1984–85 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1984–85 Pepperdine Waves Basketball Pepperdine Waves logo.svg 125 West Coast Athletic Conference WCAC 23–9 11–1 Jim Harrick 6th Tony Fuller 3rd Dan Davis Firestone Fieldhouse WCAC champions NCAA tournament The 1984–85 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University in the 1984–85 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 23–9, 11–1 in WCAC play to win the regular season conference title by a 2-game margin to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In the opening round, the Waves fell to Duke, 75–62.Duke Finishes Strong to Beat Pepperdine https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-03-16-sp-27103-story.html Los Angeles Times March 16, 1985 March 6, 2022 Roster 1984 Pepperdine Waves y yes Grant Gondrezick 5 G 6 5 195 sr yes y Boulder, Colorado Boulder HS Jon Korfas 11 G 5 11 165 jr y Santa Barbara, California San Marcos HS Dwayne Polee 32 GF 6 5 175 jr y Los Angeles, California UNLV Eric White 34 F 6 8 so y basketball San Francisco, California Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Anthony Frederick 44 F 6 7 200 jr y Los Angeles, California Santa Monica College Levy Middlebrooks 50 F 6 7 235 fr y San Francisco, California St. Ignatius College Preparatory Jim Harrick (Morris Harvey College) https://pepperdinewaves.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1984-85 Schedule and results no yes |- !colspan=9 style=Pepperdine Waves| Non-conference regular season Nov 23, 1984 yes yes 1984 men Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii 78–79 0–1 Nov 24, 1984 yes yes 1984 men BYU–Hawaii Seasiders BYU–Hawaii 62–58 1–1 Nov 25, 1984 yes yes 1984 men Hawaii Pacific Sharks Hawaii Pacific 76–72 2–1 Nov 27, 1984 yes 1984 men Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 81–64 3–1 Dec 1, 1984 yes yes Wichita State Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas 83–81 4–1 Dec 3, 1984 yes yes 1984 men Abilene Christian Wildcats Abilene Christian Abilene, Texas 89–93 4–2 Dec 6, 1984 yes 1984 men UMSL Tritons Missouri–St. Louis Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 95–77 5–2 Dec 15, 1984 yes yes Nevada Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada 89–94 5–3 Dec 17, 1984 yes yes 1984 men UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California 65–63 6–3 Dec 20, 1984 yes yes UC Irvine Crawford Hall Irvine, California 91–92 6–4 Dec 22, 1984 yes yes 1984 men Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton Titan Gym Fullerton, California 75–81 6–5 Dec 28, 1984 yes yes Temple Casper Events Center Casper, Wyoming Cowboy Shootout 66–71 6–6 Dec 29, 1984 yes yes 1984 none Baylor Bears Baylor Casper Events Center Casper, Wyoming Cowboy Shootout 86–83 7–6 Jan 3, 1985 yes 1984 men Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Arizona Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 82–65 8–6 Jan 5, 1985 yes 1984 men Fordham Rams Fordham Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 76–71 9–6 Jan 8, 1985 yes 1984 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 90–64 10–6 Jan 12, 1985 yes 1984 men Texas State Bobcats Texas State Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 87–70 11–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Pepperdine Waves| WCAC Regular Season Jan 17, 1985 yes 1984 men Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California 77–62 12–6 1–0 Jan 19, 1985 yes 1984 men San Diego Toreros San Diego USD Sports Center San Diego, California 60–50 13–6 2–0 Jan 24, 1985 yes 1984 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara Leavey Center Santa Clara, California 53–52 14–6 3–0 Jan 26, 1985 yes 1984 men Saint Mary's Gaels Saint Mary's McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California 71–76 14–7 3–1 Jan 31, 1985 1984 men Portland Pilots Portland Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 76–75 15–7 4–1 Feb 2, 1985 Gonzaga Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 59–55 16–7 5–1 Feb 5, 1985 yes 1984 men United States International Gulls U.S. International Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 75–56 17–7 Feb 9, 1985 yes yes DePaul 18 Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois 65–90Waves Hope to Be Next to Upset DePaul https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-02-09-sp-4184-story.html The Los Angeles Times February 9, 1985 April 24, 2022Oklahoma Sinks Kansas St. https://www.nytimes.com/1985/02/10/sports/oklahoma-sinks-kansas-st.html The New York Times February 10, 1985 April 24, 2022 17–8 Feb 14, 1985 yes Gonzaga The Kennel Spokane, Washington 69–58 18–8 6–1 Feb 16, 1985 Portland Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 80–60 19–8 7–1 Feb 21, 1985 Saint Mary's Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 69–64 20–8 8–1 Feb 23, 1985 Santa Clara Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 97–90 21–8 9–1 Feb 28, 1985 yes San Diego USD Sports Center San Diego, California 57–54 22–8 10–1 Mar 2, 1985 Loyola Marymount Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 86–77 23–8 11–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Pepperdine Waves| NCAA Tournament Mar 15, 1985 yes yes 14 MW Duke 10 3 MW Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas First round 62–75 23–9 AP Poll Pacific MW Midwest Source https://pepperdinewaves.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1984-85 1984-85 Men's Basketball Schedule Pepperdine University Athletics March 6, 2022 2019-20 PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK https://pepperdinewaves.com/documents/2019/12/5/MBKBAlmanac2019_20.pdf PDF Pepperdine University Athletics March 6, 2022 Awards and honors Dwayne Polee – WCAC Player of the Year Jim Harrick – WCAC Coach of the Year References Category:Pepperdine Waves men's basketball seasons Pepperdine Pepperdine Pepperdine Waves Men's Basketball Pepperdine Waves Men's Basketball