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 30 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 

• Rob Picciolo (Westchester, Calif./Santa Monica City College) earned all-district honors in 1974, his only season with the Waves. He went on to play nine seasons in MLB and coached in the major leagues as well. He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 1982.
• Mike Fetters (Ewa Beach, Hawai'i) was an All-American second team pick and the WCC Pitcher of the Year in 1986. The right-hander set Pepperdine's single-season record for strikeouts (158) that season. He won 33 games and had a 3.33 ERA in his three years. He went on to play 16 years in MLB. He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 2011.
• Craig Stiveson (Novato, Calif,/Marin Catholic HS) made the all-conference first team in 1987. The right-handed pitcher went 8-1 with a 2.71 ERA that season.
• Jason Thompson (Laguna Hills, Calif./Saddleback College) played one season for the Waves (1991) before going to play one season in MLB.
• Matt McElreath (Sherman Oaks, Calif./Riverside City College) was all-conference in 1992 and 1993. The outfielder had 102 hits, 18 home runs and 81 RBI in his two seasons.
• Paul Coleman (Canyon Lake, Calif./Temescal Canyon HS) was the WCC Pitcher of the Year in 2005. The left-handed pitcher went 9-3 with a 3.35 ERA that season. He won 20 games in his four seasons.

MEN'S BASKETBALL 

• Flintie Ray Williams (Los Angeles, Calif./Dorsey HS) made the All-WCC second team in 1977 and was honorable mention in 1976. He scored 741 points in his two seasons with the Waves.
• Lamond Murray Jr. (Los Angeles, Calif./Bishop Montgomery HS) made the All-WCC first team in 2017 and the second team in 2016. The guard/forward scored 1,492 career points and led the WCC in scoring at 21.4 points per game as a senior.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 

• Shandrika Lee (Moreno Valley, Calif./J.W. North HS) was All-WCC first team in 2004. The guard averaged in double-figure scoring all four of her years and recorded 1,172 career points.

FOOTBALL 

• Robert "Bo" Williams (Vacaville, Calif.) played on the offensive line on Pepperdine's first four teams (1946-49). He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 1986.

WOMEN'S SOCCER 

• Laura Ishikawa (Westlake Village, Calif./Westlake HS) is the only Wave to wear #30. The current holder has played in 34 games as a defender the last two years.

WOMEN'S BEACH VOLLEYBALL 

• Jenna Tunnell (Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista HS) is the only Wave to see action wearing #30 and she won three times in the 2019 season.