UCSB @ Pepperdine Preview:
Progressive Legends Classic
Monday, November 20th, 7:30pm
Coming off a 9 win season last year, the Waves lost a lot and are
expected to contend with Portland for the cellar of the WCC this year.
Former UCSB assistant under Bob Williams, now Wave HC Marty Wilson is
certainly on the hot seat and should another sub 10 win season be the
result, he may be following the path of his former boss. They have
started three true freshman in two of their three games. The first
three games don’t bode so well as the Waves lost both of their D1 games,
by 31 on the road to Oklahoma State who was picked last in the Big 12,
and by 2 at home to Northern Colorado of the Big Sky who were pasted by
Davis in Colorado. They did handily beat Div III Cal Lutheran. They
don’t shoot the ball well from beyond the arc, 14-49 for a .286
percentage. They do make their free throws, .709. Senior PG Amadi
Udenyi has not played since their opener and was in concussion protocol
last week. Not sure about his status. Another player they were looking
to rely on, Eric Cooper (yet another transfer out of Nevada) has also
been injured and has yet to play. His status for tonight’s game is also
unknown.
The Waves have a balanced attack with 8 players averaging between 6.7
and 13 ppg. Could be indicative of a team also still searching for
go-to players.
True freshman wing Trae Berhow (6’5”, 195lb) leads with 13 ppg including
5-14 from three while grabbing 6.3 boards pg. He also leads the team in
minutes played, 32 pg.
Grad Transfer (UW) Mathew Attewe (6’9”, 255lb) is a F/C and is second on
the team in both scoring and rebounding with 10.3 ppg and 6.7 rpg in
only 18m of play per game.
RS Sophomore Forward Kameron Edwards sat out last season after an All
WCC freshman season. He leads the team with 7 boards per game while
adding 10ppg. He has shot 1-5 from three.
Freshman, Colbey Ross, plays pg, leads the team with 15 assists and is
adept at getting to the rim & drawing fouls. He is a perfect 15-15
from the stripe. That does not extend to 3 pt shooting where he is only
1-7. Seems he is filling in for Udenyi until he is healthy.
The third freshman, wing Jade Smith (6’4”, 175lb) is adding 8.3ppg and 4 rpg and is only 1-8 from three.
Key reserves:
F Nolan Taylor (6’7”, 260lb) is a sophomore, shoots a high percentage
from both the field and the line and is contributing 9.3 ppg and 5.3
rpg.
JC Transfer Forward Darnell Dunn (6’6”, 205lb) can also get to the line where he is 8-11 and is scoring 8.7 ppg.
Sophomore Guard Knox Hellums (6’5”, 195lb) is a three point threat, making 6-13 and scoring 6.7ppg.
Prediction:
The Waves remind me a bit of last year’s Gaucho team which also had
misfortune due to unavailable players and had to rely on contributions
from true freshmen early. The questionable status of Cooper and Udenyi
for the Waves and Jackson for the Gauchos does provide some uncertainty,
but I think UCSB wins this regardless. With the assumption that none
of the questionable players play, UCSB wins by about a dozen, 79-67.
The WCC message board put together an in-depth analysis of the Waves:
http://wccboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=1721
Official Site: http://www.pepperdinewaves.com/sports/m ... -body.html
How to Watch: http://www.wccsports.com/gamecenter/m-b ... -pepp.html
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(But don’t bother Chief, board is dead)
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