# 2016–17 Pepperdine Waves women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Pepperdine Waves women's basketball team represented Pepperdine University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Waves, members of the West Coast Conference, were led by fourth year coach Ryan Weisenberg. The Waves played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse on the university campus in Malibu, California. They finished the season 7–23, 5–13 in WCC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC women's tournament to Pacific.
On March 8, Ryan Weisenberg was fired. He finished at Pepperdine with a 4 year record of 28–94.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/29/2016* 6:00 pm | | Antelope Valley | L 72–76 | | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2016* 1:00 pm | | Long Beach State | L 41–44 | 0–1 | Firestone Fieldhouse (211) Malibu, CA |
| 11/15/2016* 7:00 pm | | at UC Santa Barbara | L 57–66 | 0–2 | The Thunderdome (532) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 11/20/2016* 1:00 pm | | Nevada | L 60–69 | 0–3 | Firestone Fieldhouse (271) Malibu, CA |
| 11/23/2016* 12:00 pm | | at New Mexico State | L 66–74 | 0–4 | Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM |
| 11/27/2016* 12:00 pm | | Duke | L 65–99 | 0–5 | Firestone Fieldhouse (303) Malibu, CA |
| 11/29/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Utah Valley | L 65–72 | 0–6 | UCCU Center (181) Orem, UT |
| 12/03/2016* 4:00 pm | | at Cal Poly | L 52–62 | 0–7 | Mott Athletic Center (768) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 12/06/2016* 11:00 am | | at Denver | L 67–75 | 0–8 | Magness Arena (239) Denver, CO |
| 12/09/2016* 1:00 pm | | UNLV | L 61–68 | 0–9 | Firestone Fieldhouse (538) Malibu, CA |
| 12/17/2016* 6:00 pm | | at Cal State Fullerton | W 69–58 | 1–9 | Titan Gym (158) Fullerton, CA |
| 12/19/2016* 12:00 pm | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 62–57 $^{OT}$ | 2–9 | Firestone Fieldhouse (197) Malibu, CA |
| WCC regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2016 7:00 pm | | Gonzaga | W 79–69 | 3–9 (1–0) | Firestone Fieldhouse (337) Malibu, CA |
| 12/31/2016 1:00 pm | | Portland | L 61–71 | 3–10 (1–1) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm | | at Loyola Marymount | L 60–72 | 3–11 (1–2) | Gersten Pavilion (351) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/07/2017 7:00 pm | | at San Diego | W 55–42 | 4–11 (2–2) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (318) San Diego, CA |
| 01/12/2017 7:00 pm | | Pacific | W 59–58 | 5–11 (3–2) | Firestone Fieldhouse (217) Malibu, CA |
| 01/14/2017 2:00 pm | | at Santa Clara | L 40–61 | 5–12 (3–3) | Leavey Center (550) Santa Clara, CA |
| 01/19/2017 7:00 pm | | BYU | L 47–73 | 5–13 (3–4) | Firestone Fieldhouse (178) Malibu, CA |
| 01/21/2017 1:00 pm | | Saint Mary's | L 60–81 | 5–14 (3–5) | Firestone Fieldhouse (267) Malibu, CA |
| 01/26/2017 7:00 pm | | at Portland | L 55–75 | 5–15 (3–6) | Chiles Center (213) Portland, OR |
| 01/28/2017 2:00 pm | | at Gonzaga | L 61–83 | 5–16 (3–7) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 02/02/2017 7:00 pm | | San Francisco | W 81–59 | 6–16 (4–7) | Firestone Fieldhouse (242) Malibu, CA |
| 02/04/2017 2:00 pm | | at Pacific | L 79–80 $^{OT}$ | 6–17 (4–8) | Alex G. Spanos Center (824) Stockton, CA |
| 02/09/2017 6:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU | L 49–88 | 6–18 (4–9) | Marriott Center (1,049) Provo, UT |
| 02/11/2017 1:00 pm | | San Diego | W 57–40 | 7–18 (5–9) | Firestone Fieldhouse (197) Malibu, CA |
| 02/16/2017 7:00 pm | | Santa Clara | L 48–69 | 7–19 (5–10) | Firestone Fieldhouse (202) Malibu, CA |
| 02/18/2017 1:00 pm | | Loyola Marymount | L 78–87 | 7–20 (5–11) | Firestone Fieldhouse (218) Malibu, CA |
| 02/23/2017 7:00 pm | | at Saint Mary's | L 57–84 | 7–21 (5–12) | McKeon Pavilion (312) Moraga, CA |
| 02/25/2017 2:00 pm | | at San Francisco | L 78–84 | 7–22 (5–13) | War Memorial Gymnasium (410) San Francisco, CA |
| WCC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/02/2017 12:00 pm, BYUtv | (9) | vs. (8) Pacific First Round | L 55–73 | 7–23 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||