# 2001–02 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University in the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Paul Westphal. The Waves played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 13–1 in WCC play to win the regular season conference title. Pepperdine lost in the championship game of the West Coast Conference tournament, but did receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 10 seed in the Midwest region. In the opening round, the Waves lost to No. 7 seed Wake Forest in the opening round, 83–74.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 17, 2001* | | Cal State Fullerton | W 75–58 | 1–0 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Nov 20, 2001* | | at UC Irvine | L 93–96 $^{2OT}$ | 1–1 | Bren Events Center Irvine, California |
| Nov 28, 2001* | | at No. 10 UCLA | W 85–78 | 2–1 | Pauley Pavilion (8,376) Los Angeles, California |
| Dec 1, 2001* | | at Utah | L 74–81 | 2–2 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Dec 4, 2001* | | Long Beach State | W 93–83 | 3–2 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Dec 6, 2001* | | vs. USC | W 78–77 | 4–2 | The Forum Inglewood, California |
| Dec 8, 2001* | | at UC Santa Barbara | L 51–68 | 4–3 | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California |
| Dec 14, 2001* | | at Oregon | L 64–88 | 4–4 | McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon |
| Dec 17, 2001* | | Georgia | L 74–91 | 4–5 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Dec 21, 2001* | | Point Loma Nazarene | W 98–55 | 5–5 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Dec 28, 2001* | | at No. 14 Arizona Fiesta Bowl Classic | L 71–94 | 5–6 | McKale Center (14,566) Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec 30, 2001* | | vs. West Virginia Fiesta Bowl Classic | W 97–65 | 6–6 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 5, 2002* | | BYU | W 82–79 $^{OT}$ | 7–6 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| WCC Regular Season ||||||
| Jan 11, 2002 | | at Saint Mary's | W 67–51 | 8–6 (1–0) | McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California |
| Jan 12, 2002 | | at San Francisco | W 74–68 | 9–6 (2–0) | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California |
| Jan 18, 2002* | | No. 13 Gonzaga | W 88–79 | 10–6 (3–0) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Jan 19, 2002 | | Portland | W 109–88 | 11–6 (4–0) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Jan 24, 2002 | | at Santa Clara | W 74–67 | 12–6 (5–0) | Leavey Center Santa Clara, California |
| Jan 26, 2002 | | at San Diego | W 96–91 $^{2OT}$ | 13–6 (6–0) | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California |
| Jan 30, 2002 | | Loyola Marymount | W 84–59 | 14–6 (7–0) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Feb 2, 2002 | | at Loyola Marymount | W 89–79 | 15–6 (8–0) | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Feb 8, 2002 | | San Francisco | W 79–72 | 16–6 (9–0) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Feb 9, 2002 | | Saint Mary's | W 68–57 | 17–6 (10–0) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Feb 14, 2002 | | at Portland | W 83–77 | 18–6 (11–0) | Chiles Center Portland, Oregon |
| Feb 16, 2002 | | at No. 8 Gonzaga | L 78–91 | 18–7 (11–1) | Charlotte Y. Martin Centre Spokane, Washington |
| Feb 22, 2002 | | San Diego | W 90–79 | 19–7 (12–1) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Feb 23, 2002 | | Santa Clara | W 96–58 | 20–7 (13–1) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| WCC tournament ||||||
| Mar 2, 2002* | | vs. Portland Quarterfinals | W 77–64 | 21–7 | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California |
| Mar 3, 2002* | | vs. Saint Mary's Semifinals | W 68–47 | 22–7 | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California |
| Mar 4, 2002* | | vs. No. 6 Gonzaga Championship game | L 90–96 | 22–8 | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 2002* | (10 MW) | vs. (7 MW) Wake Forest First round | L 74–83 | 22–9 | ARCO Arena Sacramento, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. ||||||
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