# 2019–20 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Waves were led by head coach Lorenzo Romar, in the second season of his second stint after coaching the Waves from 1996 to 1999. They played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu, California as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 8–8 in WCC play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Santa Clara in the second round of the WCC tournament before losing in the third round to Saint Mary's.

## Previous season

The Waves finished the 2018–19 season 16–18, 8–10 in WCC play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Pacific, Loyola Marymount, and San Francisco to advance to the semifinals of the WCC tournament where they were defeated by Gonzaga.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Darnell Dunn | 12 | F | 6'6" | 205 | Senior | Kinston, NC | Graduated |
| Eric Cooper Jr. | 21 | G | 6'3" | 190 | RS Senior | Ontario, CA | Graduated |
| Kaijae Yee-Stephens | 32 | G | 6'1" | 190 | RS Sophomore | Santa Cruz, CA | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Erik Mailliard | 33 | C | 6'10" | 210 | RS Freshman | Dallas, TX | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
| M. J. Cage | 35 | F | 6'10" | 225 | Junior | Santa Ana, CA | Left the team for personal reasons |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Skylar Chavez | 33 | G/F | 6'5" | 195 | Junior | San Anselmo, CA | Junior college transferred from Santa Rosa JC |

### Recruiting class of 2019

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Majok Deng SF | Tucson, AZ | Salpointe Catholic High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Dec 20, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 ||||||
| Sedrick Altman SG | Rialto, CA | Colony High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Jan Zidek PF | Czech Republic | | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | N/A | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2019 Pepperdine Waves Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2019 Pepperdine Waves Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

### Recruiting class of 2020

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Kendall Munson SF | Seattle, WA | Garfield High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Oct 9, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| 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 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2020 Pepperdine Waves Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2020 Pepperdine Waves Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non conference regular season |||||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, P12N | | at California | L 71–87 | 0–1 | 19 – Ross | 4 – 4 tied | 7 – Ross | Haas Pavilion (3,780) Berkeley, CA |
| November 9, 2019* 5:00 pm | | UC Irvine | W 77–73 | 1–1 | 21 – Ka. Edwards | 10 – Ka. Edwards | 8 – Ross | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,475) Malibu, CA |
| November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Cal State Northridge | W 94–82 | 2–1 | 22 – Tied | 15 – Ke. Edwards | 12 – Ross | Matadome (1,321) Northridge, CA |
| November 16, 2019* 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Abilene Christian | W 73–69 | 3–1 | 22 – Ross | 8 – Ke. Edwards | 6 – Ross | Moody Coliseum (2,553) Abilene, TX |
| November 19, 2019* 6:00 pm, P12N | | at USC | L 84–91 | 3–2 | 38 – Ross | 6 – Ross | 3 – Ross | Galen Center (2,139) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 23, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Sacramento State | L 72–77 | 3–3 | 20 – Ka. Edwards | 11 – Ke. Edwards | 6 – Ross | Firestone Fieldhouse (600) Malibu, CA |
| November 28, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 14 Arizona Wooden Legacy quarterfinals | L 91–93 | 3–4 | 21 – Ka. Edwards | 9 – Smith | 9 – Ross | Anaheim Arena (1,574) Anaheim, CA |
| November 29, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPNews | | vs. UCF Wooden Legacy consolation 2nd round | L 65–78 | 3–5 | 21 – Ke. Edwards | 6 – Ke. Edwards | 12 – Ross | Anaheim Arena Anaheim, CA |
| December 1, 2019* 3:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Providence Wooden Legacy 7th place game | L 77–80 | 3–6 | 29 – Ross | 10 – Ka. Edwards | 6 – Polk Jr. | Anaheim Arena Anaheim, CA |
| December 6, 2019* 6:00 pm | | Idaho State | W 77–65 | 4–6 | 23 – Ke. Edwards | 12 – Ke. Edwards | 8 – Ross | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,150) Malibu, CA |
| December 14, 2019* 5:00 pm | | Central Arkansas | W 92–79 | 5–6 | 30 – Ke. Edwards | 12 – Ke. Edwards | 8 – Ross | Firestone Fieldhouse (835) Malibu, CA |
| December 17, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Portland State | W 77–71 | 6–6 | 31 – Ross | 12 – Ka. Edwards | 5 – Ross | Firestone Fieldhouse (745) Malibu, CA |
| December 21, 2019* 1:00 pm | | Northern Arizona | W 75–73 | 7–6 | 27 – Ross | 9 – Ke. Edwards | 6 – Ross | Firestone Fieldhouse (801) Malibu, CA |
| December 28, 2019* 6:00 pm | | at San Jose State | L 68–83 | 7–7 | 19 – Ka. Edwards | 7 – Altman | 11 – Ross | Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,333) San Jose, CA |
| WCC regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2020 7:00 pm | | Pacific | L 56–59 | 7–8 (0–1) | 15 – Ross | 7 – Tied | 4 – Ross | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,015) Malibu, CA |
| January 4, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 1 Gonzaga | L 70–75 | 7–9 (0–2) | 24 – Ross | 10 – Ka. Edwards | 10 – Ross | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| January 11, 2020 7:00 pm | | at San Diego | W 85–78 | 8–9 (1–2) | 23 – Ka. Edwards | 8 – Ka. Edwards | 7 – Ross | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,490) San Diego, CA |
| January 16, 2020 6:00 pm, SPECSN | | Loyola Marymount | W 75–67 | 9–9 (2–2) | 20 – Ross | 8 – Ke. Edwards | 8 – Ross | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,474) Malibu, CA |
| January 18, 2020 1:00 pm, CBSSN | | Saint Mary's | L 69–78 | 9–10 (2–3) | 24 – Ross | 9 – Ka. Edwards | 6 – Ross | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,219) Malibu, CA |
| January 23, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Santa Clara | W 90–86 $^{OT}$ | 10–10 (3–3) | 24 – Ross | 14 – Ka. Edwards | 9 – Ross | Leavey Center (1,914) Santa Clara, CA |
| January 25, 2020 5:00 pm | | Portland | W 80–69 | 11–10 (4–3) | 24 – Chavez | 8 – Ka. Edwards | 7 – Ross | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,315) Malibu, CA |
| January 30, 2020 5:30 pm, CBSSN | | at BYU | L 80–107 | 11–11 (4–4) | 20 – Ka. Edwards | 7 – Ohia Obioha | 7 – Ross | Marriott Center (10,989) Provo, UT |
| February 1, 2020 3:00 pm, SPECSN | | at Loyola Marymount | W 68–67 $^{OT}$ | 12–11 (5–4) | 27 – Ka. Edwards | 5 – Tied | 7 – Ross | Gersten Pavilion (1,427) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 6, 2020 7:00 pm | | Santa Clara | W 91–77 | 13–11 (6–4) | 23 – Ross | 9 – Tied | 9 – Ross | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,349) Malibu, CA |
| February 8, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Pacific | L 78–79 | 13–12 (6–5) | 28 – Ross | 9 – Ke. Edwards | 5 – Ross | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,707) Stockton, CA |
| February 13, 2020 8:00 pm, SPECSN | | San Diego | W 72–69 | 14–12 (7–5) | 21 – Ross | 9 – Altman | 8 – Ross | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,275) Malibu, CA |
| February 15, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 2 Gonzaga | L 77–89 | 14–13 (7–6) | 23 – Ross | 8 – Ke. Edwards | 6 – Ross | Firestone Fieldhouse (3,104) Malibu, CA |
| February 20, 2020 6:00 pm, SPECSN | | at Portland | W 66–59 | 15–13 (8–6) | 30 – Ross | 14 – Ross | 5 – Ross | Chiles Center (1,679) Portland, OR |
| February 22, 2020 3:00 pm, SPECSN | | at San Francisco | L 61–63 $^{OT}$ | 15–14 (8–7) | 20 – Ross | 11 – Ke. Edwards | 7 – Ross | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,937) San Francisco, CA |
| February 29, 2020 3:00 pm, CBSSN | | No. 17 BYU | L 64–81 | 15–15 (8–8) | 24 – Ke. Edwards | 11 – Ke. Edwards | 7 – Ross | Firestone Fieldhouse (3,104) Malibu, CA |
| WCC tournament |||||||||
| March 6, 2020 8:00 pm, BYUtv | (6) | vs. (7) Santa Clara Second round | W 84–73 | 16–15 | 21 – Ka. Edwards | 16 – Ka. Edwards | 8 – Ross | Orleans Arena (3,850) Paradise, NV |
| March 7, 2020 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | (6) | vs. (3) Saint Mary's Third round | L 82–89 $^{2OT}$ | 16–16 | 43 – Ross | 10 – Ke. Edwards | 5 – Ross | Orleans Arena (4,350) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||
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