2025–26 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

2025–26 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
2025–26 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	7–20 (2–12 WCC)
Head coach	Ed Schilling (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Scott Rigot; Tyus Edney; Josh Calbert; Mike Doig; Jeremy Grubbs;
Home arena	Firestone Fieldhouse

2025–26 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 11 Gonzaga	14	–	1	.933	26	–	2	.929
Saint Mary's	13	–	2	.867	24	–	4	.857
Santa Clara	13	–	2	.867	22	–	6	.786
Pacific	8	–	8	.500	17	–	12	.586
Oregon State	7	–	8	.467	14	–	14	.500
Washington State	7	–	8	.467	12	–	16	.429
San Francisco	7	–	9	.438	15	–	14	.517
Seattle	5	–	10	.333	16	–	12	.571
Portland	5	–	10	.333	12	–	16	.429
San Diego	5	–	10	.333	11	–	17	.393
Loyola Marymount	4	–	11	.267	13	–	15	.464
Pepperdine	3	–	12	.200	8	–	20	.286

† 2026 WCC tournament winner As of February 18, 2026 Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represents Pepperdine University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Waves, led by second–year head coach Ed Schilling, play their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu, California as members of the West Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Waves finished 2024–25 with a record of 13–22 (4–14 in West Coast Conference play). Despite their lackluster record, Pepperdine made a surprise run to the semifinal of the conference tournament, knocking off Portland, Oregon State, and Santa Clara before falling to No. 19-ranked Saint Mary's.

Offseason

Guard Aaron Clark made his way onto the Pepperdine roster after using up his redshirt year in 2024–25 after transferring from Wake Forest.^[1] 6-foot, 9-inch forward Pavle Stošic transferred to Pepperdine after playing for Gonzaga in 2023–24 and utilizing his redshirt year at Utah State.^[2] The Waves also picked up forward Styles Phipps via the transfer portal; Phipps had spent his freshman season in 2024–25 with Grand Canyon.^[3]

The Waves also brought back head coach Ed Schilling and returned all five assistant coaches from 2024–25.

Preseason

The annual West Coast Conference preseason media poll saw the Waves finishing eleventh out of twelve teams in the conference (Gonzaga was selected to finish first).^[4]

Roster

2025–26 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Styles Phipps	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Saint Mary's Grand Canyon	Phoenix, AZ
G	1	David Mager	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	Dwight-Englewood School	Englewood, NJ
G	3	Aaron Clark	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS So	Brewster Academy Wake Forest	Easton, PA
F	4	Pavle Stošic	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS So	Gonzaga Utah State	Niš, Serbia
F	7	Vladimir Sudar	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Studentski centar	Podgorica, Montenegro
F	9	Pasha Shemirani	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Sunrise Christian (KS) Fresno State	Los Angeles, CA
G	11	Ty Virgil	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Hillcrest Prep	Sacramento, CA
C	14	Stefan Čičić	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	RS Fr	Tulane	Riverside, IL
F	18	Yonatan Levy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So	Green Bay	Hod HaSharon, Israel
G/F	23	Javon Cooley	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	St. Rita Marist	Chicago, IL
F	24	Preston Phillips	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	Jimtown (IN) Evansville Bethel Univ. (IN)	Elkhart, IN
G	25	Anto Balian	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Pilibos	Glendale, CA
F	33	Nikola Radovanović	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Sloboda Užice	Nevesinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
F/C	35	Danilo Dožic	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	JL Bourg U21	Belgrade, Serbia
G	77	Luka Vudragović	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Metalac Valjevo	Stari Banovci, Serbia

Head coach

Ed Schilling (Miami (OH))

Assistant coach(es)

Scott Rigot (Buffalo)
Tyus Edney (UCLA)
Josh Calbert
Mike Doig (Clearwater Christian)
Jeremy Grubbs (Pittsburgh)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 3, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Life Pacific	W 88–80	1–0	14 – Clark	7 – Phipps, Stošic	5 – Phipps	Firestone Fieldhouse (10) Malibu, CA
November 7, 2025* 7:30 p.m., BTN	No. 12 UCLA	L 63–74	1–1	18 – Clark	9 – Cooley	6 – Phipps	Pauley Pavilion (9,103) Los Angeles, CA
November 11, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Lincoln	W 113–76	2–1	23 – Dožic	11 – Levy	9 – Phipps	Firestone Fieldhouse (452) Malibu, CA
November 15, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Northern Colorado	L 81–88 ^OT	2–2	22 – Phipps	10 – Phipps	3 – Tied	Firestone Fieldhouse (608) Malibu, CA
November 18, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	New Orleans Acrisure Series on-campus game	W 90–79	3–2	23 – Cooley	7 – Cooley	11 – Phipps	Firestone Fieldhouse (489) Malibu, CA
November 21, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Stephen F. Austin Acrisure Series on-campus game	L 60–63	3–3	30 – Clark	8 – Cooley	3 – Phipps	Firestone Fieldhouse (481) Malibu, CA
November 26, 2025* 4:00 p.m., CBSN	vs. Fresno State Acrisure Series	L 53–76	3–4	15 – Cooley	8 – Phipps	5 – Phipps	Acrisure Arena Thousand Palms, CA
November 29, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Cal State Fullerton	L 69–83	3–5	13 – Tied	7 – Clark	5 – Clark	Titan Gym (536) Fullerton, CA
December 2, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Abilene Christian	L 63–71	3–6	19 – Phipps	5 – Clark	5 – Clark	Firestone Fieldhouse (511) Malibu, CA
December 6, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Vermont	L 56–65	3–7	15 – Cooley	11 – Phipps	4 – Phipps	Firestone Fieldhouse (566) Malibu, CA
December 13, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Cal State Bakersfield	W 70–62	4–7	25 – Clark	8 – Levy	4 – Phipps	Icardo Center (402) Bakersfield, CA
December 18, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Long Beach State	L 78–81	4–8	25 – Phipps	8 – Phipps	7 – Phipps	Walter Pyramid (1,006) Long Beach, California
December 20, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Rice	W 84–62	5–8	25 – Clark	7 – Levy	6 – Phipps	Firestone Fieldhouse (566) Malibu, CA
WCC regular season
December 28, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 7 Gonzaga	L 56–96	5–9 (0–1)	15 – Levy	7 – Phipps	3 – Tied	Firestone Fieldhouse (1,912) Malibu, CA
December 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Saint Mary's	L 45–72	5–10 (0–2)	8 – Tied	5 – Tied	5 – Levy	Firestone Fieldhouse (816) Malibu, CA
January 2, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Santa Clara	L 63–82	5–11 (0–3)	12 – Tied	5 – Tied	5 – Phipps	Leavey Center (1,158) Santa Clara, CA
January 4, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Pacific	L 69–74	5–12 (0–4)	18 – Cooley	7 – Cooley	4 – Phipps	Alex G. Spanos Center (1,032) Stockton, CA
January 8, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at San Diego	L 63–83	5–13 (0–5)	18 – Phipps	7 – Phipps	6 – Phipps	Jenny Craig Pavilion (809) San Diego, CA
January 10, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	San Francisco	L 60–80	5–14 (0–6)	18 – Phipps	9 – Phipps	3 – Tied	Firestone Fieldhouse (645) Malibu, CA
January 14, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Portland	W 67–63	6–14 (1–6)	18 – Clark	8 – Clark	4 – Clark	Firestone Fieldhouse (809) Malibu, CA
January 21, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at No. 8 Gonzaga	L 60–84	6–15 (1–7)	13 – Phipps	5 – Tied	4 – Clark	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
January 24, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Washington State	L 79–95	6–16 (1–8)	25 – Phipps	5 – Stošic	5 – Phipps	Beasley Coliseum (2,773) Pullman, WA
January 28, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	San Diego	L 88–92 ^OT	6–17 (1–9)	31 – Clark	8 – Dožic	9 – Phipps	Firestone Fieldhouse (643) Malibu, CA
February 4, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Seattle	L 81–83	6–18 (1–10)	22 – Clark	7 – Phipps	4 – Tied	Redhawk Center (999) Seattle, WA
February 7, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Pacific	L 59–92	6–19 (1–11)	17 – Clark	6 – Tied	3 – Phipps	Firestone Fieldhouse (584) Malibu, CA
February 11, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Saint Mary's	L 61–72	6–20 (1–12)	17 – Ralph	12 – Ralph	7 – Clayton	University Credit Union Pavilion (2,090) Moraga, CA
February 14, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Loyola Marymount	W 90–89	7–20 (2–12)	25 – Amey Jr.	11 – Jocius	5 – Vide	Firestone Fieldhouse (699) Malibu, CA
February 18, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Portland						Chiles Center Portland
February 21, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Oregon State						Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
February 25, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Seattle						Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
February 28, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Washington State						Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
WCC tournament
TBD TBD	vs.						Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

^ Aaron Clark Profile at pepperdinewaves.com. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
^ Pavle Stosic Profile at pepperdinewaves.com. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
^ Styles Phipps Profile at pepperdinewaves.com. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
^ Gonzaga Picked To Win 2025-26 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Championship. wcc.com. Retrieved November 11, 2025.

[1] Aaron Clark Profile at pepperdinewaves.com. Retrieved November 8, 2025.

[2] Pavle Stosic Profile at pepperdinewaves.com. Retrieved November 8, 2025.

[3] Styles Phipps Profile at pepperdinewaves.com. Retrieved November 8, 2025.

[4] Gonzaga Picked To Win 2025-26 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Championship. wcc.com. Retrieved November 11, 2025.

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