Scotty Pippen Jr.

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Scotty Pippen Jr.
File:Scotty Pippen Jr Vanderbilt (cropped).jpg
Pippen with Vanderbilt in 2020
No. 1 – Los Angeles Lakers
Position Point guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (2000-11-10) November 10, 2000 (age 23)
Portland, Oregon
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school
College Vanderbilt (2019–2022)
NBA draft 2022 / Undrafted
Playing career 2022–present
Career history
2022–present Los Angeles Lakers
2022–present →South Bay Lakers
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-SEC (2021, 2022)
  • SEC All-Freshman Team (2020)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Scotty Maurice Pippen Jr. (born November 10, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Vanderbilt Commodores. He is the son of former NBA player and Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen.

Early life and high school career

Pippen was born in Portland, Oregon, while his father was playing for the Portland Trail Blazers.[1] From his father's previous relationships, he has four older half siblings: Antron, Sierra, Taylor, and Tyler. Antron and Tyler Pippen are both deceased. He has three younger full siblings: Preston, Justin, and Sophia. Pippen is Assyrian on his mother’s side.

From kindergarten to tenth grade, Scotty attended Pine Crest School in Florida where he gave his first post game interview as a sophomore. Then before his junior year, his family moved to the LA area and he transferred to Sierra Canyon School in Chatsworth, California which had a more competitive basketball team. At Sierra, he played alongside future NBA players such as Marvin Bagley III, Kenyon Martin Jr., and Cassius Stanley.[2] As a senior, he averaged 16.3 points, 4.6 assists, and 3.6 rebounds per game and helped his team win the California Interscholastic Federation Open Division state title.[3] Pippen competed for the Oakland Soldiers on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit.[4] He committed to playing college basketball for Vanderbilt over offers from Washington State, San Francisco, Colorado State, UC Santa Barbara, and Hofstra.[5][6]

College career

On November 20, 2019, Pippen scored a freshman season-high 21 points in a 90–72 win over Austin Peay.[7] In his regular season finale on March 7, 2020, he scored 21 points for a second time in an 83–74 victory over South Carolina.[8] As a freshman, Pippen averaged 12 points and 3.6 rebounds per game, earning Southeastern Conference (SEC) All-Freshman Team honors.[9]

In his sophomore season, he assumed a leading role with the departures of Aaron Nesmith and Saben Lee.[10] On December 27, 2020, Pippen scored 30 points in an 87–50 win over Alcorn State.[11] On January 9, 2021, he recorded his first double-double, with 18 points and 12 assists in an 84–81 loss to Mississippi State.[12] On January 27, 2021, Pippen scored 32 points in a 78–71 loss to Florida.[13] As a sophomore, he averaged 20.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 4.9 assists per game. On April 10, 2021, Pippen declared for the 2021 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility.[14] He later withdrew from the draft returning to Vanderbilt for his junior season. On December 7, 2021, Pippen made a last second three-pointer to tie the game against Temple. As a junior, he averaged 20.4 points, 4.5 assists, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.9 steals per game. He was named to the First Team All-SEC as a junior.[15] On April 18, 2022, Pippen declared for the 2022 NBA draft, forgoing his remaining college eligibility.[16]

Professional career

After going unselected in the 2022 NBA draft, Pippen Jr. signed a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on July 1, 2022, splitting time with their G League affiliate, the South Bay Lakers.[17]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Vanderbilt 32 31 29.8 .393 .362 .709 2.8 3.6 1.1 .1 12.0
2020–21 Vanderbilt 22 22 31.8 .428 .358 .850 2.9 4.9 1.8 .2 20.8
2021–22 Vanderbilt 36 36 33.1 .416 .325 .749 3.6 4.5 1.9 .2 20.4
Career 90 89 31.6 .414 .343 .763 3.1 4.3 1.6 .2 17.5

Personal life

Pippen is the son of Hall of Fame basketball player Scottie Pippen who won six NBA championships during his 17-year career in the league and Larsa Pippen, a cast member on The Real Housewives of Miami.[18]

He is the cousin of Kavion Pippen who is an American professional basketball player for Real Valladolid Baloncesto of the LEB Oro. He played college basketball for the Southern Illinois Salukis.[19]

References

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External links

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