The team was led by head coach Tom Asbury.

The Waves played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse and were members of the West Coast Conference.

After a January 11 home loss to San Diego in the conference opener, Pepperdine was just 6–8 overall.

In the opening round, the Waves fell to Seton Hall, 71–51.

[2] Source[8][9] Pepperdine swept the WCC awards – only the second time a conference team had done so since 1952.