Thursday, December 20
Long Beach, Calif.
7:00 p.m. PT
Pepperdine University
at
Long Beach State
Darnell Dunn
Photo by: Roger Horne
Waves Visit Long Beach State on Thursday
12/19/2018 10:18:00 AM | Men's Basketball
PEPPERDINE AT LONG BEACH STATE
Date: Thursday, December 20, 2018
Site: Walter Pyramid (Long Beach, California)
Time: 7 p.m.
Video: BigWestTV
Audio: WaveCasts
Series: Pepperdine leads 17-10
Last Meeting: 49ers 78, Waves 71 (12/9/2017 in Malibu)
PEPPERDINE WAVES
2018-19 Record: 6-6
Away Record: 0-4
WCC Record: 0-0
Head Coach: Lorenzo Romar
Website: www.PepperdineWaves.com
Twitter: @PeppBasketball
LONG BEACH STATE 49ERS
2018-19 Record: 3-9
Home Record: 2-1
Big West Record: 0-0
Head Coach: Dan Monson
Website: www.LongBeachState.com
Twitter: @LBSUhoops
WAVEPOINTS
• The Pepperdine men's basketball team plays its third road game in six days when the Waves head down to Long Beach State for a Thursday evening contest.
• Though the Waves lead the all-time series 17-10, LBSU has won four of the last five meetings, including last year in Firestone Fieldhouse.
• The Waves have already matched their 2017-18 win total, with their sixth victory coming in the 10th game.
• Lorenzo Romar's second stint as head coach with the Waves is well underway. Romar now has 397 career wins, three shy of a milestone 400.
• Colbey Ross is tied for fourth in the WCC in scoring (19.8) and second in assists (6.9). Nationally, he ranks first in both free throws made (83) and attempts (104) and he's 10th in assists.
• Eric Cooper Jr. needs just 22 more points to reach the 1,000-point milestone for his college career (which includes his time at Nevada).
• The Waves lead the WCC and are 35th nationally in turnover margin (+4.0). They've committed fewer turnovers than the opponent in 11 of 12 games.
• The Waves were hoping to stay healthy after being decimated by injuries the last two years. They lost 99 player-games in 2016-17 and 81 in 2017-18. But, last year's leading scorer, Kameron Edwards, has already missed nine games, including the last eight.
• After a week and a half off during a break for Christmas, the Waves close out non-conference play at home against Alabama A&M on New Year's Eve.
• To help Pepperdine students affected or displaced by the recent Woolsey Fire, please visit impact.pepperdine.edu/crisisresponse.
PEPPERDINE -- Pepperdine boasts a one-of-a-kind athletic department with unprecedented success for a school of its size. The Waves have won NCAA Division I championships in five different men's sports — one of just 18 schools to have accomplished this feat — and nine overall. Of this elite group, Pepperdine has the smallest undergraduate enrollment, is the only school without football and is the only university that has not been affiliated with a "major" conference. The Waves have won a total of 25 team or individual national championships in their history. Pepperdine has also earned the Division I-AAA All-Sports Trophy, an award based on postseason success that's given to the top non-football school, three times (most recently in 2011-12). The Waves have produced 205 conference championships, 318 All-Americans and 53 Olympians. Located in scenic Malibu, California, the university overlooks the Pacific Ocean and its campus and athletic facilities are regularly voted among the nation's most beautiful. Pepperdine, which is affiliated with the Church of Christ, ranks #46 overall on U.S. News and World Report's list of America's best colleges.
Date: Thursday, December 20, 2018
Site: Walter Pyramid (Long Beach, California)
Time: 7 p.m.
Video: BigWestTV
Audio: WaveCasts
Series: Pepperdine leads 17-10
Last Meeting: 49ers 78, Waves 71 (12/9/2017 in Malibu)
PEPPERDINE WAVES
2018-19 Record: 6-6
Away Record: 0-4
WCC Record: 0-0
Head Coach: Lorenzo Romar
Website: www.PepperdineWaves.com
Twitter: @PeppBasketball
LONG BEACH STATE 49ERS
2018-19 Record: 3-9
Home Record: 2-1
Big West Record: 0-0
Head Coach: Dan Monson
Website: www.LongBeachState.com
Twitter: @LBSUhoops
WAVEPOINTS
• The Pepperdine men's basketball team plays its third road game in six days when the Waves head down to Long Beach State for a Thursday evening contest.
• Though the Waves lead the all-time series 17-10, LBSU has won four of the last five meetings, including last year in Firestone Fieldhouse.
• The Waves have already matched their 2017-18 win total, with their sixth victory coming in the 10th game.
• Lorenzo Romar's second stint as head coach with the Waves is well underway. Romar now has 397 career wins, three shy of a milestone 400.
• Colbey Ross is tied for fourth in the WCC in scoring (19.8) and second in assists (6.9). Nationally, he ranks first in both free throws made (83) and attempts (104) and he's 10th in assists.
• Eric Cooper Jr. needs just 22 more points to reach the 1,000-point milestone for his college career (which includes his time at Nevada).
• The Waves lead the WCC and are 35th nationally in turnover margin (+4.0). They've committed fewer turnovers than the opponent in 11 of 12 games.
• The Waves were hoping to stay healthy after being decimated by injuries the last two years. They lost 99 player-games in 2016-17 and 81 in 2017-18. But, last year's leading scorer, Kameron Edwards, has already missed nine games, including the last eight.
• After a week and a half off during a break for Christmas, the Waves close out non-conference play at home against Alabama A&M on New Year's Eve.
• To help Pepperdine students affected or displaced by the recent Woolsey Fire, please visit impact.pepperdine.edu/crisisresponse.
PEPPERDINE -- Pepperdine boasts a one-of-a-kind athletic department with unprecedented success for a school of its size. The Waves have won NCAA Division I championships in five different men's sports — one of just 18 schools to have accomplished this feat — and nine overall. Of this elite group, Pepperdine has the smallest undergraduate enrollment, is the only school without football and is the only university that has not been affiliated with a "major" conference. The Waves have won a total of 25 team or individual national championships in their history. Pepperdine has also earned the Division I-AAA All-Sports Trophy, an award based on postseason success that's given to the top non-football school, three times (most recently in 2011-12). The Waves have produced 205 conference championships, 318 All-Americans and 53 Olympians. Located in scenic Malibu, California, the university overlooks the Pacific Ocean and its campus and athletic facilities are regularly voted among the nation's most beautiful. Pepperdine, which is affiliated with the Church of Christ, ranks #46 overall on U.S. News and World Report's list of America's best colleges.
