The 2022–23 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Waves were led by head coach Lorenzo Romar, in the fifth 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.
Previous season The Waves finished the 2021–22 season 7–25, 1–15 in WCC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round to San Diego of the WCC tournament.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Darryl Polk Jr. 2 G 5'9" 155 Senior Long Beach, CA Left the team for personal reasons Keith Fisher III 3 F 6'8" 225 GS Senior Los Angeles, CA Graduated Jade Smith 5 G 6'4" 165 RS Senior Oakland, CA Left the team for personal reasons Kendall Munson 12 F 6'8" 220 Sophomore Seattle, WA Transferred to Portland State Malachy Caffrey 13 G 6'1" 175 Sophomore Yakima, WA Transferred to Green River College Victor Ohia Obioha 34 C 6'9" 220 Senior Owerri, Nigeria Graduate transferred Braun Hartfield 55 G 6'6" 185 RS Senior Cleveland, OH Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Boubacar Coulibaly 12 F 6'10" 215 Junior Bamako, Mali USC
Recruiting classes 2022 recruiting class
2023 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Non conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| WCC regular season
!colspan=9 style=| WCC tournament
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