The 2023 Pepperdine Waves men's volleyball team represented Pepperdine University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Waves, led by first year head coach Jonathan Winder, played their home games at Firestone Fieldhouse. The Waves were members of the MPSF and were picked to finish second in the preseason poll.

Roster 2023 Pepperdine Waves roster Defensive specialist/libero 3 Trey Cole - Junior 4 Brendan Read Freshman 27 Yadiel Diaz - ' FreshmanMiddle blockers 2 Keeton Hanzlik-Green - '''' Freshman 5 Andersen Fuller - Junior 7 Ethan Watson - Freshman 8 Nick Tidik - ' Freshman11 James Eadie - Freshman22 Ryan Wheeler - Junior|width="15"|  | valign="top" | Outside hitters 9 Kevin Roberts - '''' Freshman 14 Callahan Hefner - Freshman 15 Joe Deluzio - Sophomore 17 Aidan Tune - Freshman 19 Cole Rasic - Sophomore 23 Jaylen Jasper - Graduate 24 Ryan Barnett - Freshman 25 Akin Akinwumi - Senior Opposite hitters 12 Jacob Steele - Junior 16 Eli Crane - Sophomore

Setters 1 Andreas Cardenas-Marouf - Freshman 6 Bryce Dvorak - Junior 

Schedule TV/Internet Streaming information: All home games will be televised on WaveCasts. All road games will also be streamed by the schools tv or streaming service. The conference tournament will be streamed by FloVolleyball.

DatetimeOpponent Rank(tournament seed)Arenacity(tournament)TelevisionScoreAttendanceRecord(MPSF record)1/47 p.m.Lincoln Memorial#5Firestone FieldhouseMalibu, CAWaveCastsW 3–0(25–18, 25–22, 25–20)3071–01/136 p.m.The Master's#5Firestone FieldhouseMalibu, CAWaveCastsW 3–0(25–22, 25–19, 25–23)7822-01/146 p.m.Emmanuel#5Firestone FieldhouseMalibu, CAWaveCastsW 3–0(25–12, 25–12, 25–16)3273-01/167 p.m.Princeton#5Firestone FieldhouseMalibu, CAWaveCastsW 3–0(25–17, 25–23, 25–19)6824-01/202 p.m.vs. #4 Penn State#5Austin Convention CenterAustin, TX(First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge)Athletes Go LiveL 1-3(24-26, 18–25, 25–19, 14-25)1,1274-11/212 p.m.vs. #15 Lewis#5Austin Convention CenterAustin, TX(First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge)Athletes Go LiveW 3–1(25–21, 29–31, 25–18, 25-20)8635-11/272 p.m.vs. NJIT#5Recreation Athletic ComplexFairfax, VA(Uvaldo Acosta Memorial Tournament)W 3–1(25–20, 25–19, 24–26, 25-22)06-11/282 p.m.@ George Mason#5Recreation Athletic ComplexFairfax, VA(Uvaldo Acosta Memorial Tournament)ESPN+W 3–0(25–16, 25–19, 25–11)2997-12/17 p.m.#15 UC Santa Barbara#5Firestone FieldhouseMalibu, CAWaveCastsW 3–0(25–23, 25–21, 25–21)3728-12/37 p.m.@ #15 UC Santa Barbara#5Robertson GymnasiumSanta Barbara, CAESPN+L 2-3(25–21, 21–25, 25–16, 11-25, 12-15)3128-22/87 p.m.#7 UC Irvine#6Firestone FieldhouseMalibu, CAWaveCastsL 2-3(27-29, 25-20, 20-25, 29-27, 9-15)6238-32/107 p.m.@ #7 UC Irvine#6Bren Events CenterIrvine, CAESPN+L 1-3(20-25, 25-23, 20-25, 17-25)1,2928-42/177 p.m.@ #9 Stanford*#7Burnham Pavilion & Ford CenterStanford, CAP12+ STANW 3-0(25-19, 25-16, 25-22)5329-4(1-0)2/205 p.m.@ #9 Stanford*#7Maples PavilionStanford, CAP12 BAYL 2-3(25-20, 20-25, 17-25, 25-23, 12-15)8689-5(1-1)2/226 p.m.#5 Grand Canyon*#7Firestone FieldhouseMalibu, CAWaveCastsL 2-3(18-25, 21-25, 25-23, 25-20, 14-16)4379-6(1-2)2/2412 p.m.#5 Grand Canyon*#7Firestone FieldhouseMalibu, CAWaveCastsW 3-2(20-25, 23-25, 25-17, 27-25, 15-9)31710-6(2-2)3/110 p.m.@ #1 Hawai'i#7Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HIESPN+L 1-3(15-25, 25-22, 22-25, 21-25)5,05910-73/310 p.m.@ #1 Hawai'i#7Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HIESPN+L 0-3(19-25, 18-25, 21-25)7,45210-83/96 p.m.#10 USC*#7Firestone FieldhouseMalibu, CAWaveCastsW 3-0(25-17, 25-16, 25-19)72311-8(3-2)3/117 p.m.@ #10 USC*#7Galen CenterLos Angeles, CAP12+ USCW 3-1(27-25, 17-25, 25-23, 25-20)49312-8(4-2)3/155 p.m.Harvard#7Firestone FieldhouseMalibu, CAWaveCastsW 3-0(25-16, 25-22, 25-15)58313-83/176 p.m.Daemen#7Firestone FieldhouseMalibu, CAWaveCastsW 3-0(25-13, 25-18, 25-17)37914-83/246 p.m.@ #8 BYU*#7Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvL 2-3(25-21, 22-25, 25-19, 20-25, 11-15)4,15614-9(4-3)3/256 p.m.@ #8 BYU*#7Smith FielhouseProvo, UTBYUtvL 2-3(25-22, 16-25, 21-25, 25-23, 13-15)4,32514-10(4-4)4/16 p.m.Cal Lutheran#8Firestone FieldhouseMalibu, CAWaveCastsW 3-0(25-16, 25-19, 25-22)30415-104/67 p.m.@ Concordia Irvine*#8CU ArenaIrvine, CAEagleEyeL 1-3(25-18, 17-25, 17-25, 24-26)8115-11(4-5)4/86 p.m.Concordia Irvine*#8Firestone FieldhouseMalibu, CAWaveCastsW 3-0(27-25, 25-18, 25-22)45116-11(5-5)4/136 p.m.#2 UCLA*#9Firestone FieldhouseMalibu, CAWaveCastsL 1-3(32-30, 21-25, 23-25, 23-25)81716-12(5-6)4/157 p.m.@ #2 UCLA*#9Pauley PavilionLos Angeles, CAP12 LAL 1-3(28-26, 20-25, 16-25, 15-25)3,34516-13(5-7)4/198 p.m.#7 Grand Canyon(4)#9(5)Maples PavilionStanford, CA(MPSF Quarterfinal)FloVolleyballL 0-3(22-25, 17-25, 20-25)70516-14 *-Indicates conference match. (#)-Indicates tournament seeding. Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

Lincoln Memorial: Al Epstein The Master's: Al Epstein Emmanuel: Al Epstein Princeton: Al Epstein Penn State: Rob Espero & Bill Walton Lewis: Rob Espero & Bill Walton George Mason: UC Santa Barbara: UC Santa Barbara: UC Irvine: UC Irvine: Stanford: Stanford: Grand Canyon: Grand Canyon: Hawai'i: Hawai'i: USC: USC: Harvard: Daemen: BYU: BYU: Cal Lutheran: Concordia Irvine: Concordia Irvine: UCLA: UCLA: MPSF Quarterfinal:

Rankings

^The Media did not release a Pre-season or Week 1 poll.

References