregon
Feb 9, 1991
at Gonzaga
W 80–56[ 6] 15–8
The Kennel Spokane, Washington
Feb 15, 1991
Gonzaga W 84–56 16–8
Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Feb 16, 1991
Portland W 81–58 17–8
Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Feb 21, 1991
at Santa Clara
W 77–66 18–8
Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California
Feb 23, 1991
at San Diego
W 75–69[ 7] 19–8
USD Sports Center San Diego, California
WCC tournament
Mar 2, 1991 *
vs. Portland WCC Tournament Quarterfinal W 97–62 20–8
Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California
Mar 3, 1991 *
vs. San Francisco WCC Tournament Semifinal W 65–56 21–8
Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California
Mar 4, 1991 *
vs. Saint Mary's WCC tournament championship W 71–68 OT
22–8
Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1991 *(14 W)
vs. (3 W) No. 13 Seton Hall First Round L 51–71[ 2] 22–9
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
Source[ 8] [ 9]
Awards and honors
Pepperdine swept the WCC awards – only the second time a conference team had done so since 1952.[ 10]
References
^ "Streak by Waves Hits 16" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved May 16, 2020 .^ a b "Seton Hall Defense Rides Waves, 71-51" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved May 16, 2020 .^ "Bruins Winning in Waves : UCLA: MacLean scores 23 points in 18 minutes as team improves record to 8-0 with 108-85 romp over Pepperdine" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved May 16, 2020 .^ "Arizona Finally Puts Pepperdine Away" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved May 16, 2020 .^ "Pepperdine Gets Past USF, 84-67" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved May 16, 2020 .^ "Pepperdine 80, Gonzaga 56" . AP News . February 10, 1991. Retrieved May 16, 2020 .^ "Pepperdine Repays San Diego in Victory" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved May 16, 2020 .^ "1990-91 Men's Basketball Schedule" . Pepperdine University Athletics . Retrieved May 15, 2020 .^ "2019-20 PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY MEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK" (PDF) . Pepperdine University Athletics . Retrieved May 15, 2020 .^ "Pepperdine Men and Santa Clara Women Dominate WCC Team" . March 7, 1991. Retrieved May 16, 2020 .
