The Pepperdine Waves open their West Coast Conference schedule on Thursday night, hosting the San Francisco Dons at Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu. At 6-5 the Waves enter WCC play with a winning record for the first time since the 2004-2005 season. Pepperdine has won its last three WCC openers, all played at home. Here is the Pepperdine 2011-2012 WCC basketball schedule:
- Thursday, December 29: San Francisco
- Saturday, December 31: Saint Mary's
- Thursday, January 5: at Gonzaga
- Saturday, January 7: at Portland (Fox Sports West)
- Thursday, January 12: Loyola Marymount (ESPNU)
- Saturday, January 14: at San Francisco (Prime Ticket)
- Thursday, January 19: at Saint Mary's
- Saturday, January 21: BYU (Fox Sports West)
- Thursday, January 26: at San Diego
- Saturday, January 28: Santa Clara
- Thursday, February 2: at Loyola Marymount (Prime Ticket)
- Saturday, February 4: Gonzaga
- Thursday, February 9: San Diego
- Saturday, February 11: at BYU (Fox Sports West)
- Thursday, February 16: at Seattle (non-conference game)
- Saturday, February 18: Portland (Prime Ticket)
- Thursday, February 23: at Santa Clara (Prime Ticket)
Eight of the Waves' 17 remaining games will be televised locally, and the two games against Gonzaga will be on Root Northwest, which is available on some systems. The WCC basketball tournament will be played from February 29 to March 5.