Daniel Pippen (born November 12, 1997) is an American professional

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player for

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of the Finnish

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. He played

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for the

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High school career

Pippen attended Allen Academy in

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and played alongside

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. As a junior, he averaged 16 points and eight rebounds per game. 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

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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. 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. 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

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. 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.

Professional career

In October 2021, Pippen joined the

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of the

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after a successful tryout. He appeared in one game for the Swarm before being waived on December 17, 2021. He was acquired by the

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on December 19, played in two games for the team, and was then waived again on December 21. On January 29, 2022, Pippen signed with

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of the

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. He appeared in three games for Lavrio between January 30 and March 6. On August 25, 2022, Pippen signed with

of the Finnish

. He is set to join the

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in New Zealand for the 2023 NBL season.

Career statistics

College

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Personal life

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

References

External links

Kent State Golden Flashes bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pippen, Danny 1997 births Living people American men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Finland American expatriate basketball people in Greece Basketball players from Detroit Greensboro Swarm players Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball players Lavrio B.C. players Maine Celtics players Power forwards (basketball)