Pepperdine

Official Name: 
Pepperdine University
Nickname: 
Waves
Mailing Address: 

24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90263-4333

Website: 
www.pepperdinesports.com
Telephone: 
(310) 456-4333
Fax: 
(310) 456-4322
Enrollment: 
8,000
Arena: 

Firestone Fieldhouse
Capacity: 3,104
Year Opened: 1973

School Colors: 
Blue, Orange and White
Conference: 

West Coast (since 1956)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(13) 1944, 1962, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2000, and 2002
5-14 record (.263)

NIT Appearances: 

(6) 1980, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1999, and 2001
3-6 record (.333)

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(7) 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1951, and 1952
11-7 record (.611)
Finished 2nd in 1945 and 3rd in 1946

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Robert Duck Dowell (20 years from 1949-68, 263-263 record, .500)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Dane Suttle (1,702 points from 1980-83)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Dana Jones (1,031 from 1991-94)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

William Bird Averitt (57 points as senior vs. Nevada-Reno on 1/6/73)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

William Bird Averitt* (57 vs. Nevada-Reno)
January 6, 1973 (senior/33.9 ppg)
*West Coast Conference record.

1

2

Total

Pepperdine

54

56

110

Nevada-Reno

52

42

94

Pepperdine

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Averitt

25-39

7-11

57

B. Williams

6-10

2-2

14

Schroeder

2-4

2-2

6

Skophammer

4-9

0-0

8

Jones

8-18

0-0

16

Harris

0-4

1-2

1

S. Williams

3-7

0-0

6

Domke

1-1

0-0

2

Braunecker

0-1

0-0

0

Kralovansky

0-0

0-0

0

Lawson

0-1

0-0

0

Totals

49-94

12-17

110

Percentages

.521

.706

Nevada-Reno

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Mardian

3-8

0-0

6

Padgett

0-4

3-4

3

Weber

11-17

3-5

25

Mulligan

7-16

0-2

14

Buckley

12-27

9-11

33

Larios

2-8

0-0

4

Harris

3-7

0-0

6

Barrett

0-1

0-1

0

Reynolds

1-3

1-2

3

Totals

39-91

16-25

94

Percentages

.429

.640
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Wade Ruby

1

1939

16-13

.552

1939

16-13

Al Duer

9

1940-48

176-95

.649

1946

27-8

Robert L. "Duck" Dowell

20

1949-68

263-263

.500

1952

20-4

Gary Colson

11

1969-79

154-136

.531

1976

22-6

Jim Harrick

9

1980-88

167-97

.633

1986

25-5

Tom Asbury

9

1989-94, 2009-11

153-127

.546

1992

24-7

Tony Fuller

2

1995-96

15-27

.357

Lamar "Marty" Wilson

1

1996, 2012

3-10

.231

1996, 2012

3-10

Lorenzo Romar

3

1997-99

42-44

.488

1998

17-10

Jan van Breda Kolff

2

2000-01

47-18

.723

2000

25-9

Paul Westphal

5

2002-06

76-71

.517

2002

22-9

Vance Walberg

2

2007-08

14-35

.286

2008

6-12

Eric Bridgeland

1

2008

5-9

.357

2008

5-9
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,130-947 (.544) from 1939 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Pepperdine (CA) moved up to major-college status in 1956
  • Awarded a forfeit from St. Mary's late in the 1971-72 campaign
  • Wilson (3-10) was named interim coach midway through the 1995-96 season after Fuller compiled a 7-8 record
  • Walberg compiled a 6-12 record in 2007-08 when he was replaced by Bridgeland as interim coach.