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 15 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 

• Bill Bathe (Whittier, Calif./Fullerton College) hit .363 with 10 home runs and 48 RBI in 1981 in 1981, his only season with the Waves. The catcher went on to play three years in MLB.
• Chad Kreuter (Homestead, Fla.) collected 136 hits, 12 home runs and 95 RBI in his three seasons (1983-85). The catcher went on to play 16 seasons in MLB.
• A.J. Puckett (Danville, Calif./De La Salle HS) was an All-American first team pick and the WCC Pitcher of the Year in 2016. The right-handed pitcher went 9-3 with a 1.27 ERA that season and won 18 games in his three years.

MEN'S BASKETBALL 

• Bob Warlick (Hickory, N.C./Pueblo JC) was an All-American in 1962 and was All-WCC in both of his two seasons playing for the Waves. The guard led the team in scoring both years, including at 17.3 points per game as a senior. He played four seasons in the NBA. Warlick was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 1980.
• Donny Moore (San Jose, Calif./West Valley College) had an impressive two seasons at point guard after transferring in, averaging 4.8 assists in 58 games in 1986-87 and 1987-88. He recorded 16 assists in a game (a school record that has since been broken) against LMU in 1988.
• Mychel Thompson (Portland, Ore./Stoneridge Prep) was All-WCC honorable mention in 2010 and 2011. The forward is Pepperdine's all-time leader in games played (128) and he scored 1,413 career points. He played in the NBA briefly for one season.
• Kessler Edwards (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Etiwanda HS) earned All-WCC second team honors in 2020, averaging 13.8 points, 7.5 rebounds and a WCC-best 1.9 blocks as a sophomore.

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.
• Kristy Greenberg (Walnut, Calif./Walnut HS) made All-WCC honorable mention in 1989 and 1990. The forward scored 971 points in her four-year career.
• Kate Crane (Taft, Calif./Taft CC) made the All-WCC first team in 1999. The guard averaged 12.2 points and 8.0 rebounds in her only season with the Waves.
• Skye Barnett (Albuquerque, N.M./Cibola HS) scored 588 points in her four-year career between 2009-12. She is currently the Waves' director of basketball operations.

WOMEN'S SOCCER

• Susan Palmer (Los Alamitos, Calif./Los Alamitos HS) was a 2001 All-American. She also made the All-WCC first team in 2001 and 2002 and was honorable mention in 1999 and 2000. The defender appeared in 81 career games.
• Danielle Thomas (Huntington Beach, Calif./Edison HS) was a superb central defender who had four career goals in 76 games.

MEN'S VOLLEYBALL 

• Bob Ctvrtlik (Long Beach, Calif.) was the National Player of the Year, the NCAA Tournament MVP and an All-American first teamer in 1985. The outside hitter had 424 kills in his only season with the Waves. He went on to be a three-time Olympian with the U.S. and won gold in 1988. He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009.
• Duane Cameron (Huntington Beach, Calif./Marina HS) was an All-American third teamer in 1993. The middle blocker/outside hitter had 910 career kills and averaged 4.05 kills per set that season.
• Jonathan Winder (Irvine, Calif./Woodbridge HS) was the National Player of the Year in 2007 and a four-time All-American, twice on the first team. The setter is Pepperdine's all-time leader in assists (5,118) and averaged 13.16 per set over four years. He was a CoSIDA Academic All-American in 2008. He is currently the head coach of the Fresno State women's volleyball team.

WOMEN'S BEACH VOLLEYBALL 

• Taylor Racich (Santa Barbara, Calif./Dos Pueblos HS) was an All-American and an All-WCC second team selection in 2016. She won 53 matches in her three seasons.
• Brittany Howard (Mountain View, Calif./Mountain View HS/Stanford) was an All-American and an All-WCC first team pick in 2017. She went 28-3 in her one season as a grad transfer.
• Alexis Filippone (Del Mar, Calif./Torrey Pines HS) was an All-American in 2018. She has won 48 matches in her career.

WOMEN'S INDOOR VOLLEYBALL 

• Jennifer Meredith (Del Mar, Calif./Torrey Pines HS) switched from #2 as a senior and earned All-WCC first team honors in 1993. As an outside hitter that season, she averaged 3.87 kills and 3.27 digs and finished her career with 916 kills and 1,166 digs.

MEN'S WATER POLO

• Tucker Johnston (Cupertino, Calif.) scored 48 goals between 1984 and 1987 before switching to #3 and earning All-American honors.
• Will Cain (Sherman, Texas/Sherman HS) wore #15 for his final three seasons (1994-96). He's gone on to a successful career in sports radio with ESPN.