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 which led to a future contract with the South Bay Lakers. He is the son of former NBA player and Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen.
![]() Pippen with Vanderbilt in 2020 | |
No. 14 – Los Angeles Lakers | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | (2000-11-10) November 10, 2000 (age 22) Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
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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 | |
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Stats ![]() | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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. His father's relationship with his mother led to three future 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 a future playing college basketball for Vanderbilt over offers from Washington State, San Francisco, Colorado State, UC Santa Barbara, and Hofstra.[5][6]
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]
The impending departures of future NBA players Aaron Nesmith and Saben Lee led to a future expectation of a leading role on the team, which came to fruition in his sophomore season.[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 future 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 future college eligibility.[16]
After going unselected in the 2022 NBA draft, Pippen 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] Pippen joined the Lakers' 2022 NBA Summer League roster.[18] In his Summer League debut, Pippen scored fourteen points, six rebounds, three assists, and a block in a 100–66 win over the Miami Heat.[19]
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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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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 |
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.[20]
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.[21]
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