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Scotty Maurice Pippen Jr. (born November 10, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Vanderbilt Commodores, where he earned Southeastern Conference (SEC) All-Freshman Team recognition in 2020 and First-team All-conference recognition in 2021 and 2022.
Pippen was born in Portland, Oregon, while his father, future Hall-of-Fame small forward Scottie Pippen, was playing for the Portland Trail Blazers. From kindergarten to tenth grade, Scotty attended Pine Crest School in Florida. Before his junior year, his family moved to the L.A. 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. 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. Pippen competed for the Oakland Soldiers on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit. He committed to a future playing college…
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