Danny Pippen

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Danny Pippen
Danny Pippen.jpg
Pippen with Kent State in 2020
Free Agent
Position Power forward
Personal information
Born (1997-11-12) November 12, 1997 (age 26)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High schoolAllen Academy
(Detroit, Michigan)
College Kent State (2016–2021)
NBA draft 2021: undrafted
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021 Greensboro Swarm
2021 Maine Celtics
2022 Lavrio
2022–2023 Kobrat
2023 Manawatu Jets
2023 Champville
2023–2024 Taipei Mars
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-MAC (2021)

Danny Pippen (born November 12, 1997) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Kent State Golden Flashes.

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High school career

Pippen attended Allen Academy in Detroit, Michigan and played alongside Rocket Watts. [1] As a junior, he averaged 16 points and eight rebounds per game. [2] Pippen averaged 12.8 points and 12.5 rebounds per game as a senior, earning First Team Class C honors. He finished as Allen's career leader in blocks with 174. Pippen committed to playing college basketball for Kent State. [3]

College career

Pippen came off the bench as a freshman and averaged 3 points and 2.7 rebounds per game. As a sophomore, he averaged 8.1 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game. Pippen sat out the 2018–19 season as a redshirt after undergoing microfracture surgery on his right knee. During his junior season, he played through pain due to a torn meniscus on his other knee, and only missed one game against Buffalo due to a back problem. Pippen averaged 14.3 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, earning Honorable Mention All-MAC accolades. He underwent microfracture surgery on his left knee in March 2020. [4] On January 5, 2021, Pippen scored a career-high 34 points to go with 16 rebounds and four blocks in an 84–82 loss to Toledo. [5] He tied his career-high of 34 points on January 27, to go with 11 rebounds and surpassed 1,000 points in a 96–91 win against Bowling Green. [6] As a senior, Pippen averaged 19.3 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, and led the MAC in double-doubles with nine. He was named to the First Team All-MAC. [7]

Professional career

In October 2021, Pippen joined the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League after a successful tryout. [8] He appeared in one game for the Swarm [9] before being waived on December 17, 2021. [10] He was acquired by the Maine Celtics on December 19, played in two games for the team, [9] and was then waived again on December 21. [11]

On January 29, 2022, Pippen signed with Lavrio of the Greek Basket League. [12] He appeared in three games for Lavrio between January 30 and March 6. [13]

On August 25, 2022, Pippen signed with Kobrat of the Finnish Korisliiga. [14] Following the Korisliiga season, he joined the Manawatu Jets in New Zealand for the 2023 NBL season. [15]

Pippen began the 2023–24 season in Lebanon with Champville [13] before moving to Taiwan in November 2023 to play for the Taipei Mars of the T1 League. [16] On January 17, 2024, the Taipei Mars terminated the contract relationship with Pippen. [17]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2016–17 Kent State 291210.0.397.259.5942.7.2.2.63.0
2017–18 Kent State 332321.8.409.355.8036.8.6.41.68.1
2018–19 Kent State Redshirt.svg Redshirt
2019–20 Kent State 312829.0.406.326.7727.11.7.41.514.3
2020–21 Kent State 201931.9.403.308.8068.72.8.81.319.3
Career1138222.5.405.322.7716.11.2.41.310.5

Personal life

Pippen is the son of Tiffaney Reeves. [4] As of December 2020, his father was imprisoned at the Chillicothe Correctional Institution on a drug trafficking conviction. [4]

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  2. ↑ Markowski, Tom (December 8, 2015). "Boys Basketball Preseason Top 25 Players: U-D's Winston has firm grip on his future; top contender for Mr. Basketball award". State Champs Network. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
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