Beach Women’s Basketball Welcomes Senior Guard Khylee Pepe
5/14/2025 1:56:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Pepe, a Long Beach, Calif., native will return home for her senior season
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Head Coach Amy Wright and the Long Beach State Women's Basketball team announced the addition of senior transfer Khylee Pepe to the team for the 2025-26 season.
"We are excited to welcome Khylee back home to the Beach," said Long Beach State Head Coach Amy Wright. "Khylee will add a toughness and maturity to our talented team along with the skill and knowledge of being a unit on the offensive and defensive end. She will bring passion every day in practice and game. We can't wait for the Long Beach community to embrace her and the Pepe family."
Pepe, a 5-foot-11 guard comes to the Beach from San Diego State where she played for the first three seasons of her collegiate career. During her time with the Aztecs, Pepe was an integral part of the team, coming off the bench in 92 games over three seasons with five starts. She owns career-highs of 15 points, 13 rebounds, and five steals, while collecting multiple steals in 12 games in her junior campaign.
Prior to her time at SDSU, Pepe was a consensus four-star recruit, ranked No. 83 in the country by ESPNW. She was a four-time all-state selection in California and two-time league MVP. In her senior year at Bishop Montgomery High School, Pepe earned her third First-Team All-Del Rey League selection on her way to helping her team win a league championship and an appearance in the CIF-SS quarterfinals. She concluded her prep career as one of two school record holders with 41 points in a single game.
She attended Mater Dei as a freshman where she was a Second Team All-County selection as she helped the Monarchs capture the Trinity League Title and finish fourth in the CIF-SS Open Division.
Coming to the Beach allows the Long Beach, Calif., native to conclude her collegiate career at home.
Pepe comes from a long line of athletes as her brother Kobe played football at USC, her father Paapaa played football at Humboldt State, and her uncles Jesse and Roman played football for the San Francisco 49ers and Oregon State, respectively.
Pepe will be pursuing a master's degree in the sports management graduate program while at Long Beach State University.
"We are excited to welcome Khylee back home to the Beach," said Long Beach State Head Coach Amy Wright. "Khylee will add a toughness and maturity to our talented team along with the skill and knowledge of being a unit on the offensive and defensive end. She will bring passion every day in practice and game. We can't wait for the Long Beach community to embrace her and the Pepe family."
Pepe, a 5-foot-11 guard comes to the Beach from San Diego State where she played for the first three seasons of her collegiate career. During her time with the Aztecs, Pepe was an integral part of the team, coming off the bench in 92 games over three seasons with five starts. She owns career-highs of 15 points, 13 rebounds, and five steals, while collecting multiple steals in 12 games in her junior campaign.
Prior to her time at SDSU, Pepe was a consensus four-star recruit, ranked No. 83 in the country by ESPNW. She was a four-time all-state selection in California and two-time league MVP. In her senior year at Bishop Montgomery High School, Pepe earned her third First-Team All-Del Rey League selection on her way to helping her team win a league championship and an appearance in the CIF-SS quarterfinals. She concluded her prep career as one of two school record holders with 41 points in a single game.
She attended Mater Dei as a freshman where she was a Second Team All-County selection as she helped the Monarchs capture the Trinity League Title and finish fourth in the CIF-SS Open Division.
Coming to the Beach allows the Long Beach, Calif., native to conclude her collegiate career at home.
Pepe comes from a long line of athletes as her brother Kobe played football at USC, her father Paapaa played football at Humboldt State, and her uncles Jesse and Roman played football for the San Francisco 49ers and Oregon State, respectively.
Pepe will be pursuing a master's degree in the sports management graduate program while at Long Beach State University.
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