1982–83 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

The 1982–83 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University in the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Jim Harrick. The Waves played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse and were members of the West Coast Athletic Conference. They finished the season 20–9, 10–2 in WCAC play to win the regular season conference title to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In the opening round, the Waves fell to Jim Valvano’s NC State Wolfpack, 69–67 in 2OT.

Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Non-Conference Regular Season

!colspan=9 style=| WCAC Regular Season

!colspan=9 style=| NCAA Tournament

Source

Awards and honors

 * Dane Suttle – WCAC co-Player of the Year
 * Jim Harrick – WCAC Coach of the Year