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.

They finished the season 23-8, 11-3 in WCC play and extended their winning streak to a WCC record 38 consecutive league games as well as win a third consecutive regular-season title.

After ending "The Streak" the Waves would finish the season 6-2 before falling to Santa Clara in the West Coast Conference tournament championship game.

With a third 20+ win season in three years Pepperdine received a bid to the NIT tournament.