Pepperdine Waves men's basketball

Pepperdine Waves
2024–25 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team
University	Pepperdine University
First season	1938-39
Head coach	Ed Schilling (1st season)
Conference	West Coast Conference
Location	Malibu, California
Arena	Firestone Fieldhouse (capacity: 3,104)
Nickname	Waves
Student section	Riptide
Colors	Blue, white, and orange[1]
Uniforms
Home Away Alternate Alternate
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1944
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1962, 1976
NCAA tournament round of 32
1976, 1979, 1982, 2000
NCAA tournament appearances
1944, 1962, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2000, 2002
Conference tournament champions
1991, 1992, 1994
Conference regular season champions
1962, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2002

The Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team is an American college basketball team that represents Pepperdine University in NCAA Division I, the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Waves compete in the West Coast Conference and are coached by Ed Schilling. The Waves have competed in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 13 times and are 3rd all-time in WCC Tournament wins and championships.^[2] The Waves most recently appeared in the NCAA tournament in 2002. Thirty-eight former Waves have been drafted or played in the NBA including Doug Christie and Dennis Johnson, an inductee of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The most recent Waves drafted into the NBA are Kessler Edwards (2021) and Maxwell Lewis (2023).

Their home arena is the Firestone Fieldhouse. This is a multi-purpose facility that hosts volleyball, basketball, as well as other athletic events.^[3] They share this facility with the Pepperdine Waves women's basketball team.