# 2023–24 Pepperdine Waves women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Pepperdine Waves women's basketball team represented Pepperdine University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Waves, led by interim head coach Kelsey Keizer, played their homes games at Firestone Fieldhouse and were members of the West Coast Conference.

## Previous season

The Waves finished the 2022–23 season 11–19, 5–13 in WCC play to finish in ninth place. As the No. 9 seed in the WCC tournament, they lost in the second round to BYU.

## Offseason
### Departures

Pepperdine departures :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Theresa Grace Mbane | 0 | F | 6'1" | GS Senior | Otsego, MN | Graduated |
| Hailey Hoff | 2 | G | 5'9" | Freshman | San Bruno, CA | Transferred to Dominican |
| Drea Brumfield | 3 | F | 6'2" | Freshman | Chehalis, WA | Transferred to Montana State |
| Rosemary Odebunmi | 4 | F | 6'0" | Sophomore | Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria | Transferred to West Texas A&M |
| Isabel Montoya | 5 | G | 5'5" | Junior | Española, NM | Student Assistant Coach |
| Marly Walls | 12 | G | 5'7" | GS Senior | Bardstown, KY | Graduated |
| Meaali'i Amosa | 13 | F | 6'1" | Sophomore | Garden Grove, CA | Transferred to UC San Diego |
| Becky Obinma | 15 | F | 6'2' | Senior | Menifee, CA | Graduate transferred to Notre Dame |
| Kendyl Carson | 22 | G | 6'0" | Junior | Juneau, AK | TBD |
| Ally Stedman | 24 | G | 5'9" | Sophomore | Phoenix, AZ | Transferred to Miami (FL) |

### Incoming

Pepperdine incoming transfers :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Addison Melone | 0 | G | 5'3" | Junior | Las Vegas, NV | Eastern Arizona College |
| Ella Brubaker | 3 | G | 6'0" | Junior | University Place, WA | The Master's |
| Mi'Cole Cayton | 5 | G | 5'9" | GS Senior | Stockton, CA | Minnesota |
| Emerita Mashaire | 13 | G/F | 6'0" | Junior | Helsinki, Finland | Buffalo |
| Myra Gordon | 15 | G/F | 6'0" | GS Senior | Fort Worth, TX | Alabama |
| Megan Harkey | 31 | F/C | 6'6" | Senior | Summerfield, NC | Xavier |
| Maggie Vick | 32 | F | 6'2" | Junior | Morristown, TN | Iowa State |
| Alexis Griggsby | 35 | G | 5'9" | GS Senior | Northridge, CA | Washington |

#### Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 3, 2023* 6:00 p.m. | | Biola | W 56–50 | | – | – | – | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UC Irvine | W 63–58 | 1–0 | 17 – Gordon | 11 – Nwaba | 5 – Gordon | Firestone Fieldhouse (237) Malibu, CA |
| November 9, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | New Mexico | L 48–57 | 1–1 | 15 – Nwaba | 11 – Nwaba | 6 – Nwaba | Firestone Fieldhouse (113) Malibu, CA |
| November 11, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Caltech | W 79–42 | 2–1 | 10 – Tied | 9 – Nwaba | 4 – Tied | Firestone Fieldhouse (102) Malibu, CA |
| November 15, 2023* 5:00 p.m., MW Network | | at Fresno State | L 55–74 | 2–2 | 14 – Gordon | 5 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Save Mart Center Fresno, CA |
| November 17, 2023* 6:30 p.m., MW Network | | at Nevada | L 41–64 | 2–3 | 9 – Gordon | 6 – Vick | 2 – Tied | Lawlor Events Center (1,022) Reno, NV |
| November 20, 2023* 5:30 p.m., MW Network | | at Boise State | L 47–63 | 2–4 | 19 – Brubaker | 7 – Brodie | 4 – Melone | ExtraMile Arena (1,558) Boise, ID |
| November 24, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgetown | L 40–59 | 2–5 | 10 – Brubaker | 8 – Brodie | 3 – Tied | Firestone Fieldhouse (173) Malibu, CA |
| November 27, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Long Beach State | L 53–68 | 2–6 | 11 – Brubaker | 9 – Gordon | 3 – Tied | Firestone Fieldhouse (103) Malibu, CA |
| December 1, 2023* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Texas | L 57–74 | 2–7 | 13 – Tied | 11 – Nwaba | 4 – Melone | The Super Pit (1,549) Denton, TX |
| December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | California Baptist | L 57–60 | 2–8 | 13 – Brubaker | 11 – Nwaba | 2 – Tied | Firestone Fieldhouse (184) Malibu, CA |
| December 16, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cal State Bakersfield | W 80–60 | 3–8 | 20 – Brubaker | 11 – Nwaba | 7 – Mashaire | Icardo Center (386) Bakersfield, CA |
| December 18, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Arizona | L 62–80 | 3–9 | 16 – Ross | 7 – Ross | 4 – Nwaba | Firestone Fieldhouse (160) Malibu, CA |
| December 29, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cal State Los Angeles | W 78–70 | 4–9 | 18 – Nwaba | 12 – Nwaba | 3 – Ross | Firestone Fieldhouse (172) Malibu, CA |
| WCC regular season |||||||||
| January 4, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at San Diego | W 53–52 | 5–9 (1–0) | 14 – Nwaba | 12 – Nwaba | 3 – Ross | Jenny Craig Pavilion (235) San Diego, CA |
| January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Loyola Marymount | L 50–64 | 5–10 (1–1) | 10 – Tied | 7 – Nwaba | 4 – Melone | Firestone Fieldhouse (202) Malibu, CA |
| January 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at San Francisco | L 64–83 | 5–11 (1–2) | 11 – Nwaba | 8 – Nwaba | 8 – Nwaba | War Memorial Gymnasium (251) San Francisco, CA |
| January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Santa Clara | L 36–92 | 5–12 (1–3) | 10 – Harkey | 6 – Ross | 2 – Melone | Leavey Center (342) Santa Clara, CA |
| January 20, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Pacific | L 49–72 | 5–13 (1–4) | 13 – Ross | 9 – Nwaba | 6 – Nwaba | Alex G. Spanos Center (777) Stockton, CA |
| January 25, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Portland | L 49–82 | 5–14 (1–5) | 14 – Griffiths | 5 – Tied | 7 – Nwaba | Firestone Fieldhouse (158) Malibu, CA |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Loyola Marymount | L 59–75 | 5–15 (1–6) | 13 – Nwaba | 12 – Nwaba | 2 – Tied | Gersten Pavilion (231) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | San Francisco | L 54–78 | 5–16 (1–7) | 22 – Nwaba | 6 – Tied | 4 – Nwaba | Firestone Fieldhouse (77) Malibu, CA |
| February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Santa Clara | L 58–79 | 5–17 (1–8) | 12 – Mashaire | 5 – Tied | 3 – Friend | Firestone Fieldhouse (202) Moraga, CA |
| February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 19 Gonzaga | L 46–83 | 5–18 (1–9) | 11 – Nwaba | 9 – Nwaba | 2 – Tied | McCarthey Athletic Center (4,921) Spokane, WA |
| February 10, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Portland | L 46–78 | 5–19 (1–10) | 14 – Nwaba | 8 – Nwaba | 4 – Tied | Chiles Center (816) Portland, OR |
| February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | San Diego | L 49–69 | 5–20 (1–11) | 16 – Nwaba | 6 – Tied | 4 – Nwaba | Firestone Fieldhouse (103) Malibu, CA |
| February 17, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Mary's | L 47–75 | 5–21 (1–12) | 13 – Nwaba | 10 – Tied | 4 – Nwaba | University Credit Union Pavilion (472) Moraga, CA |
| February 22, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Pacific | L 54–70 | 5–22 (1–13) | 13 – Friend | 10 – Nwaba | 2 – Johnson | Firestone Fieldhouse (102) Malibu, CA |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 16 Gonzaga | L 41–75 | 5–23 (1–14) | 13 – Nwaba | 10 – Nwaba | 3 – Cayton | Firestone Fieldhouse (103) Malibu, CA |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Saint Mary's | L 48–69 | 5–24 (1–15) | 12 – Tied | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Firestone Fieldhouse (213) Malibu, CA |
| WCC women's tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (8) San Diego First Round | L 64–79 | 5–25 | 18 – Nwaba | 9 – Harkey | 5 – Cayton | Orleans Arena (513) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||