# 1990–91 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University in the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Tom Asbury. 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 by a 4-game margin. After a January 11 home loss to San Diego in the conference opener, Pepperdine was just 6–8 overall. The Waves then went on a 16-game winning streak and won the West Coast Conference tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In the opening round, the Waves fell to Seton Hall, 71–51.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 23, 1990* | | vs. Montana State Coors Light Classic | W 83–76 | 1–0 | Selland Arena Fresno, California |
| Nov 24, 1990* | | at Fresno State Coors Light Classic | W 84–64 | 2–0 | Selland Arena Fresno, California |
| Nov 27, 1990* | | UC Santa Barbara | W 72–60 | 3–0 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Dec 1, 1990* | | DePaul | L 64–85 | 3–1 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Dec 3, 1990* | | Nebraska-Omaha | W 62–41 | 4–1 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Dec 8, 1990* | | Cal State Fullerton | L 66–69 $^{OT}$ | 4–2 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Dec 13, 1990* | | Texas Tech | W 75–70 | 5–2 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Dec 15, 1990* | | at Boise State | L 56–66 | 5–3 | BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho |
| Dec 19, 1990* | | at No. 5 UCLA | L 85–108 | 5–4 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Dec 22, 1990* | | Jacksonville | W 75–69 | 6–4 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Dec 27, 1990* | | at No. 4 Arizona Fiesta Bowl Classic | L 66–80 | 6–5 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec 28, 1990* | | vs. Temple Fiesta Bowl Classic | L 55–56 | 6–6 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 2, 1991* | | Kansas | L 62–88 | 6–7 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| WCC Regular Season ||||||
| Jan 11, 1991 | | San Diego | L 88–91 | 6–8 (0–1) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Jan 12, 1991 | | Santa Clara | W 67–61 | 7–8 (1–1) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Jan 16, 1991 | | Loyola Marymount | W 91–79 | 8–8 (2–1) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Jan 19, 1991 | | at Loyola Marymount | W 101–95 | 9–8 (3–1) | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 25, 1991 | | at San Francisco | W 84–67 | 10–8 (4–1) | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California |
| Jan 26, 1991 | | at Saint Mary's | W 79–78 | 11–8 (5–1) | McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California |
| Feb 1, 1991 | | Saint Mary's | W 82–78 $^{2OT}$ | 12–8 (6–1) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Feb 2, 1991 | | San Francisco | W 72–57 | 13–8 (7–1) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Feb 7, 1991 | | at Portland | W 87–74 | 14–8 (8–1) | Chiles Center Portland, Oregon |
| Feb 9, 1991 | | at Gonzaga | W 80–56 | 15–8 (9–1) | The Kennel Spokane, Washington |
| Feb 15, 1991 | | Gonzaga | W 84–56 | 16–8 (10–1) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Feb 16, 1991 | | Portland | W 81–58 | 17–8 (11–1) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Feb 21, 1991 | | at Santa Clara | W 77–66 | 18–8 (12–1) | Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California |
| Feb 23, 1991 | | at San Diego | W 75–69 | 19–8 (13–1) | USD Sports Center San Diego, California |
| WCC tournament ||||||
| Mar 2, 1991* | | vs. Portland WCC Tournament Quarterfinal | W 97–62 | 20–8 | Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California |
| Mar 3, 1991* | | vs. San Francisco WCC Tournament Semifinal | W 65–56 | 21–8 | Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California |
| Mar 4, 1991* | | vs. Saint Mary's WCC tournament championship | W 71–68 $^{OT}$ | 22–8 | Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 1991* | (14 W) | vs. (3 W) No. 13 Seton Hall First Round | L 51–71 | 22–9 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. ||||||
Source

## Awards and honors

* Doug Christie – WCC Player of the Year
* Dana Jones – WCC Freshman of the Year
* Tom Asbury – WCC Coach of the Year
Pepperdine swept the WCC awards – only the second time a conference team had done so since 1952.