Scotty Pippen Jr.

Scotty Pippen Jr. carries one of the most recognizable surnames in basketball history, and honestly, rather than running from that shadow, he seems to have leaned into it as fuel. Growing up in Portland with Scottie Pippen Sr. as your dad sounds glamorous, but the pressure to prove you belong in the NBA on your own terms is real, and he did exactly that — grinding through Vanderbilt when he could have coasted on the name, earning First-Team All-SEC honors not once but twice. Making the Memphis Grizzlies roster as an undrafted guard says a lot about the work ethic. I love a good "chip on the shoulder" story, and this one has all the ingredients: famous dad, doubters, going undrafted in 2022, and a kid who just kept showing up.

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Name (English)

Scotty Pippen Jr.

Name (Japanese)

スコッティ・ピッペン・ジュニア

Reading

すこってぃ・ぴっぺん・じゅにあ

Born

November 10, 2000 (age 25)

Origin

Portland, Oregon, United States

Height

185 cm

Occupation

basketball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Dragon

University

Vanderbilt University

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotty%20Pippen%20Jr.
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%82%B3%E3%83%83%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%94%E3%83%83%E3%83%9A%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A2
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q100901254

Tags

• Oregon
• basketball player

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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