MALIBU, California – Who are the best Waves ever to wear a particular number on their jersey or cap? This series will aim to identify the most accomplished Pepperdine student-athletes, number by number.
 
Today, the greats who wore number 14 are listed.
 
First, some caveats:

• Student-athletes before a certain year may not be included, as complete numerical rosters only go back so far. For the eight sports that wear numbers, only women's soccer and women's beach volleyball have every roster available.
• The complete numerical rosters for baseball (1971), men's basketball (1968-69), women's basketball (1979-80), men's volleyball (1975), women's indoor volleyball (1976) and men's water polo (1982) date back to the year shown here.
• In some cases, additional standout student-athletes from prior to those years were identified.
• Any student-athlete who received at least all-conference honors during this time, and others of note, were included based on current available information.
• Pepperdine sponsored football between the years of 1946 and 1961. Fifteen football players have been inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame and those former student-athletes have been included in this series.

BASEBALL 

• Wayne Wright was the head coach for eight seasons (1969-76) and won 195 games. He also serves as the Athletic Director for 21 years. He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 1984.
• Scott Vollmer (Irvine, Calif./Irvine HS) was an All-American in 1993. He made the All-College World Series team in 1992 and was a three-time all-conference honoree. The catcher batted .301 over his four seasons and had 18 home runs and 129 RBI.
• Keith McDonald (Yorba Linda, Calif./Cypress HS) played one season for the Waves (1994) as a catcher. He went on to play two seasons in MLB.

MEN'S BASKETBALL 

• Dick Skophammer (Saugus, Calif./Hart HS) made the All-WCC second team in 1975. He averaged 16.2 points and 7.4 rebounds that season. Over his four-year career he accumulated 1,412 points and 874 rebounds (once the school record). The guard/forward earned the WCC Scholar-Athlete of the Year award in 1976. He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 1983.
• Dane Suttle (Los Angeles, Calif./Fremont HS) wore #14 for his final three seasons. He earned All-WCC first team in 1982 and 1983, as well as co-WCC Player of the Year and All-American honors in 1983, and held the school's career scoring record for more than 30 years with 1,701 points. The guard played in the NBA for two seasons. He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012.
• Chris Reyes (La Verne, Calif./Damien HS/Utah) made All-WCC honorable mention in 2017 in his only season as a grad transfer. The forward averaged 13.4 points and 7.9 rebounds that season.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 

• Fannie Allen (Flint, Mich./Los Angeles HS) is the program's third all-time leading scorer at 1,851 points. The forward averaged 20.3 points in 1980-81. She played five seasons with the Waves (1979-83) and alternated between #14 and #15 her final two years.
• Jayla Ruffus-Milner (North Hills, Calif./Harvard-Westlake HS) made the WCC All-Freshman team in 2020. She averaged 5.5 points and 4.8 rebounds this past season.

WOMEN'S SOCCER 

• Amanda Rupp (Encinitas, Calif./La Costa Canyon HS) was All-WCC first team in 2008 and honorable mention in 2007. The forward had 21 goals and 16 assists in 80 career games.

MEN'S VOLLEYBALL 

• Brian Merrick (Malibu, Calif./Santa Monica HS) earned All-American honorable mention status in 1990. The middle blocker had career totals of 947 kills and 399 blocks and had averages of 3.14 kills and 1.16 blocks that season.
• Kevin Barnett (Naperville, Ill./Pierce College) made the All-American second team in both 1996 and 1997. The outside hitter had 1,145 kills in his two seasons, averaging 5.87 kills per set. He was a two-time Olympian with the U.S.
• Tom Hulse (Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township HS) was all-conference honorable mention in 2007. The middle blocker hit .402 and averaged 1.77 kills and 1.81 blocks that season.
• Sean Grubbs (Newport Beach, Calif./Newport Harbor HS/Irvine Valley College) was all-conference honorable mention in 2009. The libero had 653 digs over his three seasons, averging 2.07 per set.
• Josh Taylor (Honolulu, Hawai'i/Punahou School) made the All-American first team in 2014 and 2015. The outside hitter had 1,433 career kills, including 4.01 kills per set in 2014. He is currently the women's volleyball head coach at Missouri.

WOMEN'S BEACH VOLLEYBALL 

• Anika Wilson (Santa Barbara, Calif./San Marcos HS) was All-WCC second team in 2016. She won 47 matches in her two seasons.

WOMEN'S INDOOR VOLLEYBALL 

• Anna Witkowski (Running Springs, Calif./Rim of the World HS) was All-WCC honorable mention in 1995 and 1996 before switching to #10 and earning her third all-conference honor. The middle blocker posted 1,094 career kills along with 530 digs and 352 blocks.
• Jamie Hill (San Diego, Calif./UC Irvine) was All-WCC second team in 1997 before switching to #1, where she was an All-American. The middle blocker recorded 1,023 kills in her three-year career.
• Lindsay Phillips (Huntington Beach, Calif./Marina HS) was All-WCC first team in 1998. The outside hitter averaged 4.74 kills per set in her only season with the Waves.
• Julie Rubenstein (Camarillo, Calif./Oaks Christian HS) made the All-American third team in 2008 and earned All-WCC honors all four years, including the first team in 2006, 2007 and 2008. The outside hitter had 1,743 career kills as well as 973 digs and 299 blocks. She was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 2016.

MEN'S WATER POLO 

• Luke Hewko (Santa Ana, Calif./Servite HS) made the All-American third team in 2014 after switching from #17. He scored 55 of his 152 career goals that season.
• Chris Dilworth (Thousand Oaks, Calif./Thousand Oaks HS) made the All-American second team in 2019 and was honorable mention in 2018. He just wrapped up his career with 176 goals, including 47 as a senior.