PEPPERDINE LOOKS FOR ANOTHER ROAD WIN ON SATURDAY AT SAINT MARY S

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1 MEN S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES PEPPERDINE LOOKS FOR ANOTHER ROAD WIN ON SATURDAY AT SAINT MARY S SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent (TV) Time/Score 11/3 Cal Lutheran (exhibition) W /9 at Cal State Northridge L /13 at California (Pac-12) L /16 Washington State W (OT) 11/20 at Houston Baptist W (OT) 11/24 UC Irvine W /29 at Montana State W /1 at Utah Valley L (OT) 12/5 UC Riverside W /8 at Hawai i W /16 Central Michigan L /19 # Alabama State W /20 # at Tulane L /28 Fresno Pacific W /3 * #10 Gonzaga (TWC) L /5 * Portland W /10 * at Brigham Young (BYUtv) L /12 * San Diego L /19 * Santa Clara L /24 * at Loyola Marymount (TWC) W /26 * at Saint Mary s (TWC) 3 p.m. 1/31 * Brigham Young (TWC) 7 p.m. 2/2 * San Francisco (TWC) 2:30 p.m. 2/7 * at Gonzaga (ROOT) 8 p.m. 2/9 * at Portland (TWC) 1 p.m. 2/14 * Loyola Marymount 7 p.m. 2/16 * at Santa Clara 7 p.m. PEPPERDINE AT SAINT MARY S Date...Saturday, January 26, 2013 Site... McKeon Pavilion...Moraga, Calif. Time...3 p.m. TV...Time Warner Cable SportsNet Audio... pepperdinesports.com Live Blog... pepperdinesports.com Series...Pepperdine leads Last Meeting... SMC won /19/2012 in Moraga PEPPERDINE WAVES Record WCC Record Away Record Head Coach... Marty Wilson SID... Roger Horne ...roger.horne@pepperdine.edu Offi ce Cell Website... WAVEPOINTS The Waves equaled their win total on Thursday, when they won at LMU for the fi rst time since Pepperdine has just nine scholarship players available at the moment. Eight of the 11 players that will dress on Saturday are freshmen or sophomores. The Pepperdine staff is taking part in the annual Suits & Sneakers awareness weekend for Coaches vs. Cancer. Pepperdine, which ranks #1 in the WCC in fi eld goal percentage defense (.401), has had a better FG% than the opponent in 16 of 19 games. SAINT MARY S GAELS Record WCC Record Home Record Head Coach... Randy Bennett SID... Richard Kilwien ...rak5@stmarys-ca.edu Offi ce Cell...n/a Website... MATCHUP Pepperdine Saint Mary s 63.1 Points/Game Opp. Points/Game Scoring Margin FG % Opp. FG% FG% Opp. 3FG% FT% /Game Opp. /Game Rebounding Margin Assists/Game Turnovers/Game Turnover Margin /23 * at San Francisco (TWC) 6 p.m. 2/27 * Saint Mary s (ESPNU) 8 p.m. 3/2 * at San Diego (TWC) 12 p.m. 3/6-11 at WCC Championships TBA * West Coast Conference game # Tulane Classic Home games in bold. LAST GAME S STARTING LINEUP # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APG 0 Lorne Jackson G Sr.* Simi Valley, Calif Jordan Baker G So. Tempe, Ariz Nikolas Skouen G Jr. Bergen, Norway Jett Raines F Fr. Coppell, Texas Moriba De Freitas F Jr.* Bon Air Gardens, Trinidad RESERVES 2 Allen Stevens G So. Moorpark, Calif Stacy Davis F Fr. Laveen, Ariz Atif Russell G Fr. Katy, Texas Austin Mills G Fr. Beverly Hills, Calif Manny Ochenje F So. Abuja, Nigeria Jan Maehlen C So.* Tucson, Ariz Brendan Lane F Sr. Rocklin, Calif. (redshirting) 23 Caleb Willis G Sr. Stockbridge, Ga. (ineligible) 44 Malte Kramer F Jr. Frieburg, Germany (illness) 1

2 MALIBU, Calif. Coming off a road win at rival Loyola Marymount, the Pepperdine men s basketball team will try to make it two in a row as the Waves head north to visit Saint Mary s on Saturday. It s a 3 p.m. start due to television. The next victory will allow Pepperdine to surpass its win total. PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS Location... Malibu, Calif Founded (Malibu Campus 1972) Enrollment... 8,000 (3,000 undergraduate) Nickname... Waves Colors... Blue, Orange and White Conference... West Coast Home Court... Firestone Fieldhouse capacity...3,104 opened President...Andrew K. Benton Athletic Director...Dr. Steve Potts Athletic Department phone... (310) Ticket Offi ce phone... (866) WAVE-TIX MEN S BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach... Marty Wilson (2nd season) alma mater...pepperdine 89 Assoc. Head Coach...Mark Amaral (2nd season) alma mater...college of Idaho 90 Assistant Coach... Bryant Moore (2nd season) alma mater... Texas Tech 93 Assistant Coach...Jason Hart (1st season) alma mater... Syracuse 00 Director of Basketball Operations... John Impelman Graduate Managers... Jon Pastorek, Ricky Fois Offi ce Phone... (310) MEN S BASKETBALL HISTORY Overall Record Conference Record (7th) Starters Returning/Lost...2/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...4/9 Redshirts Returning...3 Newcomers...7 All-Time Record (entering )...1, seasons...74 fi rst season All-Time WCC Record (entering ) seasons...57 fi rst season NCAA Championships Appearances...13 last WCC Regular-Season Championships...12 last WCC Tournament Championships...3 last ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Director/MBKB Contact... Roger Horne offi ce phone... (310) cell phone... (805) roger.horne@pepperdine.edu Assistant...Dena Meiste offi ce phone... (310) dena.meiste@pepperdine.edu Assistant...Ryan McCrary offi ce phone... (310) ryan.mccrary@pepperdine.edu Assistant/Video... Jordan Holm offi ce phone... (310) jordan.holm@pepperdine.edu Address Pacific Coast Highway... Malibu, Calif Fax... (310) Press Row phone... (310) Website... Facebook... Pepperdine Men s Basketball... Pepperdine Athletics GAME #20 Saturday (Jan. 26) at McKeon Pavilion in Moraga, Calif.: Pepperdine (10-9, 2-4) at Saint Mary s (16-4, 5-1) at 3 p.m. WAVECASTS Live video broadcasts of home games and audio broadcasts of road contests are free to all users at Veteran play-by-play man Al Epstein is behind the microphone (now in his 28th season, he heads into the upcoming game with a streak of 835 consecutive broadcasts). Also on the offi cial website, fans can join an interactive live blog/chat using Cover It Live technology during most Pepperdine games, including the Saint Mary s contest. TELEVISION The Saint Mary s game will be be produced by Comcast SportsNet California and televised locally by Time Warner Cable SportsNet. Barry Tompkins and Dan Belluomini are the announcers. SOCIAL MEDIA On Twitter, get the latest news on the men s basketball program and follow our coaches and You can also like the Pepperdine Men s Basketball and/or Pepperdine Athletics pages on Facebook. MOBILE APP Pepperdine has launched a new mobile app for iphone and Android users. The app is free to download and features live scoring updates, news stories, ondemand video, photo galleries and much more. A subscription platform is also available to watch live video of home games. Go to your app store and search for Pepperdine Athletics. TICKETS For the majority of home games, men s basketball single-game tickets cost $15 (reserved), $12 (adult general admission) or $5 (child general admission). Premium games (LMU, BYU and Gonzaga) have different pricing plans. Tickets can be purchased through the Pepperdine ticket office (866-WAVE-TIX) or via Ticketmaster. SAINT MARY S Pepperdine leads the all-time series with Saint Mary s, But, the Gaels have won 11 straight (the Waves last win was in 2007 on the road) and 17 of the last 18. Pepperdine has lost fi ve straight at McKeon Pavilion. SUITS & SNEAKERS January is the annual Suits & Sneakers weekend coordinated by the Coaches vs. Cancer program, a nationwide collaboration between the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Pepperdine s staff wore tennis shoes with their suits at LMU on Thursday, and will do so again on Saturday at Saint Mary s, as part of the effort to raise awareness and funds for the cause. LAST GAME Jordan Baker scored 17 of his 21 points in the fi rst half as the Waves overcame an early defi cit, then held on late to earn a road victory at rival Loyola Marymount on Thursday. After trailing by eight midway through the fi rst half, Baker sparked the Waves to a halftime lead. Pepperdine then went up by 11 in the second half and amazingly came away with the victory despite recording just one fi eld goal in the fi nal 10 minutes and one point in the fi nal fi ve minutes. The Waves defense was up to the task, holding the Lions to a 7 1/2-minute stretch without a field goal at one point in the second half. There was no scoring in the game s final 2:20, and LMU missed two potential game-tying three-pointers in the fi nal minute. ROSTER UPDATES The Waves depth has taken a hit recently. Caleb Willis, a twoyear starter and a senior who was leading the team in assists, became academically ineligible at the start of the spring semester. Also, Malte Kramer is out indefi nitely with mononucleosis. The Waves have only nine scholarship players on the court at the moment, and the 11 available players consist of one senior, two juniors, four sophomores and four freshmen. JACKSON Senior guard Lorne Jackson is back at full strength for his fi fth and fi nal season. He redshirted last year following ACL surgery, the second one that he s had to undergo during his time at Pepperdine. LoJack was named All-WCC honorable mention in after averaging 13.2 points per game (16.6 ppg in conference games, thirdbest in the league). On Dec. 1 at Utah Valley, he became the 37th player in Pepperdine 2

3 THE LAST TIME PEPPERDINE... Beat an AP Top 25 Team: 11/27/2004 vs. #20 Wisconsin (75-61) Beat an AP Top 10 Team: 11/28/2001 at #10 UCLA (85-78) Beat an AP Top 25 Team on the Road: 11/28/2001 at #10 UCLA (85-78) Scored 100+ Points: 1/8/2008 vs. Hope International (118-76) Allowed 100+ Points: 2/18/2008 vs. Saint Mary s (64-100) Scored Fewer than 50 Points: 2/11/2012 at BYU (48-86) Allowed Fewer than 50 Points: 1/5/2013 vs. Portland (54-47) Shot 60+ Percent: 2/26/2004 vs. San Francisco (.642) Shot 50+ Percent: 12/20/2012 at Tulane (.500) Opponent Shot Less Than 30 Percent: 12/5/2012 by UC Riverside (.286) 6+ Waves in Double-Figures: 12/16/2012 vs. Central Michigan (6) 5+ Waves in Double-Figures: 12/16/2012 vs. Central Michigan (6) 2 Waves with 20+ Points: 2/16/2012 at Seattle (Taylor Darby 20, Corbin Moore 20) Player Scored 40+ Points: 1/17/2001, Brandon Armstrong vs. Loyola Marymount (40) Player Scored 30+ Points: 2/24/2011, Mychel Thompson at San Francisco (31) Player Scored 25+ Points: 11/24/2012, Lorne Jackson vs. UC Irvine (28) Player Made 5+ Three-Pointers: 1/9/2010, Mychel Thompson vs. Loyola Marymount (6) Player Made 10+ Free Throws: 3/4/2011, Mychel Thompson & Lorne Jackson vs. San Diego (14-for-17, 12-for-13) 2 Waves with 10+ : 2/23/2012 at Santa Clara (Taylor Darby 11, Corbin Moore 10) Player Had 20+ : 1/3/2005, Glen McGowan vs. Colorado State (22) Player Had 15+ : 1/19/2012, Corbin Moore at Saint Mary s (15) Player Had 10+ Assists: 1/2/2011, Lorne Jackson vs. Seattle (10) Player Had 5+ Blocked Shots: 2/24/2011, Corbin Moore at San Francisco (5) Player Had 5+ Steals: 11/16/2012, Jordan Baker vs. Wash. State (5) 2 Waves with Double-Doubles: 12/22/2011 vs. Washington State (C. Moore 14pts/11 rbs, T. Darby 13 pts/10 rbs) Player Had a Double-Double: 1/5/2013, Stacy Davis vs. Portland (14 pts, 10 rbs) Player Had a Triple-Double: 2/1/1991, Doug Christie vs. Saint Mary s (21 pts, 11 ast, 10 rbs) Overtime Games: lost 1 straight last loss: 12/1/2012, Utah Valley (63-67, A) last win: 11/20/2012, Houston Baptist (57-53, A) history to reach the 1,000-point milestone. Now with 1,160 points, he ranks 28th, and he s on a pace that would put him among the top 20 scorers in school history. Jackson also ranks #6 at Pepperdine in career free throw percentage (.774), #7 in steals (137) and #9 in three-pointers (131). Jackson is averaging a team-best 14.3 points (12th in the WCC). He scored in double-fi gures the fi rst 14 games of the season, which was the longest streak to start a season since Glen McGowan did it in the fi rst 20 games of Jackson posted a career-high 28 points in a win against UC Irvine earlier this year. He scored the game-winning baskets against Washington State (with 12.0 seconds left in OT) and Fresno Pacifi c (with 3.5 seconds left). BAKER For the second straight year, sophomore guard Jordan Baker has elevated his play upon the beginning of the conference season. He averaged 9.8 points in nonconference games, but is at a team-high 14.8 points in WCC games (ranking seventh in the league). Last season he went from 6.2 ppg in non-conference games to 11.3 in league games. Baker has scored in double-fi gures in fi ve of six WCC games and has scored 20 or more points twice in that time. Earlier this season, the website College Sports Madness named Baker its WCC Player of the Week after he averaged 14.0 points in wins over UC Riverside and Hawai i. Baker almost recorded the second triple-double in Pepperdine history (Doug Christie has the only one) with 12 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists vs. Central Michigan. FRESHMAN FRONTCOURT Stacy Davis leads all WCC freshmen in both scoring (10.3, 23rd overall) and rebounding (7.2, fi fth overall). He s the only freshman ranked in the top 30 in scoring and is the only one in the top 20 in rebounding. In league play only, Davis is third at 7.8 rpg. Jett Raines is also among the league s most productive freshmen, averaging 6.6 points and 3.8 rebounds. Raines, who was named to the Tulane Classic all-tournament team, has started a team-high 18 out of 19 games. RANDOM STATS Pepperdine has had a better fi eld goal percentage than the opponent in 16 of 19 games, including a streak of 13 straight that ended at BYU... Pepperdine is 10-1 when allowing 66 points or less, but winless (0-8) when allowing 67 points or more... All 10 victories have come when keeping the opponent below 41% shooting from the fi eld (the best an opponent has shot in a Waves win was 40.4% by Washington State)... Turnovers have been an issue for the Waves (0-5 when the turnover margin is -6 or worse), but they re 4-1 when committing fewer turnovers than the opponent, 6-2 when the turnover margin is -3 or better, and 10-4 when it s -5 or better... The Waves are also 5-1 when committing 13 turnovers or fewer. DEFENSE The Waves are #1 in the WCC in fi eld goal percentage defense (.401), which is on pace to be the best by a Pepperdine team since The Waves are also allowing just 64.7 points a game, #2 in the league. Marty Wilson has preached defense and toughness since becoming head coach. In , his first season, the PEPPERDINE MEN S BASKETBALL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School/Last School) 0 Lorne Jackson G Sr.* 3V Simi Valley, Calif. (Simi Valley HS) 1 Jordan Baker G So. 1V Tempe, Ariz. (Tempe HS) 2 Allen Stevens # G So. HS Moorpark, Calif. (Oaks Christian HS) 5 Stacy Davis F Fr. HS Laveen, Ariz. (Laveen Betty Fairfax HS) 11 Atif Russell G Fr. HS Katy, Texas (Seven Lakes HS) 13 Austin Mills # G Fr. HS Beverly Hills, Calif. (Beverly Hills HS) 21 Brendan Lane F Sr. TR Rocklin, Calif. (Rocklin HS/UCLA) 23 Caleb Willis G Sr. 3V Stockbridge, Ga. (Stockbridge HS) 31 Nikolas Skouen G Jr. 1V Bergen, Norway (Olsvikasen HS/Pratt CC) 34 Manny Ochenje F So. 1V Abuja, Nigeria (Brehm Prep) 44 Malte Kramer F Jr. TR Frieburg, Germany (Cuesta College) 45 Jett Raines F Fr. HS Coppell, Texas (Coppell HS) 50 Moriba De Freitas F Jr.* RS Bon Air Gardens, Trinidad (Williston State JC) 55 Jan Maehlen C So.* 1V Tucson, Ariz. (Ironwood Ridge HS) # walk-on * utilized redshirt season Coaching Staff Head Coach: Marty Wilson, second season (Pepperdine 89) Associate Head Coach: Mark Amaral, second season (College of Idaho 90) Assistant Coach: Bryant Moore, second season (Texas Tech 93) Assistant Coach: Jason Hart, fi rst season (Syracuse 00) Director of Basketball Operations: John Impelman, second season (Occidental 08) Graduate Managers: Jon Pastorek, Ricky Fois Pronunciations Moriba De Freitas...more-EE-bah deh-fray-tuss Jan Maehlen... YON MAY-linn Atif Russell...ah-TEEF 3 Malte Kramer... MALL-tee Manny Ochenje... oh-chen-gee Nikolas Skouen... SKAU-en

4 Waves allowed 65.9 points per game, the program s seventh-best mark in the last 50 years, an improvement of more than eight points per game than the year before, and the fi rst time the Waves had held opponents below 70 points since BY THE NUMBERS Double-Doubles Career Stacy Davis 3 3 Jordan Baker 1 1 Lorne Jackson 1 Double-Figure Points Career Lorne Jackson Jordan Baker Stacy Davis 9 9 Jett Raines 5 5 Nikolas Skouen 4 7 Caleb Willis 2 6 Atif Russell Plus Points Games Career Jordan Baker 3 4 Lorne Jackson 2 12 Stacy Davis 1 1 Led Pepperdine in Points (or tied for lead) Career Lorne Jackson 9 26 Jordan Baker 6 13 Stacy Davis 6 6 Nikolas Skouen 1 2 Jett Raines 1 1 Caleb Willis 2 Double-Figure Career Stacy Davis 5 5 Jordan Baker 1 1 Moriba De Freitas 1 1 Led Pepperdine in Rebs. (or tied for lead) Career Stacy Davis Jett Raines 4 4 Moriba De Freitas 3 3 Jordan Baker 2 5 Caleb Willis 1 2 Lorne Jackson 4 Double-Figure Assists Career Lorne Jackson 1 Led Pepperdine in Assists (or tied for lead) Career Caleb Willis Jordan Baker 5 12 Lorne Jackson 4 39 Stacy Davis 1 1 WCC OVERALL STATS Lorne Jackson is 12th in scoring (14.3), ninth in free throw percentage (.789) and 13th in assists (2.5)... Stacy Davis is 23rd in scoring (10.2) and fi fth in rebounding (7.2)... Jordan Baker is 20th in scoring (11.4), 17th in rebounding (4.8) and 11th in assists (3.3)... Moriba De Freitas is eighth in blocked shots (0.9) and 18th in rebounding (4.6)... Nikolas Skouen is fourth in three-point percentage (.456) and eighth in three-pointers made (1.6). SEASON NOTABLES Pepperdine won three straight games for the fi rst time since January 2010, and four in a row for the fi rst time since November The Waves have now beaten a Pac-12 team two consecutive seasons (at Arizona State last year, vs. Washington State this year)... It hasn t happened often, but WSU was the fi rst one of the old Pac-10 teams to visit Firestone Fieldhouse since December 2002 (Oregon) and the fi rst that the Waves had beaten at home since November 1985 (WSU)... In Firestone Fieldhouse, Pepperdine is now 3-3 all-time against the old Pac-10 schools, and 6-5 against the current list of Pac-12 schools... Pepperdine has won road games in Texas two straight years (UTSA last season, Houston Baptist this season)... According to Pepperdine s records, the Waves won for the fi rst time ever in Honolulu against Hawai i in their fi fth try... Pepperdine posted a 3-1 record against Big West Conference teams... The Waves eight non-conference wins heading into start of WCC play were the most since Pepperdine won its third straight home game vs. Portland... The Waves won at LMU s Gersten Pavilion for the fi rst time since OVERTIME Pepperdine is 2-1 in overtime contests this season. The last time the Waves played three OT games was , and the last time they played four was Pepperdine won back-to-back games in overtime against Washington State and Houston Baptist, which is one of only three known times that the Waves have played consecutive overtime games. Pepperdine has won both contests each time, though it hadn t happened since December 1977, and the fi rst time was in February-March This is the fi rst time that records show three overtime games among the first seven contests of the season. INJURIES/ILLNESSES Malte Kramer hasn t played since Dec. 28 after developing mononucleosis. He is out indefi nitely. The Waves were only at full strength for a few weeks. Kramer (knee) also missed the fi rst eight games before making his debut on Dec. 8. Jan Maehlen (hand) and Austin Mills (hand) each missed the fi rst two games of the season. With Brendan Lane redshirting, the Waves had only nine players available for the fi rst two games of the season (both losses). ROSTER NUMBERS The Waves look much different this year. Only four letterwinners are back from last season, plus three redshirts (they accounted for just 36% of last year s scoring). They re joined by seven newcomers to bring the roster total to 14. The class breakdown is three seniors, three juniors, four sophomores and four freshmen. Twelve players are on scholarship and two are walk-ons. WILSON This is head coach Marty Wilson s second year as head coach at Pepperdine and his 16th season in Malibu. He has compiled an impressive record here as a student-athlete ( ), an assistant coach ( , which included a brief stint as the interim head coach) and as the associate head coach for three seasons ( ) under Tom Asbury. He was then elevated to the position of head coach following Asbury s retirement after the season. Wilson was also an assistant at San Diego, UC Santa Barbara and Utah inbetween stints at Pepperdine and has been a Division I coach for 22 seasons. He ended his playing career #5 all-time in assists at Pepperdine with 342 (he s still #9). The team went to the NCAA Tournament twice and the NIT twice in Wilson s four seasons on the court. As a Pepperdine assistant, the team went to the NCAA Tournament three times and the NIT once. ASSISTANTS Associate head coach Mark Amaral, assistant coach Bryant Moore and director of operations John Impelman all have returned this season. Amaral and Marty Wilson were assistants together at UC Santa Barbara for four seasons. Moore worked with the Cleveland Cavaliers for fi ve seasons in a variety of roles, including player development coordinator, during the LeBron James era. Impelman, who filled in as an assistant coach for a period of time last season, is the great-grandson of UCLA coaching legend John Wooden. New to the staff is assistant coach Jason Hart, one of the all-time best players at Syracuse and a nine-year NBA veteran, who coached Taft High School to 4

5 a Los Angeles City Section Division I title last year. WCC STANDINGS/SCHEDULE (through January 24) WCC Overall Gonzaga Saint Mary s Brigham Young San Diego Santa Clara Pepperdine San Francisco Portland Loyola Marymount Saturday, January 19 San Francisco 62, Loyola Marymount 53 Butler 64, Gonzaga 63 BYU 74, San Diego 57 Santa Clara 83, Pepperdine 76 Saint Mary s 60, Portland 38 Wednesday, January 23 Santa Clara 66, CSU Bakersfi eld 36 Thursday, January 24 Pepperdine 60, Loyola Marymount 57 San Francisco 75, Portland 72 Gonzaga 83, BYU 63 Saint Mary s 81, San Diego 48 Saturday, January 26 Santa Clara at San Diego, 1 p.m. Pepperdine at Saint Mary s, 3 p.m. San Francisco at Gonzaga, 5 p.m. BYU at Portland, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 30 Saint Mary s at San Francisco, 7 p.m. Thursday, January 31 BYU at Pepperdine, 7 p.m. Portland at Santa Clara, 7 p.m. Gonzaga at Loyola Marymount, 8 p.m. Saturday, February 2 San Francisco at Pepperdine, 2:30 p.m. Portland at Saint Mary s, 4:30 p.m. Santa Clara at BYU, 6 p.m. Gonzaga at San Diego, 8 p.m. Monday, February 4 San Diego at Loyola Marymount, 7 p.m. Thursday, February 7 BYU at San Diego, 7 p.m. Loyola Marymount at Portland, 7 p.m. Pepperdine at Gonzaga, 8 p.m. Saint Mary s at Santa Clara, 8 p.m. Saturday, February 9 Pepperdine at Portland, 1 p.m. Loyola Marymount at Gonzaga, 5 p.m. San Francisco at BYU, 6 p.m. Saint Mary s at San Diego, 8 p.m. WCC This is the second of two years that the West Coast Conference will have nine teams. Brigham Young joined prior to , and the roster will grow to 10 in when Pacifi c rejoins the conference. The coaches preseason poll went in the following order: Gonzaga, BYU, Saint Mary s, Loyola Marymount, San Diego, Santa Clara, San Francisco, Portland and Pepperdine. Keep in mind, however, that the Waves have fi nished better than predicted in each of the previous four seasons (since Marty Wilson came back to the program). RECRUITS The Waves inked three Southern California high school standouts to be their backcourt of the future during the November signing period. Jeremy Major (Pasadena, Calif./Maranatha HS), a 5-foot-10 point guard, averaged 25.8 points per game last season. Lamond Murray Jr. (Redondo Beach, Calif./Bishop Montgomery HS), a 6-foot-5 wing, averaged 20.2 points as a prep junior. Jeff Van Dyke (Carlsbad, Calif./La Costa Canyon HS), a 6-foot-3 shooting guard, made 92 three-pointers last season and helped La Costa Canyon to the state championship game. Major and Murray are teammates on the Double Pump 2013 Elite AAU squad, while Van Dyke plays for Gamepoint. PEPPERDINE BASKETBALL This is the 75th season of Pepperdine men s basketball, and the 40th that the Waves have called Firestone Fieldhouse home. The Waves began the campaign with an all-time record of 1, (.539). Pepperdine has been to the NCAA Tournament 13 times (last in 2002) and has won 12 West Coast Conference regular-season titles (last in 2002) and three WCC Tournament crowns (last in 1994). Did you know that William Bird Averitt led the nation in scoring in with 33.9 points per game? CAMPUS LIFE PROJECT In May 2011, Pepperdine launched The Campaign for Pepperdine, the largest fundraising campaign in the University s history. The goal is to raise $450 million to support the Campus Life Project, which will benefit the entire campus. The key piece for Athletics is a new, state-of-the-art, 5,000-seat University Events Center, which will replace Firestone Fieldhouse as the Waves home. The project has been approved by the County of Los Angeles and the California Coastal Commission, so the biggest step remaining before the arena can be built is fundraising. 2013/2015 NCAA WEST REGIONALS Pepperdine University is the host institution for both the 2013 and 2015 West Regionals of the NCAA Men s Basketball Tournament. The Waves partnered with AEG/Staples Center and the LA Sports & Entertainment Commission to bring NCAA postseason basketball to Los Angeles for the first time since WAVES IN THE PROS Yakhouba Diawara, a former NBA veteran who now plays in Italy, competed in the 2012 Olympics for France. Mychel Thompson is the most recent Wave in the NBA, appearing in fi ve games for the Cleveland Cavaliers in after making the squad as an undrafted free agent. He was in the New York Knicks preseason camp this season but now plays for the Sioux Falls Skyforce in the NBA D-League. Pepperdine had a streak of 34 consecutive seasons with at least one Pepperdine alum on an NBA roster, which began in after the ABA/NBA merger and ended in Seventeen former Pepperdine players have seen action in the NBA, a list that includes notables such as Dennis Johnson (a 2010 Naismith Hall of Fame inductee, the 1979 NBA Finals MVP and a three-time NBA champion) and Doug Christie (a 15-year NBA veteran who was a mainstay on the All-Defensive Team). ABOUT PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY Pepperdine boasts a one-of-a-kind athletic department with unprecedented success for a school of its size. The Waves have won NCAA Division I championships in fi ve different men s sports one of just 16 schools to have accomplished this feat and nine overall. Of this elite group, Pepperdine has the smallest enrollment and is the only school not associated with a BCS conference. The Waves earned the Division I-AAA All-Sports Trophy, an award based on postseason success that s given to the top non-football D-I school, for the third time in Located in scenic Malibu, Calif., the university overlooks the Pacifi c Ocean and its campus and athletic facilities are regularly voted among the nation s most beautiful. Pepperdine, which is affi liated with the Church of Christ, ranks #54 overall on U.S. News and World Report s list of America s best colleges. 5

6 PEPPERDINE S SCORING BREAKDOWN Opponent SRs JRs SOs FRs at CSUN (75) at California (62) vs. Wash. St. (58) at Hou. Bap. (57) vs. UCI (72) at Mont. St. (76) at Utah Valley (63) vs. UCR (62) at Hawaii (63) vs. CMU (77) vs. Ala St. (66) at Tulane (54) vs. FPU (60) vs. Gonzaga (62) vs. Portland (54) at BYU (51) vs. USD (50) vs. SCU (76) at LMU (60) Total % 15.9% 20.5% 33.6% PEPPERDINE S STARTING LINEUPS Opponent CLU (exhib). Baker-Davis-Jackson-Raines-Willis at CSUN (L) (1) Baker-Davis-Jackson-Raines-Willis at Cal (L) Baker-Davis-Jackson-Raines-Willis vs. WSU (W) (2) Baker-Davis-Raines-Skouen-Willis at HBU (W) Baker-Davis-Raines-Skouen-Willis vs. UCI (W) Baker-Davis-Jackson-Raines-Willis at MSU (W) Baker-Davis-Jackson-Raines-Willis at UVU (L) Baker-Davis-Jackson-Raines-Willis vs. UCR (W) (3) Davis-Jackson-Raines-Skouen-Willis at UH (W) Davis-Jackson-Raines-Skouen-Willis vs. CMU (L) Baker-Davis-Raines-Skouen-Willis vs. Ala. St (W) Baker-Davis-Raines-Skouen-Willis at Tulane (L) (4) Baker-De Freitas-Jackson-Raines-Skouen vs. FPU (W) Baker-Davis-Jackson-Raines-Willis vs. Gonz (L) (5) Baker-Davis-Maehlen-Raines-Willis vs. Port (W) Baker-Davis-Maehlen-Raines-Willis at BYU (L) (6) Baker-Davis-Jackson-Maehlen-Willis vs. USD (L) (7) Baker-Davis-Maehlen-Mills-Skouen vs. SCU (L) (8) Baker-Davis-Jackson-Raines-Skouen at LMU (W) Baker-De Freitas-Jackson-Raines-Skouen PEPPERDINE HIGHS/LOWS Most Points vs. Central Michigan (12/16) Fewest Points...50 vs. San Diego (1/12) Most 1st Half Points at CSUN (11/9) Fewest 1st Half Points...18 vs. San Diego (1/12) Most 2nd Half Points vs. CMU (12/16) Fewest 2nd Half Points...16 at BYU (1/10) Best FG Pct vs. Alabama State (12/19) Worst FG Pct vs. Portland (1/5) 3-Pt. FGs Made vs. CMU (12/16) 3-Pt. FGs Attempted at CSUN (11/9) Free Throws Made vs. UCI (11/24) Free Throws Attempted vs. UCI (11/24)...43 at Utah Valley (12/1) Fewest at Tulane (12/20) Best Rebound Margin , twice Worst Rebound Margin vs. WSU (11/16) Assists vs. CMU (12/16) Fewest Assists...7 at BYU (1/10) Most Turnovers... 23, twice Fewest Turnovers...6 vs. Portland (1/5) Best Turnover Margin...+9 vs. Portland (1/5) Worst Turnover Margin , twice Blocked Shots...6 at Hou. Baptist (11/20) Steals...10 vs. Alabama State (12/19) OPPONENT HIGHS/LOWS Most Opp. Points by Santa Clara (1/19) Fewest Opp. Points by UCR (12/5) Most Opp. 1st Half Pts by Santa Clara (1/19) Fewest Opp. 1st Half Pts...19 vs. UCR (12/5) Most Opp. 2nd Half Pts...48, several Fewest Opp. 2nd Half Pts...19 by Portland (1/5) Opp. FG Pct by Santa Clara (1/19) Worst Opp. FG Pct by UCR (12/5) Opp. 3-Pt. FGs Made...14 by CMU (12/16) Opp. 3-Pt. FGs Attempted...29 by CMU (12/16) Opp. FTs Made... 25, twice Opp. FTs Attempted...29 by Gonzaga (1/3) Opp , twice Fewest Opp by CMU (12/16) Opp. Assists by Santa Clara (1/19) Fewest Opp. Assists... 6, twice Most Opp. Turnovers by WSU (11/16) Fewest Opp. Turnovers... 6, twice Blocked Shots...7 by Portland (1/5) Steals... 13, twice PLAYER SUPERLATIVES Points... 26, Lorne Jackson vs. UCI (11/24) FG Made...9, Lorne Jackson & Stacy Davis FG Attempts...15, Baker (twice), Davis & Jackson 3FG Made...4, J. Baker (twice) & N. Skouen (twice) 3FG Attempts...9, Lorne Jackson at CSUN (11/9) FT Made... 9, Lorne Jackson (twice) FT Attempts... 12, Lorne Jackson at HBU (11/20)... 12, Stacy Davis at UVU (12/1) Assists...9, Jordan Baker vs. CMU (12/16) Blocked Shots... 3, Moriba De Freitas at HBU (11/20) Steals...5, Jordan Baker vs. WSU (11/16) PEPPERDINE S RECORD WHEN... Game Decided by 1-5 Points Game Decided by 6-9 Points Game Decided by 10+ Points Scoring First Opponent Scores First Leading at Halftime Tied at Halftime Trailing at Halftime Leading With 5 Minutes to Play Tied With 5 Minutes to Play Trailing With 5 Minutes to Play Overtime Games Scoring Points Scoring Points Scoring 59 or Fewer Points Opp. Scoring Points Opp. Scoring Points Opp. Scoring Points Opp. Scoring Points Opp. Scoring Points %-plus FG Pct % FG Pct %-minus FG Pct Opp. 50%-plus FG Pct Opp % FG Pct Opp. 39.9%-minus FG Pct Better FG% Than Opponent Opponent Has Better FG% %-plus FT Pct % FT Pct %-minus FT Pct Better FT% Than Opponent Opponent Has Better FT% Outrebounding Opponent Were Equal Outrebounded by Opponent Fewer Turnovers Than Opponent Turnovers Were Equal More Turnovers Than Opponent Waves in Double-Figures Waves in Double-Figures Waves in Double-Figures Waves in Double-Figures Wave in Double-Figures Waves in Double-Figure Waves Bench Scores More Bench Scoring Was Equal Opponent Bench Scores More Wearing Blue Wearing Orange Wearing White Biggest Defi cit in Win vs. Portland Biggest Lead in Loss at CSUN 6

7 PEPPERDINE PLAYER NOTES JORDAN BAKER STACY DAVIS MORIBA DE FREITAS #1 G So. 1V Tempe, Ariz. Tempe HS Team s top returning scorer, averaging 9.0 points as a freshman. Played best ball in league play, averaging 11.3 points (tied for 19th in league and fourth among freshmen). Had the highest-scoring output of any Wave last season, scoring 26 points at USF. Named Arizona s Gatorade State Player of the Year as a senior (averaged 27.3 points). Majoring in public relations Notes: 21 points, including 4-for-6 on threes, at Cal State Northridge... Seven points, three assists at California points, five steals in win vs. Washington State points, seven rebounds, fi ve assists in win vs. UC Irvine... Game-high 13 points in win vs. UC Riverside... Game-high 15 points along with seven rebounds in win at Hawai i... Named College Sports Madness WCC Player of the Week after the wins over UCR and UH... Had fi rst career double-double and almost Pepperdine s second-ever triple-double with 12 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists vs. Central Michigan points in win vs. Alabama State points at Tulane points vs. #10 Gonzaga points, nine rebounds, four assists in home win vs. Portland points (all in fi rst half) at BYU points vs. Santa Clara... Game-high 21 points (17 in the fi rst half) in road win at LMU. Season Highs Baker Points... 21, twice (last at LMU, 1/24)...10 vs. Central Michigan (12/16) Assists...9 vs. Central Michigan (12/16) Blocked Shots...1, twice Steals...5 vs. Washington State (11/16) Minutes at Houston Baptist (11/20) FG Made...8 at Loyola Marymount (1/24) 3FG Made...4, twice FT Made...8 vs. Santa Clara (1/19) Career Highs Baker Points...26 at San Francisco (1/14/12)...10 vs. Central Michigan (12/16/12) Assists...9 vs. Central Michigan (12/16/12) Blocked Shots...3 vs. BYU (1/21/12) Steals...5 vs. Washington State (11/16/12) Minutes...39, twice (last at Houston Baptist, 11/20/12) FG Made...10 at San Francisco (1/14/12) 3FG Made...4, twice (last vs. Wash. St., 11/16/12) FT Made...8 vs. Santa Clara (1/19/13) #5 F Fr. Laveen, Ariz. Laveen Betty Fairfax HS Predicted to be the WCC Freshman of the Year by the website College Sports Madness. Averaged 20.8 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.0 steals as a prep senior. Named to the Arizona Republic all-state second team as a senior and was honorable mention as a sophomore and junior Notes: Nine points, six rebounds in debut at Cal State Northridge... Team highs of 13 points, seven rebounds at California points in win vs. Washington State, including game-tying basket with 24 seconds left in regulation... Six points, 10 rebounds in win at Houston Baptist points, six rebounds in win vs. UC Irvine... First career doubledouble came with game highs of 22 points and 11 rebounds in win at Montana State... Second straight double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds at Utah Valley points vs. Central Michigan points in win vs. Alabama State... Team highs of 18 points, nine rebounds in win vs. Fresno Pacific... Eight points, eight rebounds vs. #10 Gonzaga... Team highs of 14 points and 10 rebounds in home win vs. Portland for third double-double... Seven points, 10 rebounds, four assists in road win at LMU. Season/Career Highs Davis Points at Montana State (11/29/12) at Utah Valley (12/1/12) Assists...4 at Loyola Marymount (1/24/13) Blocked Shots...2 vs. UC Riverside (12/5/12) Steals...2, twice Minutes...40 vs. Washington State (11/16/12) FG Made... 9 at Montana State (11/29/12) 3FG Made... FT Made... 6 vs. Fresno Pacifi c (12/28/12) #50 F RS Jr. Bon Air Gardens, Trinidad Williston State JC Redshirted the season, his fi rst at Pepperdine, due to a knee injury that hindered him during the preseason and start of the season. Was part of Trinidad s U-17 national team. Spent two seasons at Williston State in North Dakota and averaged 6.2 points and 6.8 rebounds as a sophomore. His nickname is Blackjack. Majoring in economics Notes: Eight rebounds, three blocks in debut at Cal State Northridge... Six points, six rebounds at California... Five rebounds, three blocks in win at Houston Baptist... In 20 minutes, had four points, 10 rebounds, three assists, two blocks and two steals in win vs. UC Irvine... Four points, six rebounds in win at Montana State... Three points, fi ve rebounds in win at Hawai i... Made fi rst career start at Tulane... Five points, eight rebounds vs. Santa Clara... Seven points (5-5 FT) and four rebounds in road win at LMU. Season/Career Highs De Freitas Points...7 at Loyola Marymount (1/24/13) vs. UC Irvine (11/24/12) Assists...3, twice Blocked Shots... 3 at Houston Baptist (11/20/12) Steals... 2, several Minutes at Cal State Northridge (11/9/12) FG Made...3 at California (11/13/12) 3FG Made... FT Made...5 at Loyola Marymount (1/24) 7

8 PEPPERDINE PLAYER NOTES LORNE JACKSON #0 G RS Sr. 3V Simi Valley, Calif. Simi Valley HS Redshirted the season after having the second ACL surgery of his career. Previously wore #20 but changed to #0 as a senior for a fresh start. Named All-WCC honorable mention in after averaging 13.2 points. Became the fi rst Wave since Doug Christie to post a 20-point, 10-assist game on 1/2/2011 vs. Seattle (Jackson had 23 points, 10 assists). Named WCC co-player of the Week on 1/18/2010 after averaging 18.0 points in wins over Santa Clara and USF. Became Pepperdine s 37th player to reach 1,000 career point milestone on 12/1/2012 at Utah Valley. Majoring in public relations Notes: 16 points, six rebounds, six assists at CSUN in fi rst offi cial game in a year-plus points at California points in win vs. Washington State, including go-ahead lay-up with 12 seconds left in OT, plus two key three-pointers at the end of regulation... Game-high 17 points in win at Houston Baptist, including Waves fi nal fi ve points of OT... Career-high 28 points in win vs. UC Irvine points in win at Montana State... Team-high 17 points and surpassed the 1,000-point milestone at Utah Valley points in in win vs. UC Riverside points in win at Hawai i... Scored 11 of his 13 points vs. Central Michigan in the fi nal four minutes of regulation points in win vs. Alabama State points at Tulane points in win vs. Fresno Pacifi c, including game-winning lay-up with 3.5 seconds left... Team-high 16 points vs. #10 Gonzaga... Double-digit scoring streak ended at 14 games to start season after scoring nine in home win vs. Portland points vs. Santa Clara points, four steals in road win at LMU. Season Highs Jackson Points vs. UC Irvine (11/24)...6, twice Assists...6, twice Blocked Shots... 1, several Steals...4, twice Minutes at Utah Valley (12/1) FG Made... 9 vs. UC Irvine (11/24) 3FG Made...3, twice FT Made...9, twice Career Highs Jackson Points vs. UC Irvine (11/24/12)... 9 vs. UC Irvine (12/18/10) Assists vs. Seattle (1/2/11) Blocked Shots... 1, several Steals...4, several (last vs. San Diego, 1/12/13) Minutes at San Diego (2/5/11) FG Made... 9 vs. UC Irvine (11/24/12) 3FG Made... 4, several (last vs. USF, 3/5/11) FT Made vs. San Diego (3/4/11) MALTE KRAMER #44 F Jr. Frieburg, Germany Cuesta College Named both Athlete of the Year and Scholar- Athlete of the Year at Cuesta College in Finished fourth on Cougars career scoring charts with 1,092 points and set three-point percentage records for a career (42.0%0 and season (47.2% in ). Named to the CCCAA all-state fi rst team and was the MVP of the Western State Conference s North Division as a senior. Majoring in economics Notes: Missed the first eight games of the season recovering from summer knee surgery... Nailed two three-pointers in his debut at Hawai i... Has not played since Dec. 28 after developing mononucleosis. Season/Career Highs Kramer Points...6 at Hawai i (12/8/12)...2 vs. Central Michigan (12/16/12) Assists... Blocked Shots... Steals... Minutes...15 vs. Central Michigan (12/16/12) FG Made...2 at Hawai i (12/8/12) 3FG Made...2 at Hawai i (12/8/12) FT Made... 1 vs. Fresno Pacifi c (12/28/12) BRENDAN LANE #21 F Sr. Rocklin, Calif. UCLA Eligible immediately after graduating and transferring from UCLA, but Lane decided to redshirt this season in order to have time to adjust to a new school, a new team and his master s program in applied fi nance. Appeared in 79 games and averaged 2.5 points and 2.2 rebounds while shooting 50% or better from the fi eld all three seasons with the Bruins. Saw action against Pepperdine in each of his three seasons (and set career highs for assists and three-pointers in the 2010 game). One of the nation s top 75 recruits who was the California Division II State Player of the Year in 2009 at Rocklin High School. Career Highs Lane Points...11 at Washington (2/20/10)*.. 8, twice (last vs. Montana State, 12/21/10)* Assists... 3 vs. Pepperdine (11/15/10)* Blocked Shots...4, twice (last vs. Cal Poly, 12/11/10)* Steals...2, several (last at USC, 1/9/11)* Minutes vs. Washington State (12/29/10)* FG Made... 5 at Washington (2/20/10)* 3FG Made... 2 vs. Pepperdine (11/15/10)* FT Made...3, twice (last vs. Villanova, 11/24/10)* * set at UCLA JAN MAEHLEN #55 C RS So. 1V Tucson, Ariz. Ironwood Ridge HS Redshirted the season after appearing in only three games due to hand and groin injuries. Saw limited playing time (18 games with fi ve starts) as a freshman. Earned all-state honorable mention honors in his only high school season in Arizona. Moved to the U.S. from Germany at the age of 8 and began playing basketball shortly thereafter. Majoring in psychology Notes: Missed fi rst two games with a broken thumb... Two points, four rebounds in win at Houston Baptist... Seven points, four rebounds in win vs. UC Riverside... Made his fi rst start of the season vs. #10 Gonzaga... Had two second-half baskets in the road win at LMU. Season Highs Maehlen Points...7 vs. UC Riverside (12/5)... 4, several Assists... Blocked Shots... 1, several Steals...1, twice Minutes vs. Gonzaga (1/3) FG Made...3 vs. UC Riverside (12/5) 3FG Made... FT Made...1 vs. UC Riverside (12/5) Career Highs Maehlen Points...8 vs. CSU Bakersfi eld (11/20/10)...4, several (last at BYU, 1/10/13) Assists... 1, several Blocked Shots... 2 vs. Arkansas State (11/23/10) Steals...1, twice Minutes...24 vs. CSU Bakersfi eld (11/20/10) FG Made... 3, twice (last vs. UC Riverside, 12/5/12) 3FG Made...none FT Made...2 vs. CSU Bakersfi eld (11/20/10) 8

9 PEPPERDINE PLAYER NOTES AUSTIN MILLS #13 G Fr. Beverly Hills, Calif. Beverly Hills HS Walk-on who has joined the program as a true freshman. Co-MVP of the Ocean League after averaging 25 points, six assists and three rebounds as a prep senior. Earned three-time all-league honors, including the fi rst team as a junior and senior. Majoring in pre-business administration Notes: Missed fi rst two games with a broken thumb... Hit a three-pointer in his fi rst career shot vs. Washington State... Sparked the Waves comeback win vs. Portland with eight points, including the fi rst seven points of a 12-0 second-half run that tied the score... Made the fi rst start of his career vs. San Diego... Nine points vs. Santa Clara. Season/Career Highs Mills Points...9 vs. Santa Clara (1/19/13)... 3 vs. San Diego (1/12/13) Assists... 2 at BYU (1/10/13) Blocked Shots... Steals... 2 vs. San Diego (1/12/13) Minutes at BYU (1/10/13) FG Made... 2, several 3FG Made... 1, several FT Made...4 vs. Santa Clara (1/19/13) MANNY OCHENJE #34 F So. 1V Abuja, Nigeria Brehm Prep Averaged 2.0 points and 1.8 rebounds in 8.4 minutes as a freshman. At one point was rated as the #1 recruit for the class of 2012 in the state of Illinois (he was later reclassifi ed into 2011, and enrolled at Pepperdine in fall 2011). Moved from Nigeria to the U.S. prior to entering high school as a freshman, and only began playing basketball a year before that Notes: First two points of the season came vs. UC Riverside. Season Highs Ochenje Points...2, twice...2, twice Assists... Blocked Shots... Steals... Minutes...6 at California (11/13) FG Made...1, twice 3FG Made... FT Made... Career Highs Ochenje Points... 8 vs. San Diego (2/9/12)... 4, several Assists...none Blocked Shots...2 vs. Saint Mary s (12/31/11) Steals...1 vs. Central Michigan (11/21/11) Minutes vs. Gonzaga (2/4/12) FG Made... 4 vs. San Diego (2/9/12) 3FG Made...none FT Made...2, twice JETT RAINES #45 F Fr. Coppell, Texas Coppell HS Late bloomer was named to the TABC all-state 5A team, the Dallas Morning News all-area third team and the District 7-5A Offensive Player of the Year as a prep senior. Averaged 17.1 points and 9.1 rebounds, ranking third in the 5A area in scoring and ninth in rebounding. Named the North team s MVP of the Texas High School Coaches Association All-Star Game. Majoring in computer science/math Notes: 11 points on 5-for-5 shooting and fi ve rebounds in debut at Cal State Northridge... Seven points at California... Eight points, five rebounds in win vs. Washington State points in win at Houston Baptist, including the fi rst four of OT... Eight points at Utah Valley points, six rebounds vs. Central Michigan points, eight rebounds in win vs. Alabama State points, fi ve rebounds at Tulane... Named to Tulane Classic all-tournament team after averaging 10.5 points, 6.5 rebounds. Season/Career Highs Raines Points at Houston Baptist (11/20/12)...8 vs. Alabama State (12/19/12) Assists...1, twice Blocked Shots... 1, several Steals...2, twice Minutes at Houston Baptist (11/20/12) FG Made... 6 at Houston Baptist (11/20/12) 3FG Made... FT Made...3, twice ATIF RUSSELL #11 G Fr. Katy, Texas Seven Lakes HS Earned District 19-5A fi rst team honors as a senior and junior and was honorable mention as a sophomore. Scored more than 1,000 career points and made a school-record 143 three-pointers. Tied the school single-game records of 35 points and eight three-pointers made in Notes: Five points, three rebounds in win vs. UC Irvine... Five rebounds and hit a three-pointer in win at Montana State points on 4-for-5 shooting vs. Central Michigan... Seven points vs. Santa Clara on 3-for-3 shooting. Season/Career Highs Russell Points...10 vs. Central Michigan (12/16/12)... 5 at Montana State (11/29/12) Assists... 1, several Blocked Shots...1 at California (11/13/12) Steals... 1, several Minutes...24 vs. Santa Clara (1/19/13) FG Made...4 vs. Central Michigan (12/16/12) 3FG Made...2 vs. Central Michigan (12/16/12) FT Made... 1, several 9

10 PEPPERDINE PLAYER NOTES NIKOLAS SKOUEN ALLEN STEVENS CALEB WILLIS #31 G Jr. 1V Bergen, Norway Pratt CC Led the Waves with 33 three-pointers made in , his fi rst season at Pepperdine. Played with the Norwegian senior national team during summer 2011, and fi rst played in the system at the age of 16. Once averaged more than 30 points a game for Gimle, a club team in Norway, and scored 67 points in a single game with 10 threepointers made. Majoring in psychology Notes: Sank three three-pointers for nine points at Cal State Northridge... Eight points at California... Sank all four of his three-point attempts and scored 14 points in win at Montana State points in win vs. UC Riverside... Eight points, four rebounds in win at Hawai i... Tied his career highs with 16 points and four three-pointers vs. Central Michigan... Scored 10 of his 12 points in second half in win vs. Fresno Pacifi c. Season Highs Skouen Points...16 vs. Central Michigan (12/16)...4, twice Assists... 2, several Blocked Shots... Steals...2, twice Minutes...30 at Tulane (12/20) FG Made...5 vs. Central Michigan (12/16) 3FG Made...4, twice FT Made... 3 vs. Gonzaga (1/3) Career Highs Skouen Points...16, twice (last vs. Central Mich., 12/16/12)...5 at UTSA (11/26/11) Assists...3 at UTSA (11/26/11) Blocked Shots...1, twice Steals...2, several (last at BYU, 1/10/13) Minutes...37 at UTSA (11/26/11) FG Made...6 at CSU Bakersfi eld (11/19/11) 3FG Made...4, several (last vs. Central Mich., 12/16/12) FT Made... 3, several #2 G So. Moorpark, Calif. Oaks Christian HS Served as a student manager last season before being upgraded to walk-on player status this season. Played one year on the varsity at Oaks Christian. Was a standout in track and fi eld for the Lions, winning league titles in the high jump, long jump and triple jump. Majoring in sports medicine Notes: Made his debut against UC Riverside, playing two minutes. Season/Career Highs Stevens Points Assists... Blocked Shots... Steals... Minutes...2 vs. UC Riverside (12/5/2012) FG Made... 3FG Made... FT Made... #23 G Sr. 3V Stockbridge, Ga. Stockbridge HS Playing time exploded as a junior and averaged career bests of 6.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 29.4 minutes (career averages were 1.5, 0.9, 1.0, 9.5, respectively, after first two seasons). Became the fi rst Wave to record 100 assists in a season since 2007 and his 107 were the most by any player since Surpassed his scoring total after just four games as a junior and his two-year total after 12 games. Graduated from high school in 2008 (he was the Henry County Player of the Year) but waited a year for college to get himself into playing shape (he dropped nearly 50 pounds). His nickname is Tank. Majoring in psychology Notes: Six assists, four steals at Cal State Northridge... Nine points, four assists at California... Career-high tying eight assists in win vs. Washington State... Nine points, four assists in win at Houston Baptist... Nine points in win vs. UC Irvine... Eight points, four assists in win at Montana State points, nine rebounds, fi ve assists at Utah Valley points (all in the second half) with four assists and four rebounds in win at Hawai i... Six points, eight rebounds and seven assists vs. #10 Gonzaga... Played his last game on Jan. 5 after becoming academically ineligible at the start of the spring semester. Season Highs Willis Points at Utah Valley (12/1)... 9 at Utah Valley (12/1) Assists...8 vs. Washington State (11/16) Blocked Shots... 1 at Houston Baptist (11/20) Steals... 4 at Cal State Northridge (11/9) Minutes at Utah Valley (12/1) FG Made... 5 at Utah Valley (12/1) 3FG Made... 1, several FT Made... 7 vs. UC Irvine (11/24) Career Highs Willis Points...18 vs. Pomona-Pitzer (11/12/11)...9, several (last at Utah Valley, 12/1/12) Assists...8, twice (last vs. Wash. St., 11/16/12) Blocked Shots... 1, several Steals... 4 at Cal State Northridge (11/9/12) Minutes at Utah Valley (12/1/12) FG Made...6 at Saint Mary s (1/19/12) 3FG Made...4 vs. Pomona-Pitzer (11/12/11) FT Made... 7 vs. UC Irvine (11/24/12) 10