Cal guard Justin Pippen is committing to Ohio State, his brokers at WME Basketball informed ESPN.
Pippen is a sophomore who’s coming off a breakout season in Berkeley, as he averaged 14.2 factors per sport final season. He added 4.6 assists and three.9 rebounds. He entered the NCAA switch portal earlier this week.
Pippen is the son of NBA Corridor of Famer Scottie Pippen and he performed his highschool basketball at Sierra Canyon in Los Angeles. His older brother is Memphis Grizzlies guard Scotty Pippen Jr.
Justin Pippen is anticipated to play a big position at Ohio State, as he is a combo guard who’ll be anticipated to fill the same position to departing Buckeye guard Devin Royal.
He’ll be the uncommon participant to play on either side of the rivalry between Michigan and Ohio State. He performed 28 video games for Michigan in 2024-25 earlier than transferring to Cal.
This yr, Pippen led Cal to the second spherical of the NIT. He led the Bears in assists and completed tied for second on the group in scoring common.
