# 1982–83 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

The 1982–83 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University in the 1982–83 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 20–9, 10–2 in WCAC play to win the regular season conference title to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In the opening round, the Waves fell to Jim Valvano’s NC State Wolfpack, 69–67 in 2OT.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| Dec 2, 1982* | | UC Santa Barbara | W 77–75 | 1–0 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Dec 4, 1982* | | vs. UC Irvine | L 82–85 | 1–1 | Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California |
| Dec 11, 1982* | | Fresno State | L 56–65 | 1–2 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Dec 16, 1982* | | at Nevada | W 86–83 | 2–2 | Centennial Coliseum Reno, Nevada |
| Dec 18, 1982* | | at Montana State | W 79–56 | 3–2 | Worthington Arena Havre, Montana |
| Dec 21, 1982* | | Kent State | L 65–66 | 3–3 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Dec 23, 1982* | | Texas Tech | W 93–85 | 4–3 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Dec 27, 1982* | | No. 18 Houston | L 92–93 | 4–4 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Dec 30, 1982* | | Long Beach State | W 105–90 | 5–4 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Jan 4, 1983* | | at Cal State Fullerton | L 74–85 | 5–5 | Titan Gym Fullerton, California |
| Jan 8, 1983* | | at DePaul | L 73–78 | 5–6 | Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois |
| Jan 15, 1983* | | U.S. International | W 92–70 | 6–6 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| WCAC Regular Season ||||||
| Jan 21, 1983 | | Gonzaga | L 68–69 | 10–7 (0–1) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Jan 22, 1983 | | Portland | W 83–70 | 11–7 (1–1) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Jan 29, 1983 | | at San Diego | W 61–58 | 12–7 (2–1) | USD Sports Center San Diego, California |
| Feb 4, 1983 | | Santa Clara | W 67–62 | 13–7 (3–1) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Feb 5, 1983 | | Saint Mary's | W 76–67 | 14–7 (4–1) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Feb 12, 1983 | | at Loyola Marymount | W 101–92 | 15–7 (5–1) | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Feb 18, 1983 | | at Saint Mary's | W 66–59 | 16–7 (6–1) | McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California |
| Feb 19, 1983 | | at Santa Clara | L 68–79 | 16–8 (6–2) | Leavey Center Santa Clara, California |
| Feb 25, 1983 | | San Diego | W 82–69 | 17–8 (7–2) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Mar 3, 1983 | | at Portland | W 78–69 | 18–8 (8–2) | Howard Hall Portland, Oregon |
| Mar 5, 1983 | | at Gonzaga | W 68–58 | 19–8 (9–2) | Kennedy Pavilion Spokane, Washington |
| Mar 10, 1983 | | Loyola Marymount | W 99–91 | 20–8 (10–2) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 1983* | (11 W) | vs. (6 W) No. 16 NC State First round | L 67–69 $^{2OT}$ | 20–9 | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. ||||||
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## Awards and honors

* Dane Suttle – WCAC co-Player of the Year
* Jim Harrick – WCAC Coach of the Year