1991–92 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

The 1991–92 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University in the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Tom Asbury. The Waves played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 24–7, 14–0 in WCC play to win the regular season conference title by a 5-game margin. After completing an unbeaten record in the conference regular season, Pepperdine ran their conference winning streak to 27 consecutive games (33 games when including WCC Tournament play) and won the West Coast Conference tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the second straight season. In the opening round, the Waves fell to Memphis State, 80–70.

1991–92 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
WCC Regular season champions WCC tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	24–7 (14–0 WCC)
Head coach	Tom Asbury (4th season)
Home arena	Firestone Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 1990–91 1992–93 →

1991–92 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Pepperdine †	14	–	0		1.000			24	–	7		.774
Santa Clara	9	–	5		.643			14	–	15		.483
Loyola Marymount	8	–	6		.571			15	–	13		.536
Gonzaga	8	–	6		.571			20	–	10		.667
San Diego	6	–	8		.429			14	–	14		.500
San Francisco	4	–	10		.286			13	–	16		.448
Saint Mary's (CA)	4	–	10		.286			13	–	17		.433
Portland	3	–	11		.214			10	–	18		.357
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

1991–92 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 10 Steve Guild 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — So Marina Huntington Beach, California G Steve Clover 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Rolling Hills Rancho Palos Verdes, California G 12 Damin Lopez 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) — RS So Apollo Glendale, Arizona G 15 Rick Welch 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Sr Westlake Westlake Village, California F 21 Dana Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — So North Hollywood Los Angeles, California F 34 Geoff Lear 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Sr Bishop Amat West Covina, California G 35 Doug Christie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Rainier Beach Seattle, Washington F 41 Byron Jenson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — RS Jr UTSA Tucson, Arizona C 52 Derek Noether 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — So Clovis West Fresno, California	Head coach Tom Asbury (Wyoming) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 23, 1991*		at Jacksonville	W 84–64	1–0	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum  Jacksonville, Florida
Nov 26, 1991*		Cal State Dominguez Hills	W 83–54	2–0	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, California
Nov 30, 1991*		Boise State	W 70–48	3–0	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, California
Dec 3, 1991*		Nevada	W 93–72	4–0	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, California
Dec 7, 1991*		at No. 2 UCLA	L 58–98	4–1	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
Dec 12, 1991*		at Cal State Fullerton	W 79–69	5–1	Titan Gym  Fullerton, California
Dec 14, 1991*		Montana	L 88–89 ^3OT	5–2	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, California
Dec 20, 1991*		vs. Georgia Southern UAB Invitational	L 73–79	5–3	Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 21, 1991*		vs. Texas State UAB Invitational	W 59–37	6–3	Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 28, 1991*		Cal Poly	L 72–76 ^OT	6–4	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, California
Dec 30, 1991*		Lafayette	W 76–63	7–4	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, California
Jan 2, 1992*		at No. 4 Kansas	L 73–79 ^OT	7–5	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
WCC Regular Season
Jan 11, 1992		Loyola Marymount	W 94–84	8–5 (1–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, California
Jan 16, 1992		at Gonzaga	W 68–66	9–5 (2–0)	The Kennel  Spokane, Washington
Jan 18, 1992		at Portland	W 94–73	10–5 (3–0)	Chiles Center  Portland, Oregon
Jan 24, 1992		San Francisco	W 77–64	11–5 (4–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, California
Jan 25, 1992		Saint Mary's	W 69–52	12–5 (5–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, California
Jan 27, 1992*		at UC Santa Barbara	L 56–64	12–6	The Thunderdome  Santa Barbara, California
Jan 31, 1992		at Saint Mary's	W 76–64	13–6 (6–0)	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, California
Feb 1, 1992		at San Francisco	W 68–62	14–6 (7–0)	War Memorial Gymnasium  San Francisco, California
Feb 7, 1992		Santa Clara	W 75–53	15–6 (8–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, California
Feb 8, 1992		San Diego	W 71–58	16–6 (9–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, California
Feb 13, 1992		at San Diego	W 79–67	17–6 (10–0)	USD Sports Center  San Diego, California
Feb 15, 1992		at Santa Clara	W 52–48	18–6 (11–0)	Leavey Center  Santa Clara, California
Feb 22, 1992		at Loyola Marymount	W 103–89	19–6 (12–0)	Gersten Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
Feb 28, 1992		Portland	W 79–56	20–6 (13–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, California
Feb 29, 1992		Gonzaga	W 75–63	21–6 (14–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, California
WCC tournament
Mar 7, 1992*		at Portland WCC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 97–83	22–6	Chiles Center  Portland, Oregon
Mar 8, 1992*		vs. San Francisco WCC Tournament Semifinal	W 67–65	23–6	Chiles Center  Portland, Oregon
Mar 9, 1992*		vs. Gonzaga WCC tournament championship	W 73–70	24–6	Chiles Center  Portland, Oregon
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 1992*	(11 MW)	vs. (6 MW) Memphis State First Round	L 70–80	24–7	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

Source^[1][2]

Awards and honors

• Doug Christie – WCC Player of the Year
• Tom Asbury – WCC Coach of the Year

References

1. "1991-92 Men's Basketball Schedule". Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
2. "2019-20 PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY MEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK" (PDF). Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved May 16, 2020.