Pepperdine Waves
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Pepperdine University is a private institution of higher learning affiliated with the Church of Christ. The university's location overlooks the Pacific Ocean in Malibu, California.
Pepperdine University participates in the West Coast Conference, a conference made up exclusively of religiously affiliated schools in which it is the only member that is not Catholic. Appropriate for its location adjacent to the Pacific Ocean, well known for its waves, Pepperdine's teams are known as the Waves.
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Men's Basketball
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Notable Graduates
- Alex Acker (2005) - 2005 Point Guard for the Detroit Pistons
- Doug Christie (1993) - was drafted in the 1992 NBA Draft to the Seattle SuperSonics
- Yakhouba Diawara (2005) - 2006 Power Forward for the Denver Nuggets
- Dennis Johnson (1976) - former player and coach whose teams included the Seattle SuperSonics and the Boston Celtics
- Marcos "Marquinhos" Antônio Abdalla Leite - Basketball player; FIBA World Championship: 1970 runner-up & 1978 bronze; Olympian 1972, 1980 & 1984; Former teams: Fluminense Football Club, Synudyne, Bradesco, Emerson Color, and EC Sírio
