2012-13 MEN'S BASKETBALL MEDIA ALMANAC

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2012-13 MEDIA ALMANAC
Note to the media: Pepperdine University stopped printing traditional media guides following the 2009-10 season. This
media almanac, which includes coach and player biographies, season and career statistics and the program’s history and
records book, is being produced online to assist the media in lieu of the traditional guide.
PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY 2012-13 SCHEDULE
Location .........................................................................Malibu, Calif. 90263 DATE DAY OPPONENT SITE
Founded ......................................................1937 (Malibu Campus in 1972) Nov. 3 Saturday Cal Lutheran (exhibition) Malibu, Calif.
Enrollment .................................................8,000 total/3,000 undergraduate Nov. 9 Friday Cal State Northridge Northridge, Calif.
Colors .....................................................................Blue, Orange and White Nov. 13 Tuesday California Berkeley, Calif.
Affi liation ..............................................................................NCAA Division I Nov. 16 Friday Washington State Malibu, Calif.
Conference .............................................................West Coast Conference Nov. 20 Tuesday Houston Baptist Houston, Texas
President .........................................................................Andrew K. Benton Nov. 24 Saturday UC Irvine Malibu, Calif.
Athletic Director ....................................................................Dr. Steve Potts Nov. 29 Thursday Montana State Bozeman, Mont.
Athletic Department Phone...................................................[phone]
Ticket Offi ce Phone ............................................................(866) WAVE-TIX Dec. 1 Saturday Utah Valley Orem, Utah
Home Arena.................................................................Firestone Fieldhouse Dec. 5 Wednesday UC Riverside Malibu, Calif.
Capacity .......................................................................................3,104 Dec. 8 Saturday Hawai’i Honolulu, Hawai’i
Opened .........................................................................................1973 Dec. 16 Sunday Central Michigan Malibu, Calif.
Dec. 19 Wednesday # Alabama State New Orleans, La.
COACHING STAFF Dec. 20 Thursday # Tulane New Orleans, La.
Head Coach.................................................Marty Wilson (second season*) Dec. 28 Friday Fresno Pacifi c Malibu, Calif.
Alma Mater ...................................................................Pepperdine ‘89
Record at School ..................................................13-29 (two seasons) Jan. 3 Thursday * Gonzaga Malibu, Calif.
Career Record ......................................................13-29 (two seasons) Jan. 5 Saturday * Portland Malibu, Calif.
Associate Head Coach ..................................Mark Amaral (second season) Jan. 10 Thursday * Brigham Young Provo, Utah
Alma Mater ...........................................................College of Idaho ‘90 Jan. 12 Saturday * San Diego Malibu, Calif.
Assistant Coach...........................................Bryant Moore (second season) Jan. 19 Saturday * Santa Clara Malibu, Calif.
Alma Mater ....................................................................Texas Tech ‘93 Jan. 24 Thursday * Loyola Marymount Los Angeles, Calif.
Assistant Coach.....................................................Jason Hart (fi rst season) Jan. 26 Saturday * Saint Mary’s Moraga, Calif.
Alma Mater .......................................................................Syracuse ‘00 Jan. 31 Thursday * Brigham Young Malibu, Calif.
Director of Basketball Operations .........................................John Impelman
Graduate Manager ..................................................................Jon Pastorek Feb. 2 Saturday * San Francisco Malibu, Calif.
Offi ce Phone .................................................................[phone] Feb. 7 Thursday * Gonzaga Spokane, Wash.
Feb. 9 Saturday * Portland Portland, Ore.
* Wilson is in his second season as Pepperdine’s full-time head coach. His Feb. 14 Thursday * Loyola Marymount Malibu, Calif.
career coaching record inlcludes part of the 1995-96 season, when Wilson Feb. 16 Saturday * Santa Clara Santa Clara, Calif.
was the interim head coach for Pepperdine’s fi nal 13 games. Feb. 23 Saturday * San Francisco San Francisco, Calif.
Feb. 27 Wednesday * Saint Mary’s Malibu, Calif.
MEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY
March 2 Saturday * San Diego San Diego, Calif.
First Year .........................................................................................1938-39
All-Time Record ......................................................1,140-974 (74 seasons)
March 6-11 Wed.-Mon. WCC Championship Las Vegas, Nev.
All-Time WCC Record ...............................................393-387 (57 seasons)
Regular-Season Titles .................................................12 (last in 2002)
Go to pepperdinesports.com for game times & TV coverage.
Tournament Titles ..........................................................3 (last in 1994)
Home games in bold at Firestone Fieldhouse.
NCAA Tournament Appearances .........................................13 (last in 2002)
* West Coast Conference game
# Tulane Classic
TEAM INFORMATION
2011-12 Overall Record .......................................................................10-19
2011-12 Conference Record .........................................................4-12 (7th)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
2011-12 Postseason .........................WCC Tournament second round (0-1) PART I — 2012-13 SEASON
Starters Returning/Lost...........................................................................2/3* Quick Facts/Schedule.................................................................................2
Letterwinners Returning/Lost..................................................................4/9* Rosters ....................................................................................................3-4
Redshirts Returning ....................................................................................3 Preseason Notes/Season Outlook ..........................................................5-7
Newcomers (Freshmen/Transfers) .....................................................6 (4/2) Coaching Staff .......................................................................................8-13
Student-Athletes ..................................................................................14-36
ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 2011-12 Statistics ................................................................................37-42
Director/MBKB Contact ............................................................Roger Horne
Offi ce Phone .................................................................[phone] PART II — RECORDS BOOK
Cell Phone ....................................................................[phone] Quick Facts.................................................................................................3
E-Mail [e-mail] History of Pepperdine Basketball ............................................................4-5
Assistant ...................................................................................Dena Meiste Year-by-Year Records .............................................................................6-7
Assistant ................................................................................Ryan McCrary Postseason ..........................................................................................10-21
Assistant/Video .........................................................................Jordan Holm Honors & Awards .................................................................................22-24
SID Mailing Address ...............24255 Pacifi c Coast Hwy, Malibu, CA 90263 Statistics & Records ............................................................................25-42
Press Row Phone .................................................................[phone] All-Time Roster ....................................................................................43-49
Website .............................................................www.pepperdinesports.com Pro Basketball .....................................................................................50-55
Twitter ......................................@PeppBasketball and @PepperdineWaves All-Time Results ..................................................................................56-72
Facebook ...............Pepperdine Men’s Basketball and Pepperdine Athletics Firestone Fieldhouse ...........................................................................73-74
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2012-13 ROSTER
ALPHABETICAL
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School/Last School)
1 Jordan Baker G 6-4 190 So. 1V Tempe, Ariz. (Tempe HS)
5 Stacy Davis F 6-6 235 Fr. HS Laveen, Ariz. (Laveen Betty Fairfax HS)
50 Moriba De Freitas F 6-9 220 Jr.* RS Bon Air Gardens, Trinidad (Trinity College East/Williston State JC)
0 Lorne Jackson G 6-2 205 Sr.* 3V Simi Valley, Calif. (Simi Valley HS)
44 Malte Kramer F 6-6 215 Jr. TR Frieburg, Germany (Droste-Huelshoff Gym/Cuesta College)
21 Brendan Lane F 6-9 225 Sr. TR Rocklin, Calif. (Rocklin HS/UCLA)
55 Jan Maehlen C 7-0 300 So.* 1V Tucson, Ariz. (Ironwood Ridge HS)
13 Austin Mills # G 6-0 170 Fr. HS Beverly Hills, Calif. (Beverly Hills HS)
34 Manny Ochenje F 6-9 215 So. 1V Abuja, Nigeria (Brehm Prep)
45 Jett Raines F 6-7 200 Fr. HS Coppell, Texas (Coppell HS)
11 Atif Russell G 6-4 205 Fr. HS Katy, Texas (Seven Lakes HS)
31 Nikolas Skouen G 6-4 195 Jr. 1V Bergen, Norway (Olsvikasen HS/Pratt CC)
23 Caleb Willis G 6-2 220 Sr. 3V Stockbridge, Ga. (Stockbridge HS)
NUMERICAL
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School/Last School)
0 Lorne Jackson G 6-2 205 Sr.* 3V Simi Valley, Calif. (Simi Valley HS)
1 Jordan Baker G 6-4 190 So. 1V Tempe, Ariz. (Tempe HS)
5 Stacy Davis F 6-6 235 Fr. HS Laveen, Ariz. (Laveen Betty Fairfax HS)
11 Atif Russell G 6-4 205 Fr. HS Katy, Texas (Seven Lakes HS)
13 Austin Mills # G 6-0 170 Fr. HS Beverly Hills, Calif. (Beverly Hills HS)
21 Brendan Lane F 6-9 225 Sr. TR Rocklin, Calif. (Rocklin HS/UCLA)
23 Caleb Willis G 6-2 220 Sr. 3V Stockbridge, Ga. (Stockbridge HS)
31 Nikolas Skouen G 6-4 195 Jr. 1V Bergen, Norway (Olsvikasen HS/Pratt CC)
34 Manny Ochenje F 6-9 215 So. 1V Abuja, Nigeria (Brehm Prep)
44 Malte Kramer F 6-6 215 Jr. TR Frieburg, Germany (Droste-Huelshoff Gym/Cuesta College)
45 Jett Raines F 6-7 200 Fr. HS Coppell, Texas (Coppell HS)
50 Moriba De Freitas F 6-9 220 Jr.* RS Bon Air Gardens, Trinidad (Trinity College East/Williston State JC)
55 Jan Maehlen C 7-0 300 So.* 1V Tucson, Ariz. (Ironwood Ridge HS)
# walk-on * utilized a 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 Manager: Jon Pastorek, fi rst season (UC Santa Barbara ’11)
PRONUNCIATIONS
Moriba De Freitas — more-EE-bah deh-FRAY-tuss
Malte Kramer — MALL-tee
Jan Maehlen — YON MAY-linn
Manny Ochenje — oh-CHEN-gee
Atif Russell — ah-TEEF
Nikolas Skouen — SKAU-en
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2012-13 WAVES
#0 • LORNE JACKSON #1 • JORDAN BAKER #5 • STACY DAVIS #11 • ATIF RUSSELL
#13 • AUSTIN MILLS #21 • BRENDAN LANE #23 • CALEB WILLIS #31 • NIKOLAS SKOUEN
#34 • MANNY OCHENJE #44 • MALTE KRAMER #45 • JETT RAINES #50 • MORIBA DE FREITAS
#55 • JAN MAEHLEN
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2012-13 PRESEASON NOTES
• This will be the 75th season of Pepperdine basketball. • Marty Wilson preached defense to his squad, and it paid
off in his fi rst season. The Waves allowed 65.9 points per
• This will be the 40th season that Pepperdine has called game, which was the program’s seventh-best mark in the last
Firestone Fieldhouse home. 50 years. They allowed 74.0 points per game the previous
season, an improvement of more than eight points per game.
• A little more luck that leads to an injury-free season would For an entire season, Pepperdine hadn’t held opponents
be helpful for the Waves. Four Pepperdine players suffered below 70 points since 2000-01. The Waves fi nished in the
season-ending injuries over the course of the year. top half of the WCC in scoring defense (third), fi eld goal
percentage defense (.428, fourth) and three-point fi eld goal
• The Waves should get a huge lift with the return of senior percentage defense (.343, fourth).
guard Lorne Jackson. He would have been the team’s
top returning scorer last year after averaging 13.2 points • The Waves showed substantial improvement in the area
as a 2010-11 junior, leading to All-WCC honorable mention of rebounding for the second straight season. The Waves’
honors. He suffered a torn ACL in his right knee last summer rebound margin of +2.1 in 2010-11 was the team’s best since
and redshirted last season. Jackson needs just 111 points to 1993-94, and last season Pepperdine raised that fi gure to
become Pepperdine’s 37th player to reach the 1,000-point +3.1. The Waves’ 36.4 rebounds per game were their most
milestone. since 2004-05 and the 33.2 rebounds allowed were the fewest
given up since 1998-99.
• Lorne Jackson’s previous numbers aren’t included, but
Pepperdine’s six returning players that saw action last season • The Waves have fi ve foreign-born players: Moriba De
account for 36% of last year’s points (621/1,719), 28% of the Freitas (Trinidad), Malte Kramer (Germany), Jan Maehlen
rebounds (267/943), 55% of the assists (197/358), 21% of the (Germany), Manny Ochenje (Nigeria) and Nikolas Skouen
blocked shots (18/85), 55% of the steals (74/135) and 40% of (Norway).
the minutes played (2,320/5,825).
• Marty Wilson, now in his second full season as head
• Leading the returners is sophomore Jordan Baker, who coach, is one of fi ve former Pepperdine student-athletes
averaged 9.0 points per game and is the top scorer back. He currently serving as a head coach of one of the Waves’ athletic
had a very impressive rookie season, particularly after the start programs (that number will go back up to six in 2013-14 when
of conference play. After scoring in double-fi gures just once Terry Schroeder returns as water polo coach).
in the fi rst 11 games, Baker hit double-digits each of the fi rst
seven WCC contests and 10 in all. He averaged 11.3 points • Wilson is the Waves’ most active coach on Twitter. He can be
in league play (19th overall and fourth among freshmen) and followed at @MartyWilson4.
scored 26 points against San Francisco, most by any Wave
last season. • The Waves added Southern California native, Syracuse great
and NBA veteran Jason Hart to their coaching staff during the
• Senior Caleb Willis exploded onto the scene during his offseason. Hart graduated from Syracuse in 2000 and left as
junior season. After limited playing time his fi rst two years, the school’s all-time leader in steals and second in assists. He
Willis surpassed his 2010-11 scoring total after just four was picked in the second round of the 2000 NBA Draft and
games, and his two-year total after 12 games. He did a little of enjoyed a nine-year career in the NBA. Last year, he was the
everything, averaging 6.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and a team- head coach at Taft High School in Woodland Hills, Calif.
best 3.7 assists. He became the fi rst Wave to record 100
assists in a season since 2007 and his 107 were the most by • Pepperdine has had a player in the NBA in 35 of the last 36
any player since 2005. In the WCC, he ranked fourth in assist- seasons. A streak of 34 consecutive years ended in 2010-11,
turnover ratio (1.9) and sixth in assists. but Mychel Thompson made the Cleveland Cavaliers as an
undrafted free agent last year and appeared in fi ve games,
• This is the fi rst time in a while that Pepperdine’s roster has hopefully starting a new streak. He played on the New York
had signifi cant turnover (nine players departed from last year’s Knicks’ summer league team.
team, fi ve via graduation). In each of the last three seasons,
the Waves had returning players that measured in the double- • Another Pepperdine alum who played in the NBA, Yakhouba
digits. This year only seven players in all are back from last Diawara, became the second Wave to play in the Olympics in
year’s team. the sport of men’s basketball. He saw action in three games
for his native France at the 2012 Olympics, helping the squad
• Senior Brendan Lane graduated from UCLA in three years to the quarterfi nals. Marcos Leite appeared in three Olympics
and transferred to Pepperdine. He shot better than 50% from for Brazil.
the fi eld each of his three seasons and had career averages of
2.5 points and 2.2 rebounds in 11.4 minutes for the Bruins.
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2012-13 SEASON OUTLOOK
As Marty Wilson begins his second year as the head coach of
the Pepperdine men’s basketball program, he thinks about the The Waves will be perimeter-driven, with Jackson joining sopho-
things he’d like to enjoy in 2012-13 – a few more wins, a few less more guard Jordan Baker (Tempe, Ariz./Tempe HS) and senior
injuries and a lot more sleep. guard Caleb Willis (Stockbridge, Ga./Stockbridge HS) to provide
a nice veteran nucleus on the outside.
“As a fi rst-year coach I had so many things going on in my head
last season: staff, players, plays, wins, losses, everything,” ex- “I feel really good about going into battle with these three guys,”
plains Wilson, who begins his 16th season in Malibu as either a Wilson said. “With Lorne and Caleb being seniors, I’ve been chal-
coach or a student-athlete. “You wake up at 3 in the morning and lenging them quite a bit to be our leaders. I feel really good about
you’re thinking about all of those things. I think one of the main our guard play this year, whereas it was a big question mark last
benefi ts about being in my second year is I’ll be able to manage year.”
those things better, and with the help of my staff, I’ll be able to
delegate more. The fi rst year taught me how to adjust better to When Jackson was last seen excelling for the Waves, he was
different situations.” earning All-WCC honorable mention notice after averaging 13.2
points and 2.9 assists during his 2010-11 junior season. He suf-
Improved depth and skill from the top to the bottom of the Waves’ fered a knee injury during summer 2011, however, and it was
roster should help Wilson avoid some of those sleepless nights, decided that he would redshirt last season. He heads into his fi fth
as long as Pepperdine can avoid being plagued by injuries. The year at Pepperdine needing just 111 points to become the school’s
squad lost four players for the year due to various ailments last 37th player to reach the 1,000-point milestone.
season, including senior guard Lorne Jackson (Simi Valley, Ca-
lif./Simi Valley HS), who would have been the team’s top return- “Lorne is the most experienced guy that we have,” Wilson said.
ing scorer. All that contributed to the Waves’ 10-19 record and “He’s worked hard this summer to get in shape. He understands
seventh-place fi nish in the West Coast Conference. what we’re doing on the fl oor and we need him to articulate that to
everyone else because he’s one of our point guards, he’s a fi fth-
Though Pepperdine had a little more turnover than usual in the year senior, he’s a captain, he’s a leader.”
offseason, with nine players departing from last season’s team
(fi ve via graduation), Wilson and his staff brought in six new Baker improved immensely over the course of his freshman
student-athletes and he believes the amount of quality on this season. He averaged 9.0 points overall, best among returning
year’s roster will help the Waves continue their steps back toward players, but was particularly impressive during WCC play when he
prominence. averaged 11.3 points (19th overall and fourth among freshmen).
Baker scored 26 points in a game against San Francisco, the
“We are bringing in young guys who are the kind of players, most by any Wave last season.
athletes and young men that we want to represent Pepperdine,”
Wilson said. “They’re going to help us build something special. “Jordan has defi nitely matured,” Wilson said. “I’ve seen it in our
We are heading in the right direction.” workouts, I’ve seen it in our lifting and conditioning, and I’ve seen
it in his communication with his teammates. Physically, he’s gotten
From the moment he moved into the top job, Wilson preached bigger and stronger. People are going to know who he is now.
toughness and defense to the Waves, and it paid off as Pep- They’re going to come after him a little bit more. He has to be
perdine allowed just 65.9 points per game last season, a huge mentally tough to overcome that, and I think he will. The sky is the
improvement over the previous year and the program’s best mark limit for Jordan. He’s talented, he’s athletic, he can shoot, score,
in more than a decade. The Waves fi nished in the top half of pass and defend. I think he’s in for a very good season.”
the WCC in scoring defense, fi eld goal percentage defense and
three-point fi eld goal percentage defense. The Waves also had a After being used sparingly his fi rst two seasons, Willis was one of
rebound margin of +3.1, their best fi gure in nearly 20 seasons. the biggest benefi ciaries of Jackson’s absence from the court. Wil-
lis did a little bit of everything last year, averaging 6.1 points, 3.7
But after two of the top scorers in the program’s departed after rebounds and a team-best 3.7 assists. He became the fi rst Wave
the 2010-11 season, followed by the loss of Jackson to injury, the to record 100 assists in a season since 2007 and his 107 were the
Waves struggled to make baskets at times and ended up averag- most by any player since 2005. In the WCC, he ranked fourth in
ing 59.3 points per contest. With Jackson back in the fold, plus assist-turnover ratio (1.9) and sixth in assists.
other emerging veterans and the addition of newcomers that know
how to score, Wilson believes this season will be different on the “Caleb’s going to play a lot again,” Wilson said. “He’s a big, strong
offensive end. guy. He benefi tted a lot last year, going from eight minutes to 30
minutes a game. That’s a big leap and something we didn’t ex-
“Our offense has to be, and will be, better,” said Wilson, who is pect, but it happened. Ultimately, he is the glue to our team. He is
assisted by Mark Amaral, Bryant Moore and Jason Hart. “Part the one who will hold our team together because of his toughness
of it is that we have more skill, and more guys who can do things and willingness to do the dirty work. He is willing to be the one to
offensively. But we have to become more aggressive. We want set a hard screen, take a charge or block out a big guy. I know
to score more in transition. I think we have more players who will exactly what I’m getting from Caleb every night.”
allow us to do these things.
“But, we still have to hang our hat on our defense. We still have to
be tough and physical.”
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The Waves had long been trying to establish a quality post game, A trio of newcomers are looking to earn playing time at forward
and they fi nally made it happen last season with Taylor Darby and it’s possible that at a starter will emerge from this group. Six-
(12.3 points and 6.0 rebounds) and Corbin Moore (10.4 points and foot-six junior Malte Kramer (Frieburg, Germany/Cuesta College)
8.6 rebounds) emerging as the team’s top two scorers. But both was one of the top junior college players in the state last season
Darby and Moore graduated, leaving the Waves a bit of a mystery and scored 1,092 points at Cuesta, fourth all-time in the program’s
in the middle once again. history. Freshmen Stacy Davis (Laveen, Ariz./Fairfax HS) and
Jett Raines (Coppell, Texas/Coppell HS) each had impressive
The top candidates to plug that hole are redshirt sophomore prep careers, with the 6-foot-6 Davis earning all-state honors
Jan Maehlen (Tucson, Ariz./Ironwood Ridge HS), redshirt junior three times and the 6-foot-7 Raines being named the North’s MVP
Moriba De Freitas (Bon Air Gardens, Trinidad/Williston State JC) at the Texas High School Coaches Association All-Star Game.
and sophomore Manny Ochenje (Abuja, Nigeria/Brehm Prep).
The fi rst two redshirted last season due to injury and Ochenje “Malte is the most disciplined guy I have been around, both on
showed promise in limited playing time as a freshman. and off the fl oor,” Wilson said. “His ability to shoot the ball from
outside, his knowledge of the game, his experience is huge for
Maehlen, a 7-foot, 300-pound center, broke a hand in the pre- this team. He will allow us to play differently from last year be-
season last year, then returned to play in three games only to suf- cause he can space the fl oor and stretch things out.
fer a season-ending groin injury. De Freitas, who is 6-foot-9 and
220 pounds, never got on the fl oor last season, his fi rst at Pep- “Stacy is probably more ready than any of our other freshmen,
perdine, due to a knee injury. The 6-foot-9, 205-pound Ochenje and will have the opportunity to play a lot because of his high
averaged 2.0 points and 1.8 rebounds in 20 games. skill level and physicality. I think he’s going to have a really good
career here. Jett’s name fi ts him. When he’s on the court, he runs
“The ‘fi ve’ is our question mark,” Wilson said. “Jan didn’t play a lot as hard as anyone. He’s a relentless runner and a great offensive
as a freshman and had to sit out last year. Moriba hasn’t played rebounder. He’s like a magnet for tip-dunks. I think he could be
one minute of Division I basketball. Manny didn’t play a whole lot one of Pepperdine’s best-ever defenders.”
this past year as a freshman.
Two wing players include junior guard Nikolas Skouen (Bergen,
“The good thing is that we have three guys who are all different. Norway/Pratt CC) and freshman guard Atif Russell (Katy, Texas/
Physically, athletically and skill-wise, they’re different players. De- Seven Lakes HS). Skouen made a team-high 33 three-pointers
pending on what we are running and who we are playing, as well last season, his fi rst at Pepperdine, and that’s a fi gure that Wilson
as their production, will dictate who gets the minutes. believes will increase now that Skouen has a full year under his
belt. Russell set a school record with 143 three-pointers at Seven
“Jan made the commitment to stay here this summer and work out Lakes High School and scored more than 1,000 career points.
and change his body. He looks good now and he feels good about
himself. If he keeps doing what he’s doing, he’s going to have a “Niko works as hard as any kid that I’ve ever been around,”
good year for us. Moriba is a very good shot blocker who’s good Wilson said. “He’s always in the gym shooting. He’s had a year to
at defending ball screens. Manny has gotten bigger and stronger, learn our system and what’s expected of him. He’s got to learn to
and now his biggest challenge is just understanding the pace of play through a mistake, because we get the most out of him when
the game and the plays we’re running. He has the ability, quick- he’s playing free and in rhythm. If he makes that leap, he’s going
ness, athleticism and work ethic that makes you want to play him.” to have a good year, and we need him to because we need guys
out there who can shoot the ball, and that’s what he does.
Another option might have been 6-foot-9 Brendan Lane (Rock-
lin, Calif./Rocklin HS/UCLA), who graduated from UCLA in three “As he gets bigger and stronger and continues to learn, anything’s
years and is eligible immediately after transferring. But the possible for Atif. He can step out and hit shots. He can be a great
coaches will honor his request to redshirt this season while he defender. He’s very competitive.”
begins work in Pepperdine’s master’s program for applied fi nance,
and so it’s likely that Lane will take to the fl oor for his fi nal season The Waves also have a new walk-on that’s hoping to help at the
of college basketball in 2013-14. He shot 50% or better from the point guard position, freshman Austin Mills (Beverly Hills, Calif./
fi eld each of his three seasons with the Bruins and had career Beverly Hills HS).
averages of 2.5 points and 2.2 rebounds in 11.4 minutes.
“I’ve always been a believer that we are going to do what’s best
for a kid as well as the program,” Wilson said. “It’s more important
to build a program than just a team. Brendan will help us the fol-
lowing year. He wants to learn our system, see what we do every
day, and adjust to Pepperdine. He’s a veteran guy, one who has
been through the battles at UCLA. He’s been coached well and
challenged physically and mentally. That’s a big bonus for us to
have every day at practice this year and the following year in real
games.”
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HEAD COACH MARTY WILSON
Marty Wilson begins his second season as the head coach Following Tom Asbury’s
of the Pepperdine men’s basketball team in 2012-13, and departure for Kansas
he is set on helping the program return to the triumphant State after the 1993-94
days that he previously enjoyed as a player and assistant season, Wilson remained
coach with the program. on the staff under new
head coach Tony Fuller.
After 21 seasons as an assistant coach, including nine at When Fuller resigned
Pepperdine, Marty Wilson was elevated to the position of midway through the
head coach of the Waves following the 2010-11 season. 1995-96 season, Wilson
Wilson has compiled an impressive record in Malibu, took over on an interim
beginning as a student-athlete (1985-89) and continuing as basis at the age of 28
an assistant coach (1991-96, which included a brief stint as and directed the Waves
the interim head coach) and as the associate head coach to a 3-10 record down
for three seasons (2009-11). the stretch. Most notably,
that included an upset of
The Waves went 10-19 in his fi rst season. Including his a Steve Nash-led Santa
time as interim coach, his overall record is 13-29 in two Clara team in the fi rst round of the WCC Tournament.
seasons at Pepperdine.
Wilson left Malibu but stayed in Southern California for the
“I am honored and privileged to be standing here and be next several years, spending two seasons (1996-97 and
named the new head basketball coach at Pepperdine 1997-98) as an assistant coach at San Diego, where he
University. I am very thankful to be in this position,” said was also the recruiting coordinator under head coach Brad
Wilson at his introductory press conference on March Holland.
11, 2011. “I want to talk about my vision of building our
basketball program back up. It’s important for me to build He spent the next six seasons (1999-2004) at UC Santa
on the foundation that Coach (Tom) Asbury laid when he Barbara, and was the top assistant for Bob Williams as the
came back. I know what worked here before, because Gauchos averaged 18 wins a season during his last three
I lived it. I sat in all the meetings, I was one of those years there. UCSB won the Big West Conference’s West
assistants, so I understand the commitment, I understand Division in 1999, captured the Big West Tournament title
the desire, I understand the process that we will have to and advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 2002 and won
take. And that’s a mindset. Our staff is going to focus on the Big West regular-season title and made an appearance
the process. We’re not just going to focus on trying to in the NIT in 2003.
win games. We’re in the process of building a basketball
program. That’s very important. We’re going to do it the Prior to his return to Pepperdine, Wilson was an assistant
right way.” for four seasons (2005-08) at Utah under head coaches
Ray Giacoletti and Jim Boylen. During his fi rst season,
Excluding interim coaches, Wilson is the 12th men’s the Utes went 29-6, won the Mountain West Conference’s
basketball head coach in Pepperdine history. regular-season title, advanced to the NCAA Tournament’s
Sweet Sixteen and fi nished the year ranked 18th nationally
During his fi rst six seasons on the Waves’ staff, which by the Associated Press.
followed his graduation in 1989, Wilson helped Pepperdine
to a 106-72 (.596) record. He began as the restricted- He was hired back at Pepperdine in February 2008 as
earnings coach before being elevated to full-time status for the associate head coach with the intention that he would
the 1994-95 season. eventually move into the head coaching position once
Asbury retired.
With Wilson on the bench, Pepperdine earned bids to the
NCAA Tournament in 1991, 1992 and 1994 and made the As a player with the Waves, Wilson ended his career
NIT in 1993. The Waves also won West Coast Conference in fi fth place on the all-time assists list with 342 (he still
regular-season titles in 1991, 1992 and 1993 and WCC ranks ninth). Under head coach Jim Harrick, Wilson was
Tournament titles in 1991, 1992 and 1994. a backup point guard in 1984-85 and 1985-86, and the
Waves advanced to the NCAA Tournament both seasons.
A back injury sidelined Wilson for the entire 1986-87
campaign, but he took over as the starting point guard in
1987-88. Unfortunately, he suffered a season-ending knee
injury in the 17th game of the season, though the Waves
still advanced to the NIT.
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HEAD COACH MARTY WILSON
Asbury took over as head coach in 1988-89, and Wilson’s A native of Pacoima, Calif., Wilson was a prep standout
extensive rehabilitation paid off as he returned to the at Simi Valley High School. He was named the Marmonte
starting lineup as a senior and led the Waves to a 20-13 League’s Most Valuable Player as a 1983-84 senior. One
record and the second round of the NIT. The Waves posted of his teammates was future UCLA and NBA standout Don
a record of 97-58 (.626) during his fi ve seasons as a MacLean.
student-athlete.
Wilson once ran a free basketball camp in his hometown
Wilson graduated from Pepperdine in 1989 with a for around 100 under-privileged kids each summer.
bachelor’s degree in communications. In the year between
his graduation and his return to Pepperdine as an assistant His actual fi rst name is Lamar (Marty was a childhood
coach, Wilson tried out for the Continental Basketball nickname given to him by a sister). He and his wife, Mayra,
Association and was an assistant coach at Simi Valley High have a daughter, Jessica, and a son, Jalon.
School.
WILSON’S CAREER COACHING RECORD
Year School Position Overall Conf. Finish Postseason
1990-91 Pepperdine Assistant Coach 22-9 13-1 1st WCC NCAA First Round
1991-92 Pepperdine Assistant Coach 24-7 14-0 1st WCC NCAA First Round
1992-93 Pepperdine Assistant Coach 23-8 11-3 1st WCC NIT
1993-94 Pepperdine Assistant Coach 19-11 8-6 T-2nd WCC NCAA First Round
1994-95 Pepperdine Assistant Coach 8-19 4-10 T-6th WCC —
1995-96 Pepperdine * Assistant Coach 10-18 2-12 8th WCC —
1996-97 San Diego Assistant Coach 17-11 8-6 T-4th WCC —
1997-98 San Diego Assistant Coach 14-14 5-9 7th WCC —
1998-99 UC Santa Barbara Assistant Coach 15-13 12-4 1st BWC/West —
1999-00 UC Santa Barbara Assistant Coach 14-14 10-6 2nd BWC/West —
2000-01 UC Santa Barbara Assistant Coach 13-15 9-7 4th BWC —
2001-02 UC Santa Barbara Assistant Coach 20-11 11-7 3rd BWC NCAA First Round
2002-03 UC Santa Barbara Assistant Coach 18-14 14-4 1st BWC NIT
2003-04 UC Santa Barbara Assistant Coach 16-12 10-8 3rd BWC —
2004-05 Utah Assistant Coach 29-6 13-1 1st MWC NCAA Regional Semifi nal
2005-06 Utah Assistant Coach 14-15 6-10 6th MWC —
2006-07 Utah Assistant Coach 11-19 6-10 T-6th MWC —
2007-08 Utah Assistant Coach 18-15 7-9 6th MWC CBI
2008-09 Pepperdine Associate Head Coach 9-23 5-9 6th WCC —
2009-10 Pepperdine Associate Head Coach 7-24 3-11 T-6th WCC —
2010-11 Pepperdine Associate Head Coach 12-21 5-9 6th WCC —
2011-12 Pepperdine Head Coach 10-19 4-12 7th WCC —
* served as interim head coach for the fi nal 13 games of the 1995-96 season (3-10).
22 Years as a College Coach: 343-318 (.519)
10 Years as a Coach at Pepperdine: 144-159 (.475)
1 Year as Pepperdine’s Full-Time Head Coach: 10-19 (.345)
2 Years as Pepperdine’s Head Coach (including interim): 13-29 (.310)
15 Years as a Player or Coach at Pepperdine: 241-217 (.526)
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ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH MARK AMARAL
A veteran coach who is well-respected on the West Coast, Amaral was named the
Mark Amaral is in his second season in 2012-13 as the 2000 NWAACC Northern
associate head coach for the Pepperdine men’s basketball Division Coach of the
program. Year and posted a three-
year record of 58-31
“I have such great respect for Marty Wilson as a person, a (.652) at Peninsula.
friend and as a coach,” said Amaral at his hiring in March
2011. “I go back with him to our days at UCSB together. In addition to his coaching
The thing I’m most excited about is to help resurrect duties at Peninsula, he
the tradition and the successful history that Pepperdine also served as a physical
basketball has achieved in the past. I’m honored that Marty education instructor
would give me the opportunity to help him do that, and I’m and a community and
very appreciative.” high school relations
coordinator.
Amaral is heading into his 13th season as a Division I
coach, and he was most recently the associate head Amaral got his start in
coach at Cal Poly for two seasons. Prior to that, he was coaching at the NAIA level in the early to mid-‘90s, working
an assistant coach at Colorado State for two seasons as an assistant at Carroll College for two seasons, Lewis-
and at UC Santa Barbara for seven (where he and Wilson Clark State for one and Montana Tech for three.
were fellow assistants on the UCSB coaching staff for four
years). A native of Santa Clara, Calif., Amaral spent two seasons
at West Valley College in Saratoga, Calif., where he played
“I am excited to have Coach Amaral join our Waves two years of basketball under current Cal State Fullerton
basketball family,” said Wilson at the time of Amaral’s head coach Bob Burton. Amaral then went on to play at the
hiring. “My relationship with Mark goes back more than 11 College of Idaho, where he helped the Coyotes make the
years when we worked together at UC Santa Barbara. He quarterfi nals of the NAIA Championships both seasons.
brings a wealth of recruiting and coaching experience that
will immediately impact our program. He is a great family Amaral received his bachelor’s degree in business
man and will fi t in very well with the Pepperdine and Malibu and marketing from the College of Idaho in 1990, and
community.” completed a master’s degree in physical education from
Idaho State in 1994.
At Cal Poly, where he was in charge of scheduling,
offensive structure and scouting, Amaral helped the He and his wife, Chris, have two sons, Tanner and Landon.
Mustangs tie program records in 2010-11 for most Big West
Conference wins (10), best fi nish in the Big West (second)
and best seeding at the Big West Tournament (#2).
Amaral served as Colorado State’s recruiting coordinator
while coaching its post players in 2007-08 and 2008-09.
During his seven seasons (2001-07) as an assistant coach
at UC Santa Barbara under Bob Williams, the Gauchos
went 111-95 overall. UCSB won its fi rst-ever Big West
Conference Tournament title in 2002 and advanced to the
NCAA Tournament. In 2003, the Gauchos won the Big West
regular-season title and played in the NIT. He also handled
recruiting coordinator duties in Santa Barbara.
Amaral’s head coaching experience consists of three
successful seasons at Peninsula College, a junior college
located in Port Angeles, Wash. The program had been
dormant for 17 years before Amaral resurrected the team
in 1997-98. The team posted a winning record in just his
second year and then in his third and fi nal season, the
Pirates recorded a program-record 28 wins and won the
2000 NWAACC Northern Division title.
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