2021–22 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

2021–22 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2022 WCC Tournament winner ; As of December 11, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

2021–22 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
2021–22 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
2021–22 record	4–8 (0–0 WCC)
Head coach	Lorenzo Romar (4th, 7th overall season);
Assistant coaches	Ken Bone; Curtis Allen; Gerald Brown;
Home arena	Firestone Fieldhouse

The 2021–22 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represent Pepperdine University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Waves are led by head coach Lorenzo Romar, in the fourth season of his second stint after coaching the Waves from 1996 to 1999. They play their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu, California as members of the West Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Waves finished the 2020–21 season 15–12, 7–6 in WCC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Santa Clara in the quarterfinals of the WCC Tournament before losing in the semifinals to Saint Mary's. They received an invitation to CBI where they defeated Longwood, Bellarmine and Coastal Carolina to become champions of the College Basketball Invitational.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Sedrick Altman	0	G	6'2"	180	Sophomore	Rialto, CA	Transferred to Rider
Michael Wexler	3	G	5'11"	175	RS Senior	Plymouth, MN	Walk-on; graduated
Colbey Ross	4	G	6'1"	185	Senior	Aurora, CO	Graduated
Andre Ball	10	F	6'7"	190	RS Sophomore	Chino Hills, CA	Transferred to Cal State Dominguez Hills
Kessler Edwards	15	F	6'8"	215	Junior	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	Declare for 2021 NBA draft
Kene Chukwuka	24	F	6'9"	225	Senior	Stockholm, Sweden	Graduated
Everett Perrot	25	F	6'6"	215	RS Sophomore	Elk Grove, CA	Walk-on; transferred
Robbie Heath	44	G	6'3"	180	Sophomore	Whittlesea, Australia	Turned pro

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Braun Hartfield	55	G	6'6"	185	RS Senior	Cleveland, OH	Transferred from San Diego. Under NCAA transfer rules, Hartfield was initially to sit out 2021–22 season, however due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic the NCAA ruled on December 16, 2020 that all transfers are immediately eligible. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.
Keith Fisher III	3	F	6'8"	225	Graduate Student	Los Angeles, CA	Graduate transfer from Illinois State.

Recruiting class of 2021

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Maxwell Lewis #21 PF	Chandler, AZ	AZ Compass Prep	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jun 28, 2021
Maxwell Lewis #21 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Houston Mallette #36 SG	Newport Beach, CA	Pacifica Christian High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 20, 2020
Houston Mallette #36 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Mike Mitchell #41 PG	San Jose, CA	Archbishop Mitty High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 11, 2019
Mike Mitchell #41 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Sekou Gassama #45 C	Saint Louis	De Smet Jesuit High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Apr 12, 2021
Sekou Gassama #45 C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76
Carson Basham C	Phoenix, AZ	AZ Compass Prep	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Apr 22, 2020
Carson Basham C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jalen Pitre PF	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Polytechnic High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	N/A	Aug 16, 2020
Jalen Pitre PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2021 Pepperdine Waves Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2021 Pepperdine Waves Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Recruiting class of 2022

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jevon Porter #32 PF	Columbia, MO	Father Tolton Catholic High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sep 20, 2020
Jevon Porter #32 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
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 2022 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2022 Pepperdine Waves Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2022 Pepperdine Waves Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2021–22 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Houston Mallette	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Fr	Pacifica Christian HS	Oakland, CA
G	1	Mike Mitchell, Jr.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Archbishop Mitty HS	San Jose, CA
G	2	Darryl Polk Jr.	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Sr	Long Beach Poly HS	Long Beach, CA
F	3	Keith Fisher III	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	Westchester HS Illinois State	Los Angeles, CA
G	5	Jade' Smith	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	RS Sr	St. Joseph Notre Dame HS	Oakland, CA
F	10	Paul Jordan (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Long Island Lutheran HS	Glen Cove, NY
C	11	Carson Basham	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	AZ Compass Prep	Phoenix, AZ
F	12	Kendall Munson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Garfield HS	Seattle, WA
G	13	Malachy Caffrey (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	La Salle HS	Yakima, WA
G	14	Jay Yoon (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Arcadia HS	Arcadia, CA
G	22	Majok Deng	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS So	Salpointe Catholic HS	Tucson, AZ
F	24	Maxwell Lewis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	AZ Compass Prep	Las Vegas, NV
F	31	Jan Zidek	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Gymnasium Ota Pavel	Prague, Czech Republic
C	34	Victor Ohia Obioha	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Hillcrest HS	Owerri, Nigeria
F	35	Aladji Gassama	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	De Smet Jesuit HS	Senegal
G	55	Braun Hartfield	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	Garfield Heights HS San Diego	Cleveland, OH

Head coach

Lorenzo Romar (Washington)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2021* 7:00 p.m.	at Point Loma Nazarene	L 50–77		14 – Fisher III	9 – Fisher III	2 – Tied	Golden Gymnasium (998) San Diego, CA
Non conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Rice	L 63–82	0–1	18 – Mallette	6 – Tied	5 – Tied	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,796) Houston, TX
November 12, 2021* 7:00 p.m.	Idaho State	W 65–60	1–1	17 – Smith	10 – Fisher III	4 – Smith	Firestone Fieldhouse (1,210) Malibu, CA
November 15, 2021* 7:00 p.m.	Utah Valley SoCal Challenge campus game	L 74–86 ^OT	1–2	21 – Mallette	10 – Smith	7 – Mitchell Jr.	Firestone Fieldhouse (435) Malibu, CA
November 17, 2021* 7:00 p.m.	UC Davis	W 72–67	2–2	17 – Mallette	7 – Tied	6 – Fisher III	Firestone Fieldhouse (490) Malibu, CA
November 20, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UC Irvine	L 48–82	2–3	13 – Fisher III	5 – Mallette	1 – Mallette	Bren Events Center (1,641) Irvine, CA
November 22, 2021* 10:00 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Fresno State SoCal Challenge Surf Division	L 63–70	2–4	20 – Zidek	4 – Tied	6 – Smith	The Pavilion at JSerra San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 24, 2021* 7:30 p.m., CBSSN	vs. TCU SoCal Challenge Surf Division	L 64–73	2–5	17 – Zidek	6 – Tied	8 – Mitchell Jr.	The Pavilion at JSerra (1,700) San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 27, 2021* 3:00 p.m.	Grand Canyon	L 56–59	2–6	13 – Fisher III	8 – Ohia Obioha	5 – Mitchell Jr.	Firestone Fieldhouse (1,570) Malibu, CA
November 30, 2021* 7:00 p.m.	at Nevada	L 66–79	2–7	12 – Mitchell Jr.	8 – Tied	4 – Mitchell Jr.	Lawlor Events Center (6,416) Reno, NV
December 3, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UC Santa Barbara	L 74–86	2–8	20 – Zidek	8 – Ohia Obioha	5 – Tied	The Thunderdome (2,211) Santa Barbara, CA
December 6, 2021* 7:00 p.m.	San Jose State	W 82–69	3–8	21 – Fisher III	12 – Ohia Obioha	8 – Mitchell Jr.	Firestone Fieldhouse (510) Malibu, CA
December 11, 2021* 3:00 p.m.	Alabama State	W 79–62	4–8	24 – Mallette	10 – Fisher III	7 – Mitchell Jr.	Firestone Fieldhouse (500) Malibu, CA
December 18, 2021* 5:00 p.m.	Southeast Missouri State						Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
December 21, 2021* 6:00 p.m., P12N	at Oregon						Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
December 23, 2021* 1:00 p.m.	Westmont						Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
WCC regular season
January 1, 2022	at Pacific						Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
January 6, 2022	San Diego						Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
January 8, 2022	at Gonzaga						McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
January 13, 2022	Saint Mary's						Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
January 15, 2022	Portland						Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
January 20, 2022	at Loyola Marymount						Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 22, 2022	San Francisco						Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
January 27, 2022	at San Diego						Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
January 29, 2022 5:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Saint Mary's						University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
February 3, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	Gonzaga						Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
February 5, 2022	Pacific						Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
February 10, 2022	at San Francisco						War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA
February 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	BYU						Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
February 19, 2022	at Portland						Chiles Center Portland, OR
February 24, 2022	Santa Clara						Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
February 26, 2022	at BYU						Marriott Center Provo, UT
WCC Tournament
March 3–8, 2022	vs.						Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:[1]

References

"2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". pepperdinewaves.com.

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