The 2023–24 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Waves were led by head coach Lorenzo Romar, in the sixth 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. They finished the season 13–20, 5–11 in WCC play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. As the No. 8 seed in the WCC Tournament, they defeated Pacific in the first round, before losing to San Diego in the second round.
Previous season The Waves finished the 2022–23 season 9–22, 2–14 in WCC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round to Pacific of the WCC tournament.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Mike Mitchell Jr. 1 G 6'2" 185 Sophomore San Jose, CA Transferred to Minnesota Jay Yoon 5 G 6'4" 195 RS senior Arcadia, CA Walk-on; graduated Carson Basham 11 C 6'10" 210 Sophomore Phoenix, AZ Transferred to Northern Arizona Majok Deng 22 G 6'4" 190 RS junior Tucson, AZ Transferred to Colorado School of Mines Maxwell Lewis 24 F 6'7" 195 Sophomore Las Vegas, NV Declare for 2023 NBA draft; selected 40th overall by Denver Nuggets Jan Zidek 31 F 6'9" 240 Senior Prague, Czech Republic Graduate transferred to Chattanooga
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Michael Ajayi 1 G 6'7" Junior Kent, WA Pierce College Ethan Anderson 20 G 6'1" 208 GS senior Los Angeles, CA Wyoming
Recruiting classes 2023 recruiting class
2024 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=| WCC regular season
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