Lorenzo Romar - Pepperdine Head Basketball Coach

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BIO:

Lorenzo Romar is the head basketball coach at Pepperdine University. Along with playing college basketball at the University of Washington, Lorenzo played point guard in the NBA from 1980 to 1985 with the Warriors, Bucks, and Pistons. He became an assistant basketball coach at UCLA in 1992 and was a part of the 1995 National Championship team. Lorenzo went on to become the head coach at Pepperdine in 1996, was at Saint Louis University in 1999, and was at Washington from 2002 to 2017, where he was a 3x Pac-12 Coach of the Year. From 2017 to 2018, he was an associate head coach at the University of Arizona and returned to Pepperdine as the head coach in 2018.

TOPICS:

• His thoughts on the recent NCAA Tournament
• Physical play in college basketball
• The process of Pepperdine basketball
• Navigating the transfer portal
• His time with Athletes in Action
• His development as an assistant at UCLA
• The decision to return to Pepperdine for a second time
• His faith journey
• The importance of being an example for young people
• Thoughts on North Carolina head coach, Hubert Davis
• Core values in basketball and in life
• Advice on being a father
• The experience of playing at Washington and later coaching there

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