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 32 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 

• Chris Amezquita (La Mirada, Calif./UCLA) appeared in 83 games and hit 10 home runs from 2011-13.

MEN'S BASKETBALL 

• Brian Goorjian (La Crescenta, Calif./Crescenta Valley HS), future Olympic head coach for Australia, wore #32 from 1974-76.
• Dwayne Polee (Los Angeles, Calif./UNLV) was the WCC Player of the Year in 1985 and 1986 and an All-American in 1986. The guard/forward scored 1,274 career points and averaged 15.7 points as a junior and senior. He played briefly in the NBA.
• Tom Lewis (Garden Grove, Calif./USC) was All-WCC first team in 1988 and 1989. The forward finished his career at #4 on Pepperdine's career scoring list with 1,575 points over three seasons. He averaged 22.9 points as a sophomore.
• Kelvin Gibbs (Bellflower, Calif./Bellflower HS) was All-WCC first team in 2000 and 2001 and honorable mention in 1999. The forward scored 1,251 career points in four seasons and averaged 15.1 points and 8.2 rebounds as a senior.
• Jimmy Miggins (Canton, Miss./Los Angeles City College) was All-WCC first team in 2002 and 2003. The forward averaged 14.9 and 15.4 points his two seasons and scored a total of 879 points.
• Ricky Fois (Olbia, Italy/Liceo Linguistico Oblia), now the Director of Player Development with the Phoenix Suns, wore #32 in 2007-08.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 

• Kim Bueltel (Hawthorne, Calif.) was a three-time All-American in 1977, 1978 and 1980. The center is the program's career leader in rebounds (1,270) and she's second in scoring (1,968 points). She averaged 17.8 points and 14.1 rebounds as a sophomore. Bueltel was also a three-time All-American in women's volleyball. She was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 1989.
• Lauren Bell (San Bruno, Calif./Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep) was All-WCC honorable mention in 2012. The guard averaged 13.1 points as a senior and scored 1,095 for her career.

FOOTBALL 

• Darwin Horn (Inglewood, Calif.) was a two-time Little All-American, including the first team in 1947. He also earned Associated Press All-American honorable mention that season, when the fullback led the nation with 115 points. He set Pepperdine rushing records for a career (1,577 yards) and season (564 yards). He went on to guard multiple U.S. presidents as a member of the U.S. Secret Service. He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 1980.

WOMEN'S BEACH VOLLEYBALL 

• Jordan Ferrari (Mission Viejo, Calif./Santa Margarita Catholic HS), the only Wave to wear #32, had two wins from 2017-20.