| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2021–22 |
| Prev Year: | 2020–21 |
| Next Year: | 2022–23 |
| Team: | Pepperdine Waves |
| Conference: | West Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | WCC |
| Record: | 7–25 |
| Conf Record: | 1–15 |
| Hc Year: | 4th, 7th overall |
| Asst Coach2: | Curtis Allen |
The 2021–22 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Waves were led by head coach Lorenzo Romar, in the fourth season of his second stint after coaching the Waves from 1996 to 1999. They played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu, California as members of the West Coast Conference.
In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Waves finished the 2020–21 season 15–12, 7–6 in WCC play to finish in fourth place.[1] They defeated Santa Clara in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament before losing in the semifinals to BYU.[2] They received an invitation to College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Longwood,[3] Bellarmine,[4] and Coastal Carolina to win the tournament.[5]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedrick Altman | 0 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Sophomore | Transferred to Rider | ||
| Michael Wexler | 3 | G | 5'11" | 175 | RS Senior | Walk-on; graduated | ||
| 4 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Senior | Graduated | |||
| Andre Ball | 10 | F | 6'7" | 190 | RS Sophomore | Transferred to Cal State Dominguez Hills | ||
| 15 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Junior | Declare for 2021 NBA draft | |||
| Kene Chukwuka | 24 | F | 6'9" | 225 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Everett Perrot | 25 | F | 6'6" | 215 | RS Sophomore | Walk-on; transferred | ||
| Robbie Heath | 44 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Sophomore | Turned pro |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braun Hartfield | 55 | G | 6'6" | 185 | RS Senior | Transferred from San Diego. Under NCAA transfer rules, Hartfield was initially to sit out 2021–22 season, however due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic the NCAA ruled on December 16, 2020 that all transfers are immediately eligible. Will have one year of remaining eligibility. | ||
| Keith Fisher III | 3 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Graduate Student | Graduate transfer from Illinois State. |
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