2023-2024 Pepperdine Waves

2023-2024 Pepperdine Waves Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
1 Michael Ajayi Jr F 6-7 N/A - Kent (WA) United States Kentwood High School
20 Ethan Anderson Sr PG 6-0 210 Nov 24, 1999 Los Angeles (CA) United States Fairfax High School
21 Nils Cooper Fr F 6-5 185 Feb 18, 2005 Los Angeles (CA) United States / Sweden Crossroads School
12 Boubacar Coulibaly Sr C 6-10 215 - San Gabriel (CA) United States San Gabriel Academy
35 Aladji Gassama So F 6-9 210 - Bamako Mali De Smet Jesuit High School
34 Martin Gumwell Fr C 6-11 210 Nov 12, 2003 N/A South Sudan Rancho Christian School
10 Paul Jordan So F 6-6 200 - Sea Cliff (NY) United States Long Island Lutheran High School
33 David Mager Fr G 6-3 175 - Englewood (NJ) United States Dwight Morrow High School
0 Houston Mallette Jr PG 6-5 185 Apr 9, 2003 Newport Beach (CA) United States Pacifica Christian High School
3 Malik Moore So F 6-5 185 - Simi Valley (CA) United States Heritage Christian School
2 Jalen Pitre So F 6-8 220 - Cerritos (CA) United States Long Beach Polytechnic High School
14 Jevon Porter So F 6-11 220 Jun 27, 2003 Columbia (MO) United States Father Tolton Catholic High School
24 John Squire Fr F 6-8 N/A - San Francisco (CA) United States St. Ignatius College Prep
13 Cord Stansberry Fr G 6-3 175 - Bermuda Dunes (CA) United States Shadow Hills High School
23 Curtis Williams Fr F 6-6 N/A - Beaumont (CA) United States Etiwanda High School

Recent Pepperdine Waves History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 13-20 (5-11) 6th (WCC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2022-2023 9-22 (2-14) 10th (WCC) 1st Rnd N/A
2021-2022 7-25 (1-15) 10th (WCC) 1st Rnd N/A
2020-2021 15-12 (7-6) 4th (WCC) 4th Rnd CBI Champion
2019-2020 16-16 (8-8) 6th (WCC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 16-18 (6-10) 8th (WCC) 4th Rnd N/A
2017-2018 6-26 (2-16) 10th (WCC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2016-2017 9-22 (5-13) 8th (WCC) 1st Rnd N/A
2015-2016 18-14 (10-8) 4th (WCC) 3rd Rnd CBI 1st Rnd
2014-2015 18-14 (10-8) 4th (WCC) 3rd Rnd CBI 1st Rnd
2013-2014 15-16 (8-10) 5th (WCC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2012-2013 12-18 (4-12) 7th (WCC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2011-2012 9-19 (4-12) 7th (WCC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2010-2011 12-21 (5-9) 6th (WCC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2009-2010 7-24 (3-11) 6th (WCC) 1st Rnd N/A
2008-2009 9-23 (5-9) 6th (WCC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2007-2008 11-21 (4-10) 6th (WCC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2006-2007 8-23 (4-10) 7th (WCC) 1st Rnd N/A
2005-2006 7-20 (3-11) 8th (WCC) 1st Rnd N/A
2004-2005 17-14 (6-8) 5th (WCC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2003-2004 16-15 (9-5) 2nd (WCC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2002-2003 15-13 (7-7) 4th (WCC) 2nd Rnd N/A

2023-2024 Pepperdine Waves Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Nils Cooper WCC Freshman of the Week (Dec 11, 2023)
Michael Ajayi WCC All-Conference First Team
Houston Mallette WCC All-Conference Honorable Mention
Jevon Porter WCC All-Conference Honorable Mention
Michael Ajayi WCC Player of the Week (Feb 26, 2024)

2023-2024 Pepperdine Waves Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters E. Anderson H. Mallette M. Moore M. Ajayi J. Porter
Rotation C. Stansberry   N. Cooper    
Lim PT   D. Mager C. Williams J. Squire B. Coulibaly
Lim PT     P. Jordan A. Gassama M. Gumwell
Lim PT       J. Pitre  

2023-2024 Pepperdine Waves Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Michael Ajayi 33 34.7 17.2 9.9 1.9 0.9 0.5 2.0
Jevon Porter 22 30.0 15.5 5.6 1.6 0.7 0.9 1.6
Houston Mallette 31 31.4 14.7 3.2 2.4 0.8 0.2 1.4
Malik Moore 33 27.7 8.8 2.0 1.9 0.5 0.1 1.2
Boubacar Coulibaly 12 20.1 7.8 5.0 0.5 0.8 1.6 0.9
Ethan Anderson 33 24.8 5.7 2.2 3.3 0.5 0.2 1.8
Nils Cooper 33 19.9 5.0 2.8 0.9 0.9 0.3 0.4
Cord Stansberry 32 12.0 4.1 1.2 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.9
Jalen Pitre 21 16.6 4.0 3.4 0.6 0.5 0.4 1.1
Curtis Williams 23 6.1 1.7 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.3
David Mager 9 1.9 1.2 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3
Aladji Gassama 22 10.0 1.0 1.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.5
Paul Jordan 9 2.1 0.7 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
John Squire 14 4.4 0.3 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3
Martin Gumwell 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2023-2024 Pepperdine Waves Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Lorenzo Romar Head Coach 2018-2019 Associate Head Coach (Arizona, 2017 to 2018)
Ken Bone Associate Head Coach 2018-2019 Associate Head Coach (Montana, 2014 to 2016)
Curtis Allen Assistant Coach 2018-2019 Assistant Coach (Washington State, 2010 to 2018)
Gerald Brown Assistant Coach 2019-2020 Assistant Director of Basketball Operations (Pepperdine, 2018 to 2019)
Daniel Eberhardt Assistant Coach 2023-2024 Head Coach (Holy Names, 2020 to 2022)
Steve Potts Athletic Director 2011-2012 N/A
Matt Young Director of Strength and Conditioning 2009-2010 N/A
Kevin Wright Head Athletic Trainer 2009-2010 N/A
Justin Ericson Assistant Athletic Trainer 2014-2015 N/A
Sarah Otteman Director of Communications 2020-2021 Assistant Director of Communications (Pepperdine, 2015 to 2020)