List of Pepperdine Waves men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Pepperdine Waves men's basketball head coaches. There have been 13 head coaches of the Waves in their 85-season history.^[1]

Pepperdine's current head coach is Lorenzo Romar. He was hired for his second stint as the Waves' head coach in March 2018,^[2] replacing Marty Wilson, who was fired following the 2017–18 season.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1938–1939	Wade Ruby	1	16–13	.552
2	1939–1948	Al Duer	9	176–102	.633
3	1948–1968	Duck Dowell	20	263–264	.499
4	1968–1979	Gary Colson	11	153–137	.528
5	1979–1988	Jim Harrick	9	167–97	.633
6	1988–1994 2008–2011	Tom Asbury	9	153–127	.546
7	1994–1996^[a]	Tony Fuller	2	15–27	.357
8	1996–1999 2018–present	Lorenzo Romar	8	105–137	.434
9	1999–2001	Jan van Breda Kolff	2	47–18	.723
10	2001–2006	Paul Westphal	5	76–72	.514
11	2006–2008^[b]	Vance Walberg	2	14–35	.286
12	2008*	Eric Bridgeland	1	5–9	.357
13	1996* 2011–2018	Marty Wilson	8	91–139	.396
Totals		13 coaches	85 seasons	1,281–1,177	.521
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source^[1]

^ Fuller resigned in January 1996. Marty Wilson served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 1995–96 season.^[4]
^ Walberg resigned in January 2008. Eric Bridgeland served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2007–08 season.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "2022-23 Pepperdine University Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Pepperdine Athletics. p. 6-7. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
^ Baciocco, Dominic (March 11, 2018). "Report: Pepperdine to hire Arizona's Lorenzo Romar as next head coach". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
^ Johnson, Raphielle (February 13, 2018). "Pepperdine to replace Marty Wilson at season's end". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
^ "Tony Fuller Resigns as Pepperdine Coach". Associated Press. January 20, 1996. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
^ "Citing personal and family reasons, Walberg resigns from Pepperdine". ESPN.com. January 17, 2008. Retrieved April 4, 2023.

[FullerWilson-5] Fuller resigned in January 1996. Marty Wilson served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 1995–96 season.^[4]

[WalbergBridgeland-7] Walberg resigned in January 2008. Eric Bridgeland served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2007–08 season.^[5]

[RecordBook-1] "2022-23 Pepperdine University Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Pepperdine Athletics. p. 6-7. Retrieved April 4, 2023.

[2] Baciocco, Dominic (March 11, 2018). "Report: Pepperdine to hire Arizona's Lorenzo Romar as next head coach". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved April 4, 2023.

[3] Johnson, Raphielle (February 13, 2018). "Pepperdine to replace Marty Wilson at season's end". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 4, 2023.

[4] "Tony Fuller Resigns as Pepperdine Coach". Associated Press. January 20, 1996. Retrieved April 4, 2023.

[6] "Citing personal and family reasons, Walberg resigns from Pepperdine". ESPN.com. January 17, 2008. Retrieved April 4, 2023.

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