Colbey Ross Career Statistics
HIGHLIGHTS: The first player in NCAA Division I men’s basketball history to have career totals of at least 2,200 points, 800 assists and 400 rebounds ... A four-time All-WCC honoree, three times on the first team (the seventh Wave in program history to make the first team three times) ... A two-time NABC All-District first team selection (the only Wave to make the first team twice) ... A three-time WCC All-Tournament team pick (just the second Wave to make it at least three times) ... On the WCC’s career lists, finished second all-time in assists and fifth all-time in scoring ... Passed LMU’s Hank Gathers to become the all-time leading scorer at the WCC Tournament ... One of only four men’s DI players to have two seasons with 600+ points, 200+ assists and 100+ rebounds in the last 30 years ... Ranked sixth, sixth and second nationally in assists his final three seasons ... Set dozens of school records.
RECORDS: Set Pepperdine career records for points (2,236), assists (854), assists per game (6.8), field goals attempted (1,582), free throws made (651), free throw percentage (84.7%), games started (125) and minutes played (4,424) ... Set Pepperdine single-season records for assists (239), assists per game (7.7), free throws made (238), free throws attempted (279), free throw percentage (85.4%) and minutes (1,204) ... Set Pepperdine WCC-only records for assists (117), assists per game (7.7), free throws made (128), free throws attempted (144), free throw percentage (88.9%) ... Set record for consecutive games with 5+ assists (18) ... Set Pepperdine’s WCC Tournament records for career points (212), career assists (56), career free throws (56), single-tournament points (80), single-tournament free throws (22), single-game points (43) and single-game three-pointers (seven, tied) ... Set Pepperdine freshman records for assists (179), assists per game (5.6), free throw percentage (82.0%) and minutes (1,017).
CAREER STATS: Started all 125 games over his four seasons ... Averaged 17.9 points, 6.8 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 1.1 steals in 35.4 minutes ... On other Pepperdine career lists, ranked second in free throws attempted (769), second in minutes average (35.4), third in field goals made (682), tied for third in three-pointers made (221), tied for third in games played (125), ninth in scoring average and ninth in steals (139).
PEPPERDINE 2020-21: Wrapped up his career by making the NABC All-District first team, the USBWA All-District first team and the All-WCC first team as a senior ... The only Wave to start all 27 games, he averaged team highs of 17.5 points, 7.7 assists and 37.6 minutes ... Broke the school record for assists per game for the third straight year ... Finished second nationally in assists per game and total assists (207) and ninth in minutes average ... In the WCC, ranked first in assists, first in minutes, fourth in free throw percentage (84.6%) and fifth in scoring ... Helped the Waves to the CBI title with averages of 12.3 points, 9.3 assists and 6.0 rebounds ... Made the WCC All-Tournament team for the third straight year after averaging 20.5 points and 7.0 assists ... Scored in double-figures 22 times with 11 20-point games ... Had seven games with double-digit assists ... Posted four double-doubles ... Broke Pepperdine’s career scoring record in his 100th career contest (25 fewer than the previous record-holder), which came in a season-high 33-point effort against UCLA (11/27) ... Scored his 2,000th career point vs. Gonzaga (1/30), becoming just the 13th WCC player to accomplish that feat ... Had a 25-point, 12-assist game vs. Santa Clara in the WCC quarterfinals (3/6) ... Had a season-high 13 assists vs. Longwood in the CBI quarterfinals (3/22) ... Named WCC Player of the Week on 2/8 after a 24-point, 12-assist game at Portland (2/6) ... Other season highs were nine rebounds vs. Bellarmine (3/23), three steals (three times), 13 free throws vs. CSUN (12/12), six three-pointers vs. Saint Katherine (12/3) and 55 minutes played vs. UCLA (11/27) ... The Malibu Times’ 2020 Sportsperson of the Year ... Was on preseason watch lists for the Wooden Award, Naismith Trophy and Bob Cousy Award.
PEPPERDINE 2019-20: Added to his incredible portfolio with NABC All-District first team honors and his second straight All-WCC first team award as a junior ... Was the only player in Division I to average at least 20 points and seven assists in 2019-20 ... Only the ninth Division I player in the last 25+ years to average 20 points, seven assists and four rebounds ... Ranked second in the WCC and 22nd nationally in scoring (20.5 ppg) ... Ranked first in the WCC and sixth nationally in assists (7.2), and was fourth nationally in total assists (229) ... Ranked seventh nationally in free throws made (176), ninth in total minutes (1,204) and 11th in minutes played per game (37.6) ... Also led the WCC in free throw percentage (85.4%) and was fourth in three-pointers made per game (2.3) ... Was one of just two Waves to start all 32 games ... Broke his own school records for assists per game, free throw percentage and total minutes played ... On other Pepperdine single-season records lists, placed second in total assists, third in minutes average, fourth in free throws made, seventh in three-pointers made (74), eighth in total points (656) and ninth in scoring average ... Named to the WCC All-Tournament team despite a losing effort in the quarterfinals that saw him score a career-high 43 points vs. Saint Mary’s (a Pepperdine tournament record and the second-highest output in tournament history) ... Had season highs of seven three-pointers and 47 minutes played in the game ... Broke the program’s all-time assist record with his 495th on 12/14 vs. Central Arkansas in his 77th career game (nearly 50 fewer than the previous record-holder) ... Sank a game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer to beat San Diego (2/13) ... Scored 38 points at USC (11/19), the most ever by a Wave against a Power 5 school ... Named WCC Player of the Week on 12/23 after averaging 29.0 points in wins over Portland State and Northern Arizona ... Scored in double-figures in 28 of 32 games, and had 18 20-point games and four 30-point games ... Had double-digit assist games four times, and three point-assist double-doubles ... Twice had 12 assists, at CSUN (11/12) and vs. UCF (11/29), the latter tying a Wooden Legacy record ... Had a career-high 14 rebounds at Portland (2/20) along with 30 points for his first point-rebound double-double ... Had a stretch of six consecutive games scoring at least 21 points in league play ... Made his first 23 free throw attempts of the season, giving him a streak of 32 consecutive dating back to the 2018-19 season, the second-longest streak in program history ... Scored 20 or more points after halftime five times ... Other season highs were four steals at Abilene Christian (11/16) and 11 free throws made at San Diego (1/11).
PEPPERDINE 2018-19: Put together one of the most prolific seasons in Pepperdine history as a sophomore and was rewarded with All-WCC first team honors ... Averaged 19.4 points and 7.0 assists in 34.9 minutes while starting all 34 games ... Led the WCC and finished sixth nationally in assists ... Ranked third nationally in free throws made (238) ... Was fourth in the WCC in scoring ... Became the first WCC player in more than 20 years to record 600 points, 200 assists and 100 rebounds in a season ... Set or tied 15 Pepperdine season or game records ... Set single-season records for total assists (239), assists per game, free throw percentage (85.3%), free throws made and attempted (279) and minutes played (1,187) ... Set Pepperdine records for conference play only in total assists (117), free throw percentage (88.9%) and free throws made (128) and attempted (144) ... Scored 659 points, seventh-most in Pepperdine single-season history ... In the WCC rankings, was also sixth in minutes, seventh in free throw percentage, eighth in three-point percentage (39.6%) and eighth in three-pointers per game (1.9) ... Scored in double-figures in 33 of 34 games ... Had eight point-assist double-doubles and had double-figure assists nine times ... Scored a season-high 36 points vs. Pacific (3/2) ... Named WCC Player of the Week on 1/28 after scoring 29 points in a win vs. Saint Mary’s (1/26) ... Made the WCC All-Tournament team (the first Wave to do since 2002) after averaging 20.0 points in the four games, and setting a Pepperdine tournament record with 80 total points ... Made the Islands of the Bahamas Showcase All-Tournament team after averaging 24.3 points over three games ... Scored his 1,000th career point vs. Pacific (3/2) in just his 62nd game ... Other season highs were 13 assists vs. Alabama A&M (12/31), nine rebounds vs. Abilene Christian (12/1), five steals vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills (11/7), two blocks vs. Portland (2/23), six three-pointers vs. Pacific (3/2) and 42 minutes vs. Saint Mary’s (1/26) ... Made at least 10 free throws in a game 10 times, with a 12-for-12 effort vs. Pacific (3/2) and a 15-for-16 showing vs. Saint Mary’s (1/26), which at 93.8% tied a school record for free throw percentage with a minimum of 15 attempts ... Set another record by recording five or more assists in 13 consecutive games ... Twice had back-to-back games with 10+ assists.
PEPPERDINE 2017-18: Had one of the best freshman seasons in program history ... Earned All-WCC honorable mention and WCC All-Freshman team honors ... Averaged 14.0 points, 5.6 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 31.8 minutes ... One of only two Waves to play in all 32 games and started all of them ... Was the top freshman in the WCC in both scoring and assists ... Finished second in the WCC in assists (37th nationally) and eighth in scoring ... Was also fifth in assist-turnover ratio (2.0), sixth in three-point percentage (42.7%), seventh in free throw percentage (82.0%) and tied for 13th in steals ... Set Pepperdine freshman records for total assists (179), assists per game, free throw percentage and minutes played (1,017), and finished second in total points (448) and three-point percentage, tied for third in field goals made (151) and fourth in points per game ... His 179 assists were the fifth-most in Pepperdine single-season history and his 5.6 assists per game rank seventh ... He had the most assists by any Wave since 2000 ... Had eight consecutive games with five or more assists, tied for the fourth-longest streak in program history ... His 82.0% free throw percentage was sixth-best in Pepperdine single-season history ... Twice sent games to overtime with late baskets, converting a three-pointer at Portland (2/1) with 11 seconds left, and a driving layup vs. BYU (2/15) with seven seconds left ... Scored in double-figures 22 times and scored 20+ points eight times, both team bests ... Led (or shared) the team lead in assists 28 times in 32 games ... Scored 25 points vs. UCSB (11/20) and at Pacific (1/18) ... Had 10 assists vs. LMU (1/25) ... Made the Legends Classic Malibu Subregional All-Tournament team after averaging 23.0 points in the two games ... Other season highs were seven rebounds (three times), three steals (three times), three three-pointers (four times), two blocks vs. San Francisco (1/6) and 40 minutes played (twice) ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Eaglecrest High School, located in Centennial, Colo., in 2017 ... Two-time Gatorade state player of the year and the Denver Post’s 2017 Mr. Basketball ... Averaged 18.4 points, 5.0 assists, 4.9 rebounds and 2.4 steals as a senior ... Led Eaglecrest to the 2017 Class 5A state championship (the school’s second consecutive title game and third straight final four) ... Had a game-high 15 points in the state final and was MVP of the state tournament ... Earned All-Centennial League honors three times and was all-state first team twice ... Played four years on the varsity ... Averaged 18.6 points as a junior and 17.3 as a sophomore ... Also lettered in football and was all-conference honorable mention ... Was on the Dean’s List all four years.
CLUB: Played with Colorado Chaos for three years and left as the club’s all-time leading scorer with more than 2,000 points ... Also played with Chauncey Billups Elite for four years.
PERSONAL: Majoring in sport administration ... Born in Aurora, Colo. ... Son of Mary Ross and Corey Ross ... Has two siblings, Elijah and Jadyn ... His brother Elijah was an all-conference basketball player at DII Colorado-Colorado Springs and became the school’s all-time leader in assists ... His sister Jadyn plays at DII CSU-Pueblo ... Chose Pepperdine because “I liked the coaching staff and what they stand for. They seemed to care about me as a person, not just a basketball player. The WCC is a great conference. I know I will get an outstanding education at Pepperdine. Pepperdine will make me a better person and a better player. And you can’t beat the location.”
FAVORITES: Enjoys working out and watching Netflix ... Lists his sports heroes as Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan ... Favorites include Damian Lillard (pro basketball player), Portland Trailblazers (pro basketball team), Kings of Colorado (book), Creed (movie), Breaking Bad (TV show), J. Cole (musical artist), spaghetti (food) and football (sport other than basketball) ... Favorite thing about basketball is “the process of getting better and learning new things. It makes me want to be the best.”
