| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2017–18 |
| Team: | Pepperdine Waves |
| Conference: | West Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | WCC |
| Record: | 6–26 |
| Conf Record: | 2–16 |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Asst Coach1: | Mark Amaral |
| Asst Coach2: | Bryant Moore |
| Asst Coach3: | John Impelman |
The 2017–18 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Waves were led by seventh-year head coach Marty Wilson and played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu, California as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 6–26, 2–16 in WCC play to finish in last place. They defeated Santa Clara in the first round of the WCC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Saint Mary's.
On February 13, 2018, the school announced that head coach Marty Wilson would not return as head coach following the end of the season.[1] He finished at Pepperdine with a seven-year record of 88–129 (91–139 when including his 3–10 record as interim head coach in 1995–96). On March 12, the school hired Lorenzo Romar as head coach.[2] Romar returned to Pepperdine where he started his coaching career in 1996.[3]
The Waves finished the 2016–17 season 9–22, 5–13 in WCC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to Pacific.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Major | 3 | G | 5'10" | 175 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Nate Gehring | 12 | C | 6'10" | 225 | RS Sophomore | Transferred | ||
| Chris Reyes | 14 | F | 6'7" | 235 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Jonathan Allen | 23 | G | 6'2" | 200 | Senior | Walk-on; graduated | ||
| Craig LeCesne | 24 | F | 6'9" | 225 | Freshman | Transferred to San Bernardino Valley College | ||
| 30 | G/F | 6'5" | 200 | Senior | Graduated | |||
| Ryan Keenan | 44 | C | 6'10" | 240 | RS Sophomore | Transferred |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darnell Dunn | 12 | F | 6'5" | 225 | Junior | Junior college transferred from Miami Dade College. | ||
| Harrison Meads | 22 | F | 6'7" | Junior | Junior college transferred from Laramie County CC. | |||
| Matthew Atewe | 41 | F | 6'9" | 250 | RS Senior | Transferred from Washington. Will be eligible to play immediately since Atewe graduated from Washington. |
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