The 1999–2000 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. The team was led by first-year 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 25–9, 12–2 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. 11 seed in the East region. In the opening round, the Waves surprised No. 6 seed

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– in what would be head coach

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’s final game at the school – before falling to

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in the second round, 75–67.

Roster

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Schedule and results

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References

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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 ( ...