2001–02 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2001–02 Pepperdine Waves Basketball Pepperdine Waves logo.svg 125 West Coast Conference WCC 22–9 13–1 Paul Westphal 1st Firestone Fieldhouse WCC regular season champions NCAA tournament First round 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.Waves Get Knocked Out by a Make-or-Break Effort https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-mar-15-sp-adande15-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 15, 2002 May 10, 2022 Roster 2001 Pepperdine Waves y yes Jimmy Miggins 32 F 6 6 190 jr Riverside, California Paul Westphal Sourcehttps://pepperdinewaves.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2001-02 2001-02 Men's Basketball Roster Pepperdine University Athletics May 10, 2023 Schedule and results no yes |- !colspan=9 style=Pepperdine Waves| Non-conference regular season Nov 17, 2001 yes 2001 men Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 75–58 1–0 Nov 20, 2001 yes yes UC Irvine Bren Events Center Irvine, California 93–96 2OT 1–1 Nov 28, 2001 yes yes UCLA 10 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California 85–78 8,376 2–1 Dec 1, 2001 6:00 p.m. yes yes Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 74–81 2–2 Dec 4, 2001 yes 2001 men Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 93–83 3–2 Dec 6, 2001 yes yes USC The Forum Inglewood, California 78–77 4–2 Dec 8, 2001 yes yes UC Santa Barbara The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California 51–68 4–3 Dec 14, 2001 yes yes Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon 64–88 4–4 Dec 17, 2001 yes Georgia Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 74–91 4–5 Dec 21, 2001 yes 2001 men Point Loma Nazarene Sea Lions Point Loma Nazarene Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 98–55 5–5 Dec 28, 2001 yes yes Arizona 14 McKale Center Tucson, Arizona Fiesta Bowl Classic 71–94 14,566 5–6 Dec 30, 2001 yes yes 2001 men West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia McKale Center Tucson, Arizona Fiesta Bowl Classic 97–65 6–6 Jan 5, 2002 yes 2001 men BYU Cougars BYU Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 82–79 OT 7–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Pepperdine Waves| WCC Regular Season Jan 11, 2002 yes 2001 men Saint Mary's Gaels Saint Mary's McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California 67–51 8–6 1–0 Jan 12, 2002 yes 2001 men San Francisco Dons San Francisco War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California 74–68 9–6 2–0 Jan 18, 2002 yes Gonzaga 13 Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 88–79 10–6 3–0 Jan 19, 2002 2001 men Portland Pilots Portland Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 109–88 11–6 4–0 Jan 24, 2002 yes 2001 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara Leavey Center Santa Clara, California 74–67 12–6 5–0 Jan 26, 2002 yes 2001 men San Diego Toreros San Diego Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California 96–91 2OT 13–6 6–0 Jan 30, 2002 2001 men Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 84–59 14–6 7–0 Feb 2, 2002 yes Loyola Marymount Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California 89–79 15–6 8–0 Feb 8, 2002 San Francisco Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 79–72 16–6 9–0 Feb 9, 2002 Saint Mary's Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 68–57 17–6 10–0 Feb 14, 2002 yes Portland Chiles Center Portland, Oregon 83–77 18–6 11–0 Feb 16, 2002 yes Gonzaga 8 Charlotte Y. Martin Centre Spokane, Washington 78–91 18–7 11–1 Feb 22, 2002 San Diego Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 90–79 19–7 12–1 Feb 23, 2002 Santa Clara Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 96–58 20–7 13–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Pepperdine Waves| WCC tournament Mar 2, 2002 yes yes 1 Portland 8 Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California Quarterfinals 77–64 21–7 Mar 3, 2002 yes yes 1 Saint Mary's 6 Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California Semifinals 68–47 22–7 Mar 4, 2002 yes yes 1 Gonzaga 6 2 Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California Championship game 90–96 22–8 |- !colspan=9 style=Pepperdine Waves| NCAA tournament Mar 14, 2002 yes yes 10 MW Wake Forest 7 MW ARCO Arena Sacramento, California First round 74–83 22–9 AP poll Pacific MW Midwest Sourcehttps://pepperdinewaves.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2001-02 2001-02 Men's Basketball Schedule Pepperdine University Athletics May 10, 2023 2019-20 PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK https://pepperdinewaves.com/documents/2019/12/5/MBKBAlmanac2019_20.pdf PDF Pepperdine University Athletics May 10, 2023 References Category:Pepperdine Waves men's basketball seasons Pepperdine Pepperdine Pepperdine Waves Men's Basketball Pepperdine Waves men's basketball