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 35 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 Sheff (Laguna Hills, Calif./Laguna Hills HS) earned all-conference twice, including the first team in 1992. The outfielder hit .295 over his three seasons with 17 home runs and 107 RBI.
• Dan Haren (West Covina, Calif./Bishop Amat HS) was an All-American second team selection and the WCC Player of the Year in 2001, as well as a three-time all-conference honoree. The right-handed pitcher went 29-11 with a 2.77 ERA over his three seasons. He also batted .308 with 47 RBI in 2001, while going 11-3 with a 2.22 ERA on the mound. He went on to play 13 years in MLB. He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012.
• Brandon Daguio (Fountain Valley, Calif./Fountain Valley HS) was all-conference second team in 2003. The catcher hit .305 that season with 32 RBI.

MEN'S BASKETBALL 

• Doug Christie (Seattle, Wash./Rainier Beach HS) switched from #25 to #35 for his final two seasons and was an All-American and the WCC Player of the Year in both 1991 and 1992. The guard/forward averaged 19.1 points and 5.2 rebounds as a junior and 19.5 points and 5.9 rebounds as a senior. He scored 1,392 career points in his three seasons. He recorded the only triple-double in Pepperdine history with a 21-point, 10-rebound, 11-assist effort against Saint Mary's in 1991. He went on to play in the NBA for 15 seasons and made four All-Defensive teams. He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009.
• Marc McDowell (Gilbert, Ariz./Mesa CC) was All-WCC honorable mention in 1997. The forward averaged 10.3 points that season and scored 692 points in his three years with the Waves.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 

• Sarah Richen (San Francisco, Calif./Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep) was All-WCC honorable mention in 2002. The forward scored 726 points in her four seasons.