1982–83 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

The 1982–83 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University in the 1982–83 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 20–9, 10–2 in WCAC play to win the regular season conference title to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In the opening round, the Waves fell to Jim Valvano’s NC State Wolfpack, 69–67 in 2OT.[1]

1982–83 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
WCAC champions
ConferenceWest Coast Athletic Conference
Record20–9 (10–2 WCAC)
Head coach
Home arenaFirestone Fieldhouse
Seasons
1983–84 →
1982–83 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Pepperdine102 .833209 .690
Santa Clara93 .750217 .750
Saint Mary's75 .5831412 .538
San Diego57 .4171115 .423
Gonzaga57 .4171314 .481
Portland48 .3331018 .357
Loyola Marymount210 .167918 .333
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1982–83 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G4Mark Wilson6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr
G5Grant Gondrezick6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg)SoBoulder HSBoulder, Colorado
G11Jon Korfas5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg)FrSan Marcos HSSanta Barbara, California
G14Dane Suttle6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg)SrJohn C. FremontLos Angeles, California
F34Orlando Phillips6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg)SrCCSFSan Francisco, California
F52Victor Anger6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
F54Bill Sadler6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Dec 2, 1982*
UC Santa BarbaraW 77–75 1–0
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Dec 4, 1982*
vs. UC IrvineL 82–85 1–1
Anaheim Convention Center 
Anaheim, California
Dec 11, 1982*
Fresno StateL 56–65 1–2
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Dec 16, 1982*
at NevadaW 86–83 2–2
Centennial Coliseum 
Reno, Nevada
Dec 18, 1982*
at Montana StateW 79–56 3–2
Worthington Arena 
Havre, Montana
Dec 21, 1982*
Kent StateL 65–66 3–3
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Dec 23, 1982*
Texas TechW 93–85 4–3
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Dec 27, 1982*
No. 18 HoustonL 92–93 4–4
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Dec 30, 1982*
Long Beach StateW 105–90 5–4
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Jan 4, 1983*
at Cal State FullertonL 74–85 5–5
Titan Gym 
Fullerton, California
Jan 8, 1983*
at DePaulL 73–78 5–6
Rosemont Horizon 
Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 15, 1983*
U.S. InternationalW 92–70 6–6
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
WCAC Regular Season
Jan 21, 1983
GonzagaL 68–69 10–7
(0–1)
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Jan 22, 1983
PortlandW 83–70 11–7
(1–1)
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Jan 29, 1983
at San DiegoW 61–58 12–7
(2–1)
USD Sports Center 
San Diego, California
Feb 4, 1983
Santa ClaraW 67–62 13–7
(3–1)
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Feb 5, 1983
Saint Mary'sW 76–67 14–7
(4–1)
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Feb 12, 1983
at Loyola MarymountW 101–92 15–7
(5–1)
Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Feb 18, 1983
at Saint Mary'sW 66–59 16–7
(6–1)
McKeon Pavilion 
Moraga, California
Feb 19, 1983
at Santa ClaraL 68–79 16–8
(6–2)
Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, California
Feb 25, 1983
San DiegoW 82–69 17–8
(7–2)
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Mar 3, 1983
at PortlandW 78–69 18–8
(8–2)
Howard Hall 
Portland, Oregon
Mar 5, 1983
at GonzagaW 68–58 19–8
(9–2)
Kennedy Pavilion 
Spokane, Washington
Mar 10, 1983
Loyola MarymountW 99–91 20–8
(10–2)
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1983*
(11 W) vs. (6 W) No. 16 NC State
First round
L 67–69 2OT20–9
Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

Source[2][3]

Awards and honors

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