1985–86 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1985–86 Pepperdine Waves Basketball Pepperdine Waves logo.svg 125 West Coast Athletic Conference WCAC 25–5 13–1 Jim Harrick 7th Firestone Fieldhouse WCAC champions NCAA tournament The 1985–86 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University in the 1985–86 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 25–5, 13–1 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 No. 5 seed Maryland, 69–64.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 1985 Pepperdine Waves y yes Grant Gondrezick 5 G 6 5 195 sr y y Boulder, Colorado Boulder HS Jon Korfas 11 G 5 11 165 sr y Santa Barbara, California San Marcos HS Dwayne Polee 32 GF 6 5 175 sr y Los Angeles, California UNLV Eric White 34 F 6 8 jr y basketball San Francisco, California Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Anthony Frederick 44 F 6 7 200 sr y Los Angeles, California Santa Monica College Levy Middlebrooks 50 F 6 7 235 so y San Francisco, California St. Ignatius College Preparatory Jim Harrick (Morris Harvey College) Schedule and results no yes |- !colspan=9 style=Pepperdine Waves| Non-conference regular season Nov 22, 1985 yes yes Kansas 5 McNichols Sports Arena Denver, Colorado Preseason NIT 61–67 0–1 Nov 26, 1985 yes Washington State Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 84–76 1–1 Nov 27, 1985 yes 1985 men St. Mary's Rattlers St. Mary's (TX) Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 69–60 2–1 Dec 2, 1985 yes 1985 men Nevada Wolf Pack Nevada Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 100–69 3–1 Dec 7, 1985 yes UC Irvine Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 81–72 4–1 Dec 13, 1985 yes yes 1985 men Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois Marriott Center Provo, Utah 85–67 5–1 Dec 14, 1985 yes yes 1985 men BYU Cougars Brigham Young Marriott Center Provo, Utah 83–73 6–1 Dec 20, 1985 yes yes 1985 men SMU Mustangs Southern Methodist Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 75–68 7–1 Dec 21, 1985 yes yes Kentucky 13 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 56–88 7–2 Dec 23, 1985 yes yes 1985 men Evansville Purple Aces Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana 62–61 8–2 Dec 28, 1985 yes 1985 men Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 67–64 9–2 Dec 30, 1985 yes 1985 men Robert Morris Colonials Robert Morris Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 84–59 10–2 Jan 4, 1986 yes 1985 men Northern Iowa Panthers Northern Iowa Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 94–86 11–2 Jan 7, 1986 yes 1985 men United States International Gulls U.S. International Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 129–94 12–2 Jan 9, 1986 yes yes DePaul Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois 57–70 12–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Pepperdine Waves| WCAC Regular Season Jan 16, 1986 yes Gonzaga The Kennel Spokane, Washington 79–67 13–3 1–0 Jan 18, 1986 yes 1985 men Portland Pilots Portland Chiles Center Portland, Oregon 60–55 14–3 2–0 Jan 24, 1986 1985 men San Francisco Dons San Francisco Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 78–66 15–3 3–0 Jan 25, 1986 1985 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 64–60 16–3 4–0 Jan 30, 1986 yes 1985 men San Diego Toreros San Diego USD Sports Center San Diego, California 64–69 16–4 4–1 Feb 1, 1986 yes 1985 men Saint Mary's Gaels Saint Mary's McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California 88–67 17–4 5–1 Feb 7, 1986 Saint Mary's Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 105–64 18–4 6–1 Feb 8, 1986 San Diego Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 61–60 19–4 7–1 Feb 15, 1986 yes 1985 men Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California 79–64 20–4 8–1 Feb 21, 1986 Portland Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 80–61 21–4 9–1 Feb 22, 1986 Gonzaga Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 87–64 22–4 10–1 Feb 28, 1986 yes Santa Clara Leavey Center Santa Clara, California 56–51 23–4 11–1 Mar 1, 1986 yes San Francisco War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California 85–64 24–4 12–1 Mar 5, 1986 Loyola Marymount Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 87–82 25–4 13–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Pepperdine Waves| NCAA Tournament Mar 14, 1986 yes yes 12 W Maryland 5 W Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California First Round 64–69 25–5 AP Poll Pacific W West Source https://pepperdinewaves.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1985-86 1985-86 Men's Basketball Schedule Pepperdine University Athletics April 16, 2022 2019-20 PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK https://pepperdinewaves.com/documents/2019/12/5/MBKBAlmanac2019_20.pdf PDF Pepperdine University Athletics April 16, 2022 Awards and honors Dwayne Polee – WCAC Player of the Year (2x) 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