Waves Freshman Guard Prepares For 2025-26 Season

Freshman guard Anto Balian celebrating during Blue and Orange Madness on Oct. 3 at Firestone Fieldhouse. Balian averaged 31.9 points per game during his senior year at Rose & Alex Pilibos Armenian School. Photo by Melissa Houston

Anto Balian, Pepperdine Men’s Basketball freshman guard, is part of the new Waves’ look ahead of the 2025-26 season. Balian recently graduated from Rose & Alex Pilibos Armenian School and took his basketball journey to the next step: Pepperdine University.

Balian’s recent graduation from Rose & Alex Pilibos Armenian School marked the end of a long saga. Balian attended Pilibos from preschool to 12th grade and represented the basketball team from kindergarten until…