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Number Project 5

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The Greatest Waves at Every Number: #5

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 five 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
  • Jeff Hancock (Torrance, Calif./El Camino College) was all-conference first team in 1976. The outfielder batted .340 that season and hit .327 over his three seasons.
  • Mike Gates (Reseda, Calif./Pierce College) was an All-American first team pick in 1979. He made the 1979 All-College World Series team. The infielder hit .359 that season with 11 home runs. He went on to play two years in MLB.
  • David Lovell (Honolulu, Hawai'i/Kamehameha HS) was all-conference honorable mention in 1991 and 1993. The infielder batted .291 for his four-year career.
  • Dane Sardinha (Kahuku, Hawai'i/Kamehameha HS) was an All-American first team selection and the WCC Player of the Year in 2000 and an All-American third team pick in 1999. He was three-time all-conference, including twice on the first team. The catcher is the program's all-time leader in home runs (45). He went on to play six seasons in MLB.
  • Cory Brightwell (San Antonio, Texas/Alamo Heights HS) was all-conference honorable mention in 2002. The outfielder hit .326 with 11 home runs that season and hit .296 for his four-year career.
  • Nate Simon (Duvall, Wash./Tulane) was all-conference first team in 2009. The outfielder hit .317 with nine home runs and 51 RBI that season, and hit .311 for his two years with the Waves.
  • Manny Jefferson (Lakewood, Calif./Lakewood HS) was all-conference second team in 2016. The infielder hit .277 with 12 home runs that season.
MEN'S BASKETBALL 
  • Larry Dugan (Los Angeles, Calif./Manual Arts HS) is believed to be Pepperdine's first black basketball player. He was a 1955 NAIA All-American and became the third player in school history to score 1,000 career points. The forward/center holds the school record for rebounds in a game with 36 against UC Santa Barbara in 1955. He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 1981.
  • Grant Gondrezick (Boulder, Colo./Boulder HS) scored 924 points in his four-year career between 1982-86. The guard went on to play in the NBA for two seasons.
  • Craig Davis (Oxnard, Calif./Hueneme HS) switched from #22 to #5 for his fifth season and earned All-WCC first team honors in 1990. He averaged 14.0 points that season and finished with 1,619 career points. The guard holds the program career record for three-pointers made (274).
  • Marvin Lea (Riverside, Calif./King HS) was a standout guard from 2003-07. He averaged 14.6 points per game as a senior.
  • Stacy Davis (Laveen, Ariz./Fairfax HS) earned All-WCC first team honors three times from 2014-16 and set the program's all-time scoring record (1,876 points) while finishing #2 in rebounds (994). The forward averaged 15 points per game as a sophomore, junior and senior.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 
  • Shanell Law (Los Angeles, Calif./Washington Prep) made the All-WCC first team in 2003. She averaged 9.9 points and 3.6 rebounds that season. The guard scored a total of 620 points in her four-year career.
  • Jazmine Jackson (Oakland, Calif./Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep) was a four-time All-WCC honoree, making the first team in 2011 and 2012, and was the WCC Defensive Player of the Year in 2011 and 2012. The guard had four-year career totals of 1,419 points, 614 rebounds, 272 assists and 258 steals.
WOMEN'S SOCCER 
  • Tabitha Garibay (Newbury Park, Calif./Newbury Park HS) scored 13 goals in the first three seasons of the program.
  • Melissa Rivera (Torrance, Calif./Torrance HS) is the most-capped player to wear #5, appearing in 77 games from 1997-00. She had career totals of five goals and six assists.
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL 
  • Ted Dodd (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) was an All-American in 1975 and 1976. He made the NCAA All-Tournament team in 1976, Pepperdine's first team to make the championships. He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 1996.
  • Brian Ehlers (San Pedro, Calif./Chadwick HS) earned All-American honorable mention notice in 1978 and was all-conference three times.
  • Dain Blanton (Laguna Beach, Calif./Laguna Beach HS) earned All-American honorable mention in 1994. The outside hitter had career totals of 1,190 kills and 707 digs. He holds the school record for career digs per set (2.30). He was a two-time Olympian who won gold on the beach in 2000. He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008.
  • Beau Daniels (League City, Texas/Pierce CC) was an All-American first team selection in 2002. The setter averaged 14.05 assists as a senior.
  • Cory Riecks (Auburn, Calif./Placer HS) made the All-American second team in 2010. The outside hitter had career totals of 1,143 kills and 410 digs.
  • Matt Tarantino (Van Nuys, Calif./Bishop Alemany HS) was an All-American second team selection in 2016. The middle blocker/opposite recorded 796 kills and 333 blocks in his four seasons.
  • Noah Dyer (San Clemente, Calif./Saddleback Valley Christian HS) picked up All-American honorable mention status in 2020. He averaged 2.84 kills per set this past season.
WOMEN'S BEACH VOLLEYBALL 
  • Lilla Frederick (Huntington Beach, Calif./Cornelia Connelly HS) was an All-American in 2012 and 2013. She won 52 matches in her two season and went a perfect 27-0 with Kim Hill in the 2013 season.
  • Becca Strehlow (Long Beach, Calif./Wilson HS/UCLA) was an All-American in 2014. She won 52 matches in her two seasons.
  • Gigi Hernandez (Dana Point, Calif./JSerra Catholic HS) was an All-American in 2018 and made the All-WCC second team twice. She won 54 matches in her four seasons.
WOMEN'S INDOOR VOLLEYBALL 
  • Kelly Figueroa (Long Beach, Calif./Millikan HS) was a great middle blocker on the 1982 and 1983 teams.
  • Lisa Hoven (Manhattan Beach, Calif./Mira Costa HS) was an outside hitter from 1984-87 who recorded 350 career kills.
  • Cari Delson (Irvine, Calif./Irvine HS) was All-WCC three times, including the first team in 1990. The outside hitter had 1,285 kills and averaged 3.60 kills and 2.51 digs for her career.
  • Sophia Milo (Portland, Ore./Jesuit HS) earned All-WCC all four years, including the first team in 2004, 2005 and 2006. The middle blocker is the program's all-time leader in blocks with 517 and she also had 1,208 career kills.
  • Lilla Frederick (Huntington Beach, Calif./Cornelia Connelly HS) made the All-WCC first team in both 2010 and 2011. The outside hitter had 1,140 kills and averaged 2.76 kills and 2.75 digs for her career.
  • Becca Strehlow (Long Beach, Calif./Wilson HS/UCLA) earned All-American honorable mention in 2013 and made three All-WCC teams, including the first team in 2015. The setter recorded 3,037 career assists in her three seasons.
MEN'S WATER POLO 
  • Rob Sutter (Lodi, Calif./Lodi HS) was all-conference honorable mention in 1989. He scored 40 goals that season and had 105 in his four seasons.
  • Henry Rabello (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/Golden West College) made the All-American second team for the second and third times in his career in 1991 and 1992 after switching from #6. He scored 193 goals in three seasons.
  • Larry Felix (Fullerton, Calif./Long Beach City College) was all-conference second team in 1993. He scored 87 goals in his three seasons.
  • Peter Joseph (Long Beach, Calif./Wilson HS) was all-conference honorable mention in 1999. He scored 29 goals that season and had 71 in his career.
  • Scott Harvey (El Cajon, Calif./Valhalla HS) was all-conference honorable mention in 2002 after switching from #8. He scored 19 goals that season and finished with 67 in his four seasons.
  • Adam Hewko (Irvine, Calif./Servite HS) earned All-American first team honors in 2008 and was second team in 2007 after switching from #7. He scored 172 goals in his four seasons, including 59 in 2007.
  • Matt DeTrane (Moraga, Calif./Diablo Valley College) was All-American honorable mention in 2011 and 2012. He scored a total of 80 goals those two seasons.
 
 
 
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