1981–82 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
WCAC champions
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceWest Coast Athletic Conference
Record22–7 (14–0 WCAC)
Head coach
Home arenaFirestone Fieldhouse
1981–82 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Pepperdine140 1.000227  .759
San Francisco113 .786265  .839
Portland95 .6431710  .630
Santa Clara77 .5001611  .593
Gonzaga77 .5001512  .556
San Diego410 .2861115  .423
Saint Mary's311 .2141116  .407
Loyola Marymount113 .071324  .111
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981–82 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University in the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Jim Harrick. The Waves played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse and were members of the West Coast Athletic Conference. They finished the season 22–7, 14–0 in WCAC play to win the regular season conference title to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In the opening round, the Waves beat Pittsburgh before falling to Oregon State, 70–51, in the second round.[1]

Roster

1981–82 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 4 Mark Wilson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
G 5 Grant Gondrezick 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrBoulder HS Boulder, Colorado
G 14 Dane Suttle 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrJohn C. Fremont Los Angeles, California
F 34 Orlando Phillips 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrCCSF San Francisco, California
F 52 Victor Anger 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
F 54 Bill Sadler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-Conference Regular Season
    Nov 28, 1981*
    at No. 2 UCLA L 69–76  0–1
    Pauley Pavilion 
    Los Angeles, California
    Nov 30, 1981*
    Northern Arizona W 88–67  1–1
    Firestone Fieldhouse 
    Malibu, California
    Dec 4, 1981*
    vs. Cincinnati L 72–73  1–2
     
     
    Dec 5, 1981*
    vs. District of Columbia W 72–71  2–2
     
     
    Dec 12, 1981*
    at No. 19 Oregon State L 69–84  2–3
    Gill Coliseum 
    Corvallis, Oregon
    Dec 18, 1981*
    Texas–Arlington W 102–97  3–3
    Firestone Fieldhouse 
    Malibu, California
    Dec 19, 1981*
    Evansville L 69–77  3–4
    Firestone Fieldhouse 
    Malibu, California
    Dec 23, 1981*
    Rice W 77–64  4–4
    Firestone Fieldhouse 
    Malibu, California
    Dec 30, 1981*
    St. Mary's (Texas) W 76–64  5–4
    Firestone Fieldhouse 
    Malibu, California
    Jan 2, 1982*
    Northland College W 110–59  6–4
    Firestone Fieldhouse 
    Malibu, California
    Jan 5, 1982*
    Cal State Fullerton W 95–76  7–4
    Firestone Fieldhouse 
    Malibu, California
    Jan 7, 1982*
    at Fresno State L 46–63  7–5
    Selland Arena 
    Fresno, California
    Jan 9, 1982*
    at Long Beach State L 78–80  7–6
    Long Beach Arena 
    Long Beach, California
    WCAC Regular Season
    Jan 15, 1982
    San Francisco W 102–91  8–6
    (1–0)
    Firestone Fieldhouse 
    Malibu, California
    Jan 16, 1982
    Santa Clara W 77–73  9–6
    (2–0)
    Firestone Fieldhouse 
    Malibu, California
    Jan 22, 1982
    Saint Mary's W 94–91 2OT 10–6
    (3–0)
    Firestone Fieldhouse 
    Malibu, California
    Jan 23, 1982
    San Diego W 80–69  11–6
    (4–0)
    Firestone Fieldhouse 
    Malibu, California
    Jan 30, 1982
    Loyola Marymount W 92–79  12–6
    (5–0)
    Firestone Fieldhouse 
    Malibu, California
    Feb 4, 1982
    at Portland W 76–58  13–6
    (6–0)
    Howard Hall 
    Portland, Oregon
    Feb 6, 1982
    at Gonzaga W 76–67 OT 14–6
    (7–0)
    Kennedy Pavilion 
    Spokane, Washington
    Feb 12, 1982
    Gonzaga W 73–59  15–6
    (8–0)
    Firestone Fieldhouse 
    Malibu, California
    Feb 13, 1982
    Portland W 92–79  16–6
    (9–0)
    Firestone Fieldhouse 
    Malibu, California
    Feb 18, 1982
    at San Diego W 63–61  17–6
    (10–0)
    USD Sports Center 
    San Diego, California
    Feb 20, 1982
    at Saint Mary's W 79–66  18–6
    (11–0)
    University Credit Union Pavilion 
    Moraga, California
    Feb 26, 1982
    at Santa Clara W 76–74 2OT 19–6
    (12–0)
    Harold J. Toso Pavilion 
    Santa Clara, California
    Feb 28, 1982
    at No. 16 San Francisco W 106–100  20–6
    (13–0)
    War Memorial Gymnasium 
    San Francisco, California
    Mar 4, 1982
    at Loyola Marymount W 105–104 OT 21–6
    (14–0)
    Gersten Pavilion 
    Los Angeles, California
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 12, 1982*
    (7 W) vs. (10 W) Pittsburgh
    First round
    W 99–88  22–6
    Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum 
    Pullman, Washington
    Mar 14, 1982*
    4:08 p.m., CBS
    (7 W) vs. (2 W) No. 4 Oregon State
    Second round
    L 51–70[1]  22–7
    Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum (12,340)
    Pullman, Washington
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    W=West.

    Source[2][3]

    Awards and honors

    References

    1. 1 2 "Oregon State, Idaho Advance". The New York Times. March 15, 1982. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
    2. "1981-82 Men's Basketball Schedule". Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
    3. "2019-20 PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY MEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK" (PDF). Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
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