PEPPERDINE VS. ALABAMA STATE
Date: Saturday, December 11, 2021
Site: Firestone Fieldhouse (Malibu, California)
Time: 3 p.m.
TV: none
Video: WCC Network
Series: Pepperdine leads 1-0
Last Meeting: Waves 66, Hornets 58 (12/19/2012 in New Orleans)

PEPPERDINE WAVES
2021-22 Record: 3-8
    WCC Record: 0-0
    Home Record: 3-2
Head Coach: Lorenzo Romar
Website: www.PepperdineWaves.com
Twitter: @PeppBasketball

ALABAMA STATE HORNETS
2021-22 Record: 1-8
    SWAC Record: 0-0
    Away Record: 0-6
Head Coach: Mo Williams
Website: www.BamaStateSports.com
Twitter: @BamaStateMBB

WAVEPOINTS
• The Pepperdine men's basketball team continues its homestand with a Saturday afternoon contest against Alabama State.
• This is part of a stretch that will see the Waves end non-conference play with four of the final five games at home. It began with Monday's 82-69 win over San Jose State.
• Jan Zidek has taken over the team's scoring lead at 11.9 points per game. He's fourth in the WCC in free throw percentage (87.9%).
• Newcomers have scored 52.0% of the points so far this season, and freshmen have 36.6% of the points. Topping that list is Houston Mallette at 11.4 points per game. He has a team-best 24 three-pointers, ranking seventh in the WCC (2.2 per game).
• Mike Mitchell Jr. is tied for third in the WCC in assists (4.8 per game). He tied his season high with eight assists against San Jose State.
• Jade' Smith needs three more steals to break into Pepperdine's all-time top 10.
• Victor Ohia Obioha, who is coming off a double-double that included a career-high 12 rebounds, ranks second in Pepperdine history in field goal percentage (62.2%). He's the only Wave to have scored in double-figures in three of the last four games.
• Keith Fisher III scored a season-high 21 points against San Jose State, which is where he started his college career.
• 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 76.0% (ranking third in the WCC).
• 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 1,107th 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.