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 46 through 99 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.

• To the best of our knowledge, no Wave among the active sports has worn #46.

 
BASEBALL

• John Workman (La Crescenta, Calif./St. Francis HS) was all-conference twice, including the second team in 1996. The right-handed pitcher won eight games and had a 3.44 ERA as a reliever over four seasons.

• To the best of our knowledge, no Wave among the active sports has worn #48.

• To the best of our knowledge, no Wave among the active sports has worn #49.

 
MEN'S BASKETBALL 

• Marcos Leite (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/Sao Luiz) earned All-American honors in all three of his seasons (1974-76). He was the 1976 WCC Player of the Year and made the All-WCC first team twice. The center scored 1,119 career points and averaged 18.7 points and 10.6 rebounds per game. He was a three-time Olympian for Brazil. He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 2013.
• Levy Middlebrooks (San Francisco, Calif./St. Ignatius HS) was the 1988 WCC Player of the Year and made the All-WCC first team in 1987 and 1988. He averaged 19.6 points and 10.7 rebounds as a senior and had one of the greatest single-game performances in Pepperdine history with a 40-point, 25-rebound effort against LMU. The forward finished with 1,548 career points over his four years. He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 2015.
• David Lalazarian (Tustin, Calif./Notre Dame) was All-WCC honorable mention in 2001. The forward averaged 10.0 points per game that season.
• Jarrad Henry (Kansas City, Kan./Bishop Miege HS) ranks among the school's all-time top shot blockers, as the center accumulating 120 of them between the 2005 and 2008 seasons.

 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

• Kim Hollingshead (Covina, Calif./Mt. SAC College) scored 192 points over the 1980 and 1981 seasons.

 
BASEBALL 

• Scott Alexander (Windsor, Calif./Cardinal Newman HS) was all-conference honorable mention in 2009. He won 11 games in his two seasons with the Waves.
• Easton Lucas (Simi Valley, Calif./Grace Brethren HS) switched from #52 and made the all-conference second team in 2019. The left-handed pitcher went 5-4 with a 3.87 ERA that season.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 

• Keitra Wallace (Brea, Calif./Brea Olinda HS), the only Wave ever to wear #51, scored 1,041 points from 2012-16.

FOOTBALL 

• Clark Rex (Oxnard, Calif./Oxnard HS) was a lineman for three seasons (1957-59) who was also a standout on the baseball team. He was Pepperdine's Athlete of the Year as a senior. He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 1980.

 
BASEBALL 

• Easton Lucas (Simi Valley, Calif./Grace Brethren HS) made 15 appearances in 2016 and 2017 wearing #52 before switching to #51.

MEN'S BASKETBALL 

• John Rettberg (Los Angeles, Calif./Washington HS) earned All-WCC honorable mention in 1958 and 1959. The guard averaged 11.2 points per game as a senior. He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009.
• Steve Ebey (South Pasadena, Calif./Alhambra HS) made the All-WCC first team in 1968 and was honorable mention in 1967. He led the conference in scoring at 22.9 points per game as a senior. The forward scored 1,282 points over his three seasons. He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 1982.
• Danny Ramsey (Los Angeles, Calif./Dorsey HS) was All-WCC honorable mention in both 1977 and 1979. The forward scored 830 career points over his four seasons.
• Victor Anger (Oxnard, Calif./Channel Islands HS) made the All-WCC first team in 1984. He averaged 12.3 points and 7.3 rebounds that season. The forward/center held Pepperdine's career blocked shots record for a couple of years with 138, and he finished his four-year career with 1,076 points.
• Derek Noether (Fresno, Calif./Clovis West HS) made the All-WCC first team in 1993. He averaged 11.7 points and 6.1 rebounds that season. The center scored 917 points in his four-year career.
• Nick Sheppard (Lake Charles, La./LSU) was All-WCC honorable mention in 2000. The center averaged 9.1 points and 6.7 rebounds that season.
• Will Kimble (San Bernardino, Calif./Pacific HS) played three seasons for the Waves (2001-03) and later returned as an assistant coach.

 
MEN'S BASKETBALL 

• Sterling Forbes (Los Angeles, Calif./Jordan HS) was an All-American in 1960 and was a three-time All-WCC first team pick between 1958 and 1960. The center averaged a double-double all three of his seasons and finished with career totals of 1,349 points and 869 rebounds. He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 1980.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 

• Jenny Frank (Moxee, Wash./East Valley HS) was All-WCC first team in 1998 and honorable mention in 1996. The center had career totals of 987 points and 595 rebounds.

 
MEN'S BASKETBALL 

• Bill Sadler (New York, N.Y./Harbor JC) was All-WCC first team in 1981 and honorable mention in 1982. The forward scored 1,135 career points in his three seasons and averaged 15.2 points per game in 1980-81.

 
BASEBALL 

• Patrick Ahearne (Los Angeles, Calif./Los Angeles Harbor College) was an All-American first team pick in 1992. He was the WCC Pitcher of the Year, made the All-College World Series team in 1992 and was a two-time all-conference first teamer. The right-hander went 15-2 with a 2.40 ERA in 1992 and went 26-7 with a 2.86 ERA over his two seasons. He went on to play in MLB for one season.
• Floyd Given (Rohnert Park, Calif./Sacramento City College) was all-conference honorable mention in 2010 before switching to #22. He batted .308 with 23 RBI that season.

MEN'S BASKETBALL 

• Cedric Suitt (Atlanta, Ga./Mays HS) was the WCC Defensive Player of the Year in 2002. The center is the Waves' all-time leading shot blocker with 182, including a single-season record 96 in 2001-02.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 

• Monet McNally (Santa Clarita, Calif./L.A. Baptist HS) is the only Wave to appear in a game wearing #55, playing in 21 games as a guard during the 2012-13 season.

 
FOOTBALL 

• Wixie Robinson (Fresno, Calif/Edison HS) was an Associated Press Little All-American first team pick in 1955 and a third team selection in 1956. He also wore #65. He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 1980.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

• Nick Buzolich was an All-American in 1944. The center led the Waves in scoring in each of his three seasons and scored 1,464 career points, at the time the school record. He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 1980.
• Hugh Faulkner (Anaheim, Calif./Santa Ana JC) was an All-American in 1951. He averaged 9.8 points and 13.2 rebounds that season and his 434 rebounds that season is still the school record. The center was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 1982.