Free Agent | |
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Position | Power forward |
Personal information | |
Born | November 12, 1997 |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 222 lb (101 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Allen Academy (Detroit, Michigan) |
College | Kent State (2016–2021) |
NBA draft | 2021: undrafted |
Playing career | 2021–present |
Career history | |
2021 | Greensboro Swarm |
2021 | Maine Celtics |
2022 | Lavrio |
2022–2023 | Kobrat |
2023 | Manawatu Jets |
2023 | Champville |
2023–2024 | Taipei Taishin Mars |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Danny Pippen (born November 12, 1997) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Kent State Golden Flashes.
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]
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]
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 Taishin Mars of the T1 League. [16] On January 17, 2024, the Taipei Taishin Mars terminated the contract relationship with Pippen. [17]
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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2016–17 | Kent State | 29 | 12 | 10.0 | .397 | .259 | .594 | 2.7 | .2 | .2 | .6 | 3.0 |
2017–18 | Kent State | 33 | 23 | 21.8 | .409 | .355 | .803 | 6.8 | .6 | .4 | 1.6 | 8.1 |
2018–19 | Kent State | Redshirt | ||||||||||
2019–20 | Kent State | 31 | 28 | 29.0 | .406 | .326 | .772 | 7.1 | 1.7 | .4 | 1.5 | 14.3 |
2020–21 | Kent State | 20 | 19 | 31.9 | .403 | .308 | .806 | 8.7 | 2.8 | .8 | 1.3 | 19.3 |
Career | 113 | 82 | 22.5 | .405 | .322 | .771 | 6.1 | 1.2 | .4 | 1.3 | 10.5 |
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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