The 1990–91 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented

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in the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach

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. The Waves played their home games at the

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and were members of the

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. They finished the season 22–9, 13–1 in WCC play to win the regular season conference title by a 4-game margin. After a January 11 home loss to San Diego in the conference opener, Pepperdine was just 6–8 overall. The Waves then went on a 16-game winning streak and won the West Coast Conference tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In the opening round, the Waves fell to Seton Hall, 71–51.

Roster

Schedule and results

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Awards and honors

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– WCC Player of the Year * Dana Jones – WCC Freshman of the Year *

– WCC Coach of the Year Pepperdine swept the WCC awards – only the second time a conference team had done so since 1952.

References

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Pepperdine Pepperdine University () is a private research university affiliated with the Churches of Christ with its main campus in Los Angeles County, California. Pepperdine's main campus consists of 830 acres (340 ha) overlooking the Pacific Ocean and ...

Pepperdine Waves Men's Basketball The Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team is an American college basketball team that represents Pepperdine University in NCAA Division I, the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association ...