The 2001–02 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University in the

2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 9, 2001, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on April ...

. The team was led by first-year head coach Paul Westphal. The Waves played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse and were members of the

West Coast Conference The West Coast Conference (WCC) — known as the California Basketball Association from 1952 to 1956 and then as the West Coast Athletic Conference until 1989 — is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with NCAA Division I consisting of ...

. They finished the season 22–9, 13–1 in WCC play to win the regular season conference title. Pepperdine lost in the championship game of the West Coast Conference tournament, but did receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 10 seed in the Midwest region. In the opening round, the Waves lost to No. 7 seed Wake Forest in the opening round, 83–74.

Roster

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Schedule and results

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References

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