# 1999–2000 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University in the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Jan van Breda Kolff. The Waves played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 12–2 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. 11 seed in the East region. In the opening round, the Waves surprised No. 6 seed Indiana – in what would be head coach Bobby Knight’s final game at the school – before falling to Oklahoma State in the second round, 75–67.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 20, 1999* | | Long Beach State | W 76–74 | 1–0 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Nov 23, 1999* | | at Fresno State | W 70–68 | 2–0 | Selland Arena Fresno, California |
| Nov 27, 1999* | | UNC Charlotte | L 74–80 | 2–1 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Nov 28, 1999* | | Colorado State | W 67–57 | 3–1 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Dec 2, 1999* | | at No. 6 Kansas | L 61–76 | 3–2 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| Dec 4, 1999* | | at Wichita State | W 74–69 | 4–2 | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas |
| Dec 7, 1999* | | Cal State Fullerton | W 96–63 | 5–2 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Dec 11, 1999* | | at UC Santa Barbara | W 68–64 | 6–2 | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California |
| Dec 20, 1999* | | vs. Detroit San Juan Shootout | W 73–51 | 7–2 | Rafael A. Mangual Coliseum Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |
| Dec 21, 1999* | | vs. Louisiana–Lafayette San Juan Shootout | W 99–53 | 8–2 | Rafael A. Mangual Coliseum Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |
| Dec 22, 1999* | | vs. No. 7 Auburn San Juan Shootout | L 76–87 | 8–3 | Rafael A. Mangual Coliseum Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |
| Dec 28, 1999* | | at No. 23 UCLA | L 66–68 | 8–4 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Dec 30, 1999* | | Pacific | L 58–64 | 8–5 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Jan 3, 2000* | | Lehigh | W 83–38 | 9–5 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Jan 8, 2000* | | at Northwestern | W 57–56 | 10–5 | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois |
| WCC Regular Season ||||||
| Jan 14, 2000 | | Saint Mary's | W 77–49 | 11–5 (1–0) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Jan 15, 2000 | | San Diego | W 76–68 | 12–5 (2–0) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Jan 21, 2000 | | at Santa Clara | W 71–60 | 13–5 (3–0) | Leavey Center Santa Clara, California |
| Jan 22, 2000 | | at San Francisco | W 76–70 | 14–5 (4–0) | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California |
| Jan 28, 2000 | | San Francisco | W 69–58 | 15–5 (5–0) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Jan 29, 2000 | | Santa Clara | W 67–59 | 16–5 (6–0) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Feb 3, 2000 | | at Gonzaga | L 57–62 | 16–6 (6–1) | The Kennel Spokane, Washington |
| Feb 5, 2000 | | at Portland | W 75–68 | 17–6 (7–1) | Chiles Center Portland, Oregon |
| Feb 11, 2000 | | Portland | W 80–60 | 18–6 (8–1) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Feb 12, 2000 | | Gonzaga | W 80–69 | 19–6 (9–1) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Feb 16, 2000 | | Loyola Marymount | W 95–73 | 20–6 (10–1) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Feb 19, 2000 | | at Loyola Marymount | W 77–65 | 21–6 (11–1) | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Feb 24, 2000 | | at San Diego | L 62–73 | 21–7 (11–2) | USD Sports Center San Diego, California |
| Feb 26, 2000 | | Saint Mary's | W 71–42 | 22–7 (12–2) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| WCC tournament ||||||
| Mar 4, 2000* | (1) | vs. (8) Loyola Marymount Quarterfinals | W 83–49 | 23–7 | Leavey Center Santa Clara, California |
| Mar 5, 2000* | (1) | at (6) Santa Clara Semifinals | W 58–55 | 24–7 | Leavey Center Santa Clara, California |
| Mar 6, 2000* | (1) | vs. (2) Gonzaga Championship Game | L 65–69 $^{OT}$ | 24–8 | Leavey Center Santa Clara, California |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 2000* | (11 E) | vs. (6 E) No. 22 Indiana First Round | W 77–57 | 25–8 | HSBC Arena Buffalo, New York |
| Mar 19, 2000* | (11 E) | vs. (3 E) No. 14 Oklahoma State Second Round | L 67–75 | 25–9 | HSBC Arena Buffalo, New York |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. ||||||
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