# 2015–16 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Marty Wilson's fifth full season at Pepperdine. The Waves played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 10–8 in WCC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated San Francisco in the WCC tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Saint Mary's. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Eastern Washington.

## Previous season

The Waves finished the season 18–14, 10–8 in WCC play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament where they lost to Gonzaga. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Seattle.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Marley Biyendolo | 1 | G | 6'3" | 180 | RS Freshman | Dingley Village, Australia | Transferred to Southwest Baptist |
| David Jesperson | 12 | F | 6'8" | 210 | Sophomore | Merrill, WI | Transferred to Green Bay |

## Recruiting Class of 2015

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Kameron Edwards F | Fontana, Ca | Etiwanda High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Sep 13, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 68 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr Rivals: nr ESPN: nr ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Pepperdine Waves 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2015 Pepperdine Waves Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2015 Pepperdine Waves Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non conference regular season |||||
| November 13, 2015* 7:00 pm | at Fresno State | L 66–69 | 0–1 | Save Mart Center (7,827) Fresno, CA |
| November 16, 2015* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | San Diego Christian | W 91–49 | 1–1 | Firestone Fieldhouse (989) Malibu, CA |
| November 19, 2015* 7:30 pm, P12N | at UCLA | L 67–81 | 1–2 | Pauley Pavilion (6,063) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 23, 2015* 11:30 am | vs. Duquesne Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals | W 84–70 | 2–2 | Germain Arena (523) Estero, FL |
| November 24, 2015* 3:00 pm | vs. Murray State Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals | L 55–59 | 2–3 | Germain Arena (823) Estero, FL |
| November 25, 2015* 1:00 pm | vs. Drake Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd place game | L 53–69 | 2–4 | Germain Arena (1,077) Estero, FL |
| November 29, 2015* 3:30 pm, TheW.tv | Montana | W 69–63 | 3–4 | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,154) Malibu, CA |
| December 5, 2015* 7:00 pm | at Cal State Northridge | W 70–55 | 4–4 | Matadome (1,078) Northridge, CA |
| December 9, 2015* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | Long Beach State | W 77–75 | 5–4 | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,349) Malibu, CA |
| December 12, 2015* 10:00 am, ESPN3 | at Ball State | W 72–63 | 6–4 | Worthen Arena (2,816) Muncie, IN |
| December 18, 2015* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | Louisiana–Lafayette | W 79–59 | 7–4 | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,022) Malibu, CA |
| WCC regular season |||||
| December 21, 2015 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Gonzaga | L 73–99 | 7–5 (0–1) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| December 23, 2015 6:00 pm, ESPNU | at Portland | L 79–87 | 7–6 (0–2) | Chiles Center (1,659) Portland, OR |
| January 2, 2016 5:00 pm, TWCSN | Loyola Marymount | W 68–65 $^{OT}$ | 8–6 (1–2) | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,516) Malibu, CA |
| January 7, 2016 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | Pacific | W 81–76 | 9–6 (2–2) | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,289) Malibu, CA |
| January 9, 2016 1:00 pm, TWCSN | Saint Mary's | W 67–64 | 10–6 (3–2) | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,423) Malibu, CA |
| January 14, 2016 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | at Santa Clara | L 60–62 | 10–7 (3–3) | Leavey Center (1,394) Santa Clara, CA |
| January 16, 2016 1:00 pm, TWCSN | at San Francisco | W 98–84 | 11–7 (4–3) | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,378) San Francisco, CA |
| January 21, 2016 6:00 pm, TWCSN | San Diego | W 76–58 | 12–7 (5–3) | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,030) Malibu, CA |
| January 23, 2016 5:00 pm, BYUtv | BYU | W 71–65 | 13–7 (6–3) | Firestone Fieldhouse (3,019) Malibu, CA |
| January 28, 2016 7:30 pm, TWCSN | at San Diego | W 75–65 | 14–7 (7–3) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,593) San Diego, CA |
| January 30, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | at BYU | L 77–88 | 14–8 (7–4) | Marriott Center (18,987) Provo, UT |
| February 4, 2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU | Portland | L 70–73 | 14–9 (7–5) | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,021) Malibu, CA |
| February 6, 2016 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | Gonzaga | L 66–69 | 14–10 (7–6) | Firestone Fieldhouse (3,210) Malibu, CA |
| February 11, 2016 8:00 pm, CSNBA | at Saint Mary's | W 69–63 | 15–10 (8–6) | McKeon Pavilion (3,340) Moraga, CA |
| February 13, 2016 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | at Pacific | W 65–63 $^{OT}$ | 16–10 (9–6) | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,626) Stockton, CA |
| February 18, 2016 7:00 pm, TWCSN | San Francisco | L 72–82 | 16–11 (9–7) | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,449) Malibu, CA |
| February 20, 2016 5:00 pm, TWCSN | Santa Clara | W 88–76 | 17–11 (10–7) | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,977) Malibu, CA |
| February 27, 2016 1:00 pm, TWCSN | at Loyola Marymount | L 83–90 $^{2OT}$ | 17–12 (10–8) | Gersten Pavilion (2,041) Los Angeles, CA |
| WCC tournament |||||
| March 5, 2016 3:00 pm, BYUtv/CSNCA/TWCSN | vs. San Francisco Quarterfinals | W 90–86 | 18–12 | Orleans Arena (7,341) Paradise, NV |
| March 7, 2016 6:00 pm, ESPN | vs. Saint Mary's Semifinals | L 66–81 | 18–13 | Orleans Arena (8,362) Paradise, NV |
| College Basketball Invitational |||||
| March 16, 2016* 6:00 pm | at Eastern Washington First round | L 72–79 | 18–14 | Reese Court (1,518) Cheney, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||