Staff Directory
Kamran Sufi
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Assistant Coach Kamran Sufi enters his second year in Malibu going into the 2026-27 season. As one of two programs in the country without a single returning player for the 2025-26 season, Sufi was part of a staff that took four freshman and eight transfers to Pepperdine's first postseason appearance in seven years. Last season, the coaching staff turned an eight-win program into a 21 win program for the fifth-best win turnaround among division one teams last season as well as the school's first 20+ win season since 2018-19. In the NET rankings, the Waves saw the fourth best turnaround in the country, ending the 2025-26 season at 132, compared to 285 at the end of the 2024-25 season. The program also saw the best start in 45 years, ending non-conference 9-3.Â
Tying the program's record for the longest postseason run, the Waves made it to the Super 16 of the Women's National Invitational Tournament (WNIT). For the first time ever, Pepperdine hosted two postseason games, ending the short-lived postseason run in Firestone Fieldhouse a perfect 2-0. Pepperdine finished 6th in the West Coast Conference, the team's highest finish in seven years.
Sufi came to Pepperdine in the summer of 2025 from Santa Margarita High School where he was an assistant coach. Prior to that, Sufi was a coach and scout in the NBA across 10 seasons. He developed players such as Russell Westbrook, Bradley Beal and Dwight Howard to bring valuable experience from the highest level of the game.
Sufi is also no stranger to the West Coast Conference, as he was a member of the Saint Mary's Gaels hoop squad from 1993-1997. Winning the WCC title in 1997, Sufi also set the all-time assist and steals record for the program. As the first player to ever do so in both categories, the former Gael sits at third in both categories in present day.
Tying the program's record for the longest postseason run, the Waves made it to the Super 16 of the Women's National Invitational Tournament (WNIT). For the first time ever, Pepperdine hosted two postseason games, ending the short-lived postseason run in Firestone Fieldhouse a perfect 2-0. Pepperdine finished 6th in the West Coast Conference, the team's highest finish in seven years.
Sufi came to Pepperdine in the summer of 2025 from Santa Margarita High School where he was an assistant coach. Prior to that, Sufi was a coach and scout in the NBA across 10 seasons. He developed players such as Russell Westbrook, Bradley Beal and Dwight Howard to bring valuable experience from the highest level of the game.
Sufi is also no stranger to the West Coast Conference, as he was a member of the Saint Mary's Gaels hoop squad from 1993-1997. Winning the WCC title in 1997, Sufi also set the all-time assist and steals record for the program. As the first player to ever do so in both categories, the former Gael sits at third in both categories in present day.
