Monday, December 6
Malibu, Calif.
7:00 p.m. PT
Pepperdine University
vs
San Jose State
Keith Fisher III
Photo by: Martin A. Folb
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PEPPERDINE VS. SAN JOSE STATE
Date: Monday, December 6, 2021
Site: Firestone Fieldhouse (Malibu, California)
Time: 7 p.m.
TV: none
Video: WCC Network
Series: San Jose State leads 26-22
Last Meeting: Spartans 83, Waves 68 (12/28/2019 in San Jose)
PEPPERDINE WAVES
2021-22 Record: 2-8
   WCC Record: 0-0
   Home Record: 2-2
Head Coach: Lorenzo Romar
Website: www.PepperdineWaves.com
Twitter: @PeppBasketball
SAN JOSE STATE SPARTANS
2021-22 Record: 4-3
   Mountain West Record: 0-0
   Away Record: 0-3
Head Coach: Tim Miles
Website: www.SJSUSpartans.com
Twitter: @SanJoseStateMBB
WAVEPOINTS
• The Pepperdine men's basketball team closes out non-conference play with four of the next five games at home, beginning with Monday's contest against San Jose State.
• The Waves and Spartans were supposed to play this game last season as the second half of a home-and-home, but the game was canceled due to SJSU's COVID-19 protocols.
• After his second 20-point game of the season on Friday at UCSB, Jan Zidek has taken over the team's scoring lead at 12.0 points per game.
• Newcomers have scored 51.5% of the points so far this season. Topping that list is Houston Mallette at 11.9 points per game, Mallette has a team-best 22 three-pointers and ranks seventh in the WCC (2.2 per game).
• Mike Mitchell Jr. is tied for third in the WCC in assists (4.5 per game).
• Jade' Smith needs three more steals to break into Pepperdine's all-time top 10.
• Victor Ohia Obioha, who is coming off a season-high 15 points at UCSB, ranks second in Pepperdine history in field goal percentage (62.6%).
• Darryl Polk Jr. is back in the rotation after missing the first nine games due to injury.
• Keith Fisher III, who has started all 10 games as a grad transfer, began his college career at San Jose State.
• The Waves were one of the best free throw shooting teams in the country last season and they've been good so far again this year at 75.7% (ranking third in the WCC).
• Lorenzo Romar is in his 25th season as a college head coach. It's his fourth season this time around at Pepperdine, and his seventh overall with the Waves.
• The Waves are coming off a season in which they won the 2021 College Basketball Invitational (CBI).
WAVECASTS — Monday's game can be watched online via WaveCasts on the WCC Network. Veteran play-by-play man Al Epstein, a 2015 Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame inductee who is now in his 37th season, will be behind the microphone. This will be his 1,106th consecutive men's basketball broadcast for the Waves.
HOME GAME TICKET POLICIES — Due to L.A. County health rules, proof of vaccination or proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within the 72 hours prior to an event is required to attend Pepperdine home men's basketball games. Tickets are available via e-ticket ONLY and must be purchased online before arriving onto campus. Single-game non-conference tickets cost $25 for reserved, $15 for general admission, $12 for child general admission and $10 for groups. To purchase e-tickets and/or read the spectator guidelines and COVID-19 policies, visit: https://gowav.es/WavesTix. Due to campus construction, nearby parking may be limited and guests are advised to arrive early.
PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY — Pepperdine boasts a one-of-a-kind athletic department with unprecedented success for a school of its size. The Waves have won NCAA Division I championships in five different men's sports — one of just 18 schools to have accomplished this feat — and 10 overall. Of this elite group, Pepperdine has the smallest undergraduate enrollment, is the only school without football and is the only university that has not been affiliated with a "major" conference. The Waves have won a total of 26 team or individual national championships in their history. Pepperdine has also earned the Division I-AAA All-Sports Trophy, an award based on postseason success that's given to the top non-football school, three times (most recently in 2011-12). Located in scenic Malibu, California, the university overlooks the Pacific Ocean and its campus and athletic facilities are regularly voted among the nation's most beautiful. Pepperdine, which is affiliated with the Church of Christ, ranks #49 overall on U.S. News and World Report's list of America's best colleges.
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Date: Monday, December 6, 2021
Site: Firestone Fieldhouse (Malibu, California)
Time: 7 p.m.
TV: none
Video: WCC Network
Series: San Jose State leads 26-22
Last Meeting: Spartans 83, Waves 68 (12/28/2019 in San Jose)
PEPPERDINE WAVES
2021-22 Record: 2-8
   WCC Record: 0-0
   Home Record: 2-2
Head Coach: Lorenzo Romar
Website: www.PepperdineWaves.com
Twitter: @PeppBasketball
SAN JOSE STATE SPARTANS
2021-22 Record: 4-3
   Mountain West Record: 0-0
   Away Record: 0-3
Head Coach: Tim Miles
Website: www.SJSUSpartans.com
Twitter: @SanJoseStateMBB
WAVEPOINTS
• The Pepperdine men's basketball team closes out non-conference play with four of the next five games at home, beginning with Monday's contest against San Jose State.
• The Waves and Spartans were supposed to play this game last season as the second half of a home-and-home, but the game was canceled due to SJSU's COVID-19 protocols.
• After his second 20-point game of the season on Friday at UCSB, Jan Zidek has taken over the team's scoring lead at 12.0 points per game.
• Newcomers have scored 51.5% of the points so far this season. Topping that list is Houston Mallette at 11.9 points per game, Mallette has a team-best 22 three-pointers and ranks seventh in the WCC (2.2 per game).
• Mike Mitchell Jr. is tied for third in the WCC in assists (4.5 per game).
• Jade' Smith needs three more steals to break into Pepperdine's all-time top 10.
• Victor Ohia Obioha, who is coming off a season-high 15 points at UCSB, ranks second in Pepperdine history in field goal percentage (62.6%).
• Darryl Polk Jr. is back in the rotation after missing the first nine games due to injury.
• Keith Fisher III, who has started all 10 games as a grad transfer, began his college career at San Jose State.
• The Waves were one of the best free throw shooting teams in the country last season and they've been good so far again this year at 75.7% (ranking third in the WCC).
• Lorenzo Romar is in his 25th season as a college head coach. It's his fourth season this time around at Pepperdine, and his seventh overall with the Waves.
• The Waves are coming off a season in which they won the 2021 College Basketball Invitational (CBI).
WAVECASTS — Monday's game can be watched online via WaveCasts on the WCC Network. Veteran play-by-play man Al Epstein, a 2015 Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame inductee who is now in his 37th season, will be behind the microphone. This will be his 1,106th consecutive men's basketball broadcast for the Waves.
HOME GAME TICKET POLICIES — Due to L.A. County health rules, proof of vaccination or proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within the 72 hours prior to an event is required to attend Pepperdine home men's basketball games. Tickets are available via e-ticket ONLY and must be purchased online before arriving onto campus. Single-game non-conference tickets cost $25 for reserved, $15 for general admission, $12 for child general admission and $10 for groups. To purchase e-tickets and/or read the spectator guidelines and COVID-19 policies, visit: https://gowav.es/WavesTix. Due to campus construction, nearby parking may be limited and guests are advised to arrive early.
PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY — Pepperdine boasts a one-of-a-kind athletic department with unprecedented success for a school of its size. The Waves have won NCAA Division I championships in five different men's sports — one of just 18 schools to have accomplished this feat — and 10 overall. Of this elite group, Pepperdine has the smallest undergraduate enrollment, is the only school without football and is the only university that has not been affiliated with a "major" conference. The Waves have won a total of 26 team or individual national championships in their history. Pepperdine has also earned the Division I-AAA All-Sports Trophy, an award based on postseason success that's given to the top non-football school, three times (most recently in 2011-12). Located in scenic Malibu, California, the university overlooks the Pacific Ocean and its campus and athletic facilities are regularly voted among the nation's most beautiful. Pepperdine, which is affiliated with the Church of Christ, ranks #49 overall on U.S. News and World Report's list of America's best colleges.
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