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Number Project 24

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The Greatest Waves at Every Number: #24

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 24 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 
  • Richard Barnwell (Houston Clear Lake, Texas/Lamar) was all-conference first team in 1989. The outfielder batted .349 with 10 home runs and 46 RBI that season.
  • Greg Ramirez (Oxnard, Calif./Rio Mesa HS) was the WCC Pitcher of the Year in 2003. The right-hander went 9-3 with a 2.88 ERA that season. He currently serves as Pepperdine University's Chief Financial Officer.
  • Nate Johnson (Camarillo, Calif./Camarillo HS) was all-conference honorable mention in 2010. The catcher had 123 hits, 15 home runs and 78 RBI in his four seasons.
MEN'S BASKETBALL 
  • Dennis Johnson (Los Angeles, Calif./Harbor HS) wore #24 and earned All-WCC first team honors in his lone season (1975-76) with the Waves. He averaged 15.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists. The guard went on to play in the NBA for 14 seasons and won three world championships while playing in five All-Star games. He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 1981. He was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 
  • Jaymee Jusko (Granada Hills, Calif./Kennedy HS) appeared in 112 games between 1980-83 and the forward had 974 career points and 813 rebounds.
  • Dionne Burgess (Lansing, Mich./Waverly HS) was All-WCC first team in 1989 and honorable mention in 1988 and 1990. The guard scored 1,198 points in four years.
  • Linda Waters (Portland, Ore./Howard JC) was All-WCC honorable mention in 1991. The forward averaged 10.6 points per game that season.
  • Jasmane Clarendon (San Bernardino, Calif./Eisenhower HS) made the All-WCC first team in 2006. The forward averaged 11.5 points and 6.9 rebounds per game that season.
  • Hannah Friend (San Clemente, Calif./Farmington HS/Sacramento State) earned a spot on the WCC All-Tournament team in 2020. The grad transfer guard averaged 11.7 points per game this past season.
FOOTBALL 
  • Gene Vollnogle (Los Angeles, Calif.) was a Little All-American and an All-Coast selection in 1951. He also wore #34. The lineman was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 1980.
WOMEN'S SOCCER 
  • Ali Pavoni (Valencia, Calif./Hart HS) was All-WCC honorable mention in 2001 as a freshman and then switched to #21, where she earned two more all-conference honors.
  • Karissa Garcia (Roseville, Calif./Oakmont HS) was All-WCC honorable mention in 2011. The midfielder had three goals and three assists that season. She was a finalist for the national Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar award in 2011-12.
  • Hailey Stenberg (Huntington Beach, Calif./Mater Dei HS) 2016-19) had a number of big moments for the Waves the past four years. The midfielder/forward had nine goals and eight assists in her career.
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL 
  • JT Ardell (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West HS) became the first Wave to wear #24 during the 2020 season and the middle blocker led the MPSF in blocking (1.31) last season.
WOMEN'S BEACH VOLLEYBALL 
  • Sarah Seiber (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif./Cathedral Catholic HS) won 31 matches over the 2016 and 2017 seasons.
MEN'S WATER POLO 
  • Jens Cole (Malibu, Calif./Malibu HS) is the only Wave to score a goal wearing #24, getting one in the 2016 season.
 
 
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