2017–18 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Waves were led by seventh-year head coach Marty Wilson and played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu, California as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 6–26, 2–16 in WCC play to finish in last place. They defeated Santa Clara in the first round of the WCC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Saint Mary's.

2017–18 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record6–26 (2–16 WCC)
Head coach
  • Marty Wilson (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Mark Amaral
  • Bryant Moore
  • John Impelman
Home arenaFirestone Fieldhouse
2017–18 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Gonzaga171 .944325  .865
No. 25 Saint Mary's162 .889306  .833
BYU117 .6112411  .686
San Diego99 .5002014  .588
San Francisco99 .5002217  .564
Pacific99 .5001418  .438
Santa Clara810 .4441120  .355
Loyola Marymount513 .2781120  .355
Portland414 .2221022  .313
Pepperdine216 .111626  .188
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

On February 13, 2018, the school announced that head coach Marty Wilson would not return as head coach following the end of the season. He finished at Pepperdine with a seven-year record of 88–129 (91–139 when including his 3–10 record as interim head coach in 1995–96). On March 12, the school hired Lorenzo Romar as head coach. Romar returned to Pepperdine where he started his coaching career in 1996.

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