2001–02 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

2001–02 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
2001–02 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
WCC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	22–9 (13–1 WCC)
Head coach	Paul Westphal (1st season);
Home arena	Firestone Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

2001–02 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Pepperdine	13	–	1	.929	22	–	9	.710
No. 6 Gonzaga †	13	–	1	.929	29	–	4	.879
Santa Clara	8	–	6	.571	13	–	15	.464
San Francisco	8	–	6	.571	13	–	15	.464
San Diego	7	–	7	.500	16	–	13	.552
Saint Mary's	3	–	11	.214	9	–	20	.310
Loyola Marymount	2	–	12	.143	9	–	20	.310
Portland	2	–	12	.143	6	–	24	.200

† 2002 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2001–02 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University in the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Paul Westphal. 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. Pepperdine lost in the championship game of the West Coast Conference tournament, but did receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 10 seed in the Midwest region. In the opening round, the Waves lost to No. 7 seed Wake Forest in the opening round, 83–74.^[2]

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	32	Jimmy Miggins	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr		Riverside, California

Head coach

Paul Westphal

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Source^[3]

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 17, 2001*		Cal State Fullerton	W 75–58	1–0	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Nov 20, 2001*		at UC Irvine	L 93–96 ^2OT	1–1	Bren Events Center Irvine, California
Nov 28, 2001*		at No. 10 UCLA	W 85–78	2–1	Pauley Pavilion (8,376) Los Angeles, California
Dec 1, 2001*		at Utah	L 74–81	2–2	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 4, 2001*		Long Beach State	W 93–83	3–2	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Dec 6, 2001*		vs. USC	W 78–77	4–2	The Forum Inglewood, California
Dec 8, 2001*		at UC Santa Barbara	L 51–68	4–3	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California
Dec 14, 2001*		at Oregon	L 64–88	4–4	McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon
Dec 17, 2001*		Georgia	L 74–91	4–5	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Dec 21, 2001*		Point Loma Nazarene	W 98–55	5–5	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Dec 28, 2001*		at No. 14 Arizona Fiesta Bowl Classic	L 71–94	5–6	McKale Center (14,566) Tucson, Arizona
Dec 30, 2001*		vs. West Virginia Fiesta Bowl Classic	W 97–65	6–6	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan 5, 2002*		BYU	W 82–79 ^OT	7–6	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
WCC Regular Season
Jan 11, 2002		at Saint Mary's	W 67–51	8–6 (1–0)	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Jan 12, 2002		at San Francisco	W 74–68	9–6 (2–0)	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Jan 18, 2002*		No. 13 Gonzaga	W 88–79	10–6 (3–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Jan 19, 2002		Portland	W 109–88	11–6 (4–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Jan 24, 2002		at Santa Clara	W 74–67	12–6 (5–0)	Leavey Center Santa Clara, California
Jan 26, 2002		at San Diego	W 96–91 ^2OT	13–6 (6–0)	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California
Jan 30, 2002		Loyola Marymount	W 84–59	14–6 (7–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Feb 2, 2002		at Loyola Marymount	W 89–79	15–6 (8–0)	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Feb 8, 2002		San Francisco	W 79–72	16–6 (9–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Feb 9, 2002		Saint Mary's	W 68–57	17–6 (10–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Feb 14, 2002		at Portland	W 83–77	18–6 (11–0)	Chiles Center Portland, Oregon
Feb 16, 2002		at No. 8 Gonzaga	L 78–91	18–7 (11–1)	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre Spokane, Washington
Feb 22, 2002		San Diego	W 90–79	19–7 (12–1)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Feb 23, 2002		Santa Clara	W 96–58	20–7 (13–1)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
WCC tournament
Mar 2, 2002*		vs. Portland Quarterfinals	W 77–64	21–7	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California
Mar 3, 2002*		vs. Saint Mary's Semifinals	W 68–47	22–7	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California
Mar 4, 2002*		vs. No. 6 Gonzaga Championship game	L 90–96	22–8	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 2002*	(10 MW)	vs. (7 MW) Wake Forest First round	L 74–83	22–9	ARCO Arena Sacramento, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

Source^[4]^[5]

References[edit]

^ "2000-01 West Coast Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
^ "Waves Get Knocked Out by a Make-or-Break Effort". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 2002. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
^ "2001-02 Men's Basketball Roster". Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
^ "2001-02 Men's Basketball Schedule". Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
^ "2019-20 PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY MEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK" (PDF). Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2023.

[1] "2000-01 West Coast Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 9, 2019.

[2] "Waves Get Knocked Out by a Make-or-Break Effort". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 2002. Retrieved May 10, 2022.

[roster-3] "2001-02 Men's Basketball Roster". Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2023.

[schedule-4] "2001-02 Men's Basketball Schedule". Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2023.

[5] "2019-20 PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY MEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK" (PDF). Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2023.

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