# 1984–85 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University in the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Jim Harrick. The Waves played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse and were members of the West Coast Athletic Conference. They finished the season 23–9, 11–1 in WCAC play to win the regular season conference title by a 2-game margin to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In the opening round, the Waves fell to Duke, 75–62.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 23, 1984* | | at Hawaii | L 78–79 | 0–1 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Nov 24, 1984* | | at BYU–Hawaii | W 62–58 | 1–1 | |
| Nov 25, 1984* | | at Hawaii Pacific | W 76–72 | 2–1 | |
| Nov 27, 1984* | | Long Beach State | W 81–64 | 3–1 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Dec 1, 1984* | | at Wichita State | W 83–81 | 4–1 | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas |
| Dec 3, 1984* | | at Abilene Christian | L 89–93 | 4–2 | Abilene, Texas |
| Dec 6, 1984* | | Missouri–St. Louis | W 95–77 | 5–2 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Dec 15, 1984* | | at Nevada | L 89–94 | 5–3 | Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada |
| Dec 17, 1984* | | at UC Santa Barbara | W 65–63 | 6–3 | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California |
| Dec 20, 1984* | | at UC Irvine | L 91–92 | 6–4 | Crawford Hall Irvine, California |
| Dec 22, 1984* | | at Cal State Fullerton | L 75–81 | 6–5 | Titan Gym Fullerton, California |
| Dec 28, 1984* | | vs. Temple Cowboy Shootout | L 66–71 | 6–6 | Casper Events Center Casper, Wyoming |
| Dec 29, 1984* | | vs. Baylor Cowboy Shootout | W 86–83 | 7–6 | Casper Events Center Casper, Wyoming |
| Jan 3, 1985* | | Northern Arizona | W 82–65 | 8–6 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Jan 5, 1985* | | Fordham | W 76–71 | 9–6 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Jan 8, 1985* | | Colorado | W 90–64 | 10–6 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Jan 12, 1985* | | Texas State | W 87–70 | 11–6 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| WCAC Regular Season ||||||
| Jan 17, 1985 | | at Loyola Marymount | W 77–62 | 12–6 (1–0) | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 19, 1985 | | at San Diego | W 60–50 | 13–6 (2–0) | USD Sports Center San Diego, California |
| Jan 24, 1985 | | at Santa Clara | W 53–52 | 14–6 (3–0) | Leavey Center Santa Clara, California |
| Jan 26, 1985 | | at Saint Mary's | L 71–76 | 14–7 (3–1) | McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California |
| Jan 31, 1985 | | Portland | W 76–75 | 15–7 (4–1) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Feb 2, 1985 | | Gonzaga | W 59–55 | 16–7 (5–1) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Feb 5, 1985* | | U.S. International | W 75–56 | 17–7 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Feb 9, 1985* | | at No. 18 DePaul | L 65–90 | 17–8 | Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois |
| Feb 14, 1985 | | at Gonzaga | W 69–58 | 18–8 (6–1) | The Kennel Spokane, Washington |
| Feb 16, 1985 | | Portland | W 80–60 | 19–8 (7–1) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Feb 21, 1985 | | Saint Mary's | W 69–64 | 20–8 (8–1) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Feb 23, 1985 | | Santa Clara | W 97–90 | 21–8 (9–1) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Feb 28, 1985 | | at San Diego | W 57–54 | 22–8 (10–1) | USD Sports Center San Diego, California |
| Mar 2, 1985 | | Loyola Marymount | W 86–77 | 23–8 (11–1) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1985* | (14 MW) | vs. (3 MW) No. 10 Duke First round | L 62–75 | 23–9 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. ||||||
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## Awards and honors

* Dwayne Polee – WCAC Player of the Year
* Jim Harrick – WCAC Coach of the Year