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2001–02 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

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2001–02 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
WCC regular season champions
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record22–9 (13–1 WCC)
Head coach
Home arenaFirestone Fieldhouse
Seasons
2001–02 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Pepperdine 13 1   .929 22 9   .710
No. 6 Gonzaga 13 1   .929 29 4   .879
Santa Clara 8 6   .571 13 15   .464
San Francisco 8 6   .571 13 15   .464
San Diego 7 7   .500 16 13   .552
Saint Mary's 3 11   .214 9 20   .310
Loyola Marymount 2 12   .143 9 20   .310
Portland 2 12   .143 6 24   .200
2002 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2001–02 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University in the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Paul Westphal. 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. Pepperdine lost in the championship game of the West Coast Conference tournament, but did receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 10 seed in the Midwest region. In the opening round, the Waves lost to No. 7 seed Wake Forest in the opening round, 83–74.[2]

Roster

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2001–02 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 32 Jimmy Miggins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr   Riverside, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Source[3]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 17, 2001*
Cal State Fullerton W 75–58  1–0
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Nov 20, 2001*
at UC Irvine L 93–96 2OT 1–1
Bren Events Center 
Irvine, California
Nov 28, 2001*
at No. 10 UCLA W 85–78  2–1
Pauley Pavilion (8,376)
Los Angeles, California
Dec 1, 2001*
at Utah L 74–81  2–2
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 4, 2001*
Long Beach State W 93–83  3–2
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Dec 6, 2001*
vs. USC W 78–77  4–2
The Forum 
Inglewood, California
Dec 8, 2001*
at UC Santa Barbara L 51–68  4–3
The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
Dec 14, 2001*
at Oregon L 64–88  4–4
McArthur Court 
Eugene, Oregon
Dec 17, 2001*
Georgia L 74–91  4–5
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Dec 21, 2001*
Point Loma Nazarene W 98–55  5–5
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Dec 28, 2001*
at No. 14 Arizona
Fiesta Bowl Classic
L 71–94  5–6
McKale Center (14,566)
Tucson, Arizona
Dec 30, 2001*
vs. West Virginia
Fiesta Bowl Classic
W 97–65  6–6
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 5, 2002*
BYU W 82–79 OT 7–6
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
WCC Regular Season
Jan 11, 2002
at Saint Mary's W 67–51  8–6
(1–0)
McKeon Pavilion 
Moraga, California
Jan 12, 2002
at San Francisco W 74–68  9–6
(2–0)
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Jan 18, 2002*
No. 13 Gonzaga W 88–79  10–6
(3–0)
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Jan 19, 2002
Portland W 109–88  11–6
(4–0)
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Jan 24, 2002
at Santa Clara W 74–67  12–6
(5–0)
Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, California
Jan 26, 2002
at San Diego W 96–91 2OT 13–6
(6–0)
Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, California
Jan 30, 2002
Loyola Marymount W 84–59  14–6
(7–0)
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Feb 2, 2002
at Loyola Marymount W 89–79  15–6
(8–0)
Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Feb 8, 2002
San Francisco W 79–72  16–6
(9–0)
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Feb 9, 2002
Saint Mary's W 68–57  17–6
(10–0)
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Feb 14, 2002
at Portland W 83–77  18–6
(11–0)
Chiles Center 
Portland, Oregon
Feb 16, 2002
at No. 8 Gonzaga L 78–91  18–7
(11–1)
Charlotte Y. Martin Centre 
Spokane, Washington
Feb 22, 2002
San Diego W 90–79  19–7
(12–1)
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Feb 23, 2002
Santa Clara W 96–58  20–7
(13–1)
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
WCC tournament
Mar 2, 2002*
vs. Portland
Quarterfinals
W 77–64  21–7
Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, California
Mar 3, 2002*
vs. Saint Mary's
Semifinals
W 68–47  22–7
Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, California
Mar 4, 2002*
vs. No. 6 Gonzaga
Championship game
L 90–96  22–8
Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 2002*
(10 MW) vs. (7 MW) Wake Forest
First round
L 74–83  22–9
ARCO Arena 
Sacramento, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

Source[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "2000-01 West Coast Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "Waves Get Knocked Out by a Make-or-Break Effort". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 2002. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "2001-02 Men's Basketball Roster". Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "2001-02 Men's Basketball Schedule". Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "2019-20 PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY MEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK" (PDF). Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2023.