1991–92 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

1991–92 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
1991–92 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
WCC Regular season champions; WCC tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	24–7 (14–0 WCC)
Head coach	Tom Asbury (4th season);
Home arena	Firestone Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1990–91 1992–93 →

1991–92 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Pepperdine †	14	–	0	1.000	24	–	7	.774
Santa Clara	9	–	5	.643	14	–	15	.483
Loyola Marymount	8	–	6	.571	15	–	13	.536
Gonzaga	8	–	6	.571	20	–	10	.667
San Diego	6	–	8	.429	14	–	14	.500
San Francisco	4	–	10	.286	13	–	16	.448
Saint Mary's (CA)	4	–	10	.286	13	–	17	.433
Portland	3	–	11	.214	10	–	18	.357


† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1991–92 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University in the 1991–92 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 24–7, 14–0 in WCC play to win the regular season conference title by a 5-game margin. After completing an unbeaten record in the conference regular season, Pepperdine ran their conference winning streak to 27 consecutive games (33 games when including WCC Tournament play) and won the West Coast Conference tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the second straight season. In the opening round, the Waves fell to Memphis State, 80–70.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	10	Steve Guild	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So	Marina	Huntington Beach, California
G		Steve Clover	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—		Rolling Hills	Rancho Palos Verdes, California
G	12	Damin Lopez	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	—	RS So	Apollo	Glendale, Arizona
G	15	Rick Welch	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Sr	Westlake	Westlake Village, California
F	21	Dana Jones	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So	North Hollywood	Los Angeles, California
F	34	Geoff Lear	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr	Bishop Amat	West Covina, California
G	35	Doug Christie	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Rainier Beach	Seattle, Washington
F	41	Byron Jenson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	RS Jr	UTSA	Tucson, Arizona
C	52	Derek Noether	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	So	Clovis West	Fresno, California

Head coach

Tom Asbury (Wyoming)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 23, 1991*		at Jacksonville	W 84–64	1–0	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Nov 26, 1991*		Cal State Dominguez Hills	W 83–54	2–0	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Nov 30, 1991*		Boise State	W 70–48	3–0	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Dec 3, 1991*		Nevada	W 93–72	4–0	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Dec 7, 1991*		at No. 2 UCLA	L 58–98	4–1	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Dec 12, 1991*		at Cal State Fullerton	W 79–69	5–1	Titan Gym Fullerton, California
Dec 14, 1991*		Montana	L 88–89 ^3OT	5–2	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Dec 20, 1991*		vs. Georgia Southern UAB Invitational	L 73–79	5–3	Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 21, 1991*		vs. Texas State UAB Invitational	W 59–37	6–3	Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 28, 1991*		Cal Poly	L 72–76 ^OT	6–4	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Dec 30, 1991*		Lafayette	W 76–63	7–4	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Jan 2, 1992*		at No. 4 Kansas	L 73–79 ^OT	7–5	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
WCC Regular Season
Jan 11, 1992		Loyola Marymount	W 94–84	8–5 (1–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Jan 16, 1992		at Gonzaga	W 68–66	9–5 (2–0)	The Kennel Spokane, Washington
Jan 18, 1992		at Portland	W 94–73	10–5 (3–0)	Chiles Center Portland, Oregon
Jan 24, 1992		San Francisco	W 77–64	11–5 (4–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Jan 25, 1992		Saint Mary's	W 69–52	12–5 (5–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Jan 27, 1992*		at UC Santa Barbara	L 56–64	12–6	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California
Jan 31, 1992		at Saint Mary's	W 76–64	13–6 (6–0)	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Feb 1, 1992		at San Francisco	W 68–62	14–6 (7–0)	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Feb 7, 1992		Santa Clara	W 75–53	15–6 (8–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Feb 8, 1992		San Diego	W 71–58	16–6 (9–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Feb 13, 1992		at San Diego	W 79–67	17–6 (10–0)	USD Sports Center San Diego, California
Feb 15, 1992		at Santa Clara	W 52–48	18–6 (11–0)	Leavey Center Santa Clara, California
Feb 22, 1992		at Loyola Marymount	W 103–89	19–6 (12–0)	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Feb 28, 1992		Portland	W 79–56	20–6 (13–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Feb 29, 1992		Gonzaga	W 75–63	21–6 (14–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
WCC tournament
Mar 7, 1992*		at Portland WCC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 97–83	22–6	Chiles Center Portland, Oregon
Mar 8, 1992*		vs. San Francisco WCC Tournament Semifinal	W 67–65	23–6	Chiles Center Portland, Oregon
Mar 9, 1992*		vs. Gonzaga WCC tournament championship	W 73–70	24–6	Chiles Center Portland, Oregon
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 1992*	(11 MW)	vs. (6 MW) Memphis State First Round	L 70–80	24–7	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

Source^[1]^[2]

Awards and honors

Doug Christie – WCC Player of the Year
Tom Asbury – WCC Coach of the Year

References

^ "1991-92 Men's Basketball Schedule". Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
^ "2019-20 PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY MEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK" (PDF). Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

[schedule-1] "1991-92 Men's Basketball Schedule". Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

[2] "2019-20 PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY MEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK" (PDF). Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

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