Pius Princewill
In 2019, Scotty Pippen announced his commitment to play college basketball for Vanderbilt. His father Scottie Pippen, tweeted, “Another dream accomplished, for him and for me. Congrats, son, you make me so proud every single day and I can’t wait to see you play on the next level!”
In a 2019 interview with TMZ, the NBA alum said, “You know my son’s going to bring it. His eggs don’t fall too far from the tree!” Mixed metaphors aside, Scottie has made it very clear that he wants his son to succeed — even if his son’s star ends up shining brighter than his own. In 2018, USA Today tweeted a link to a now-deleted article where Scotty had claimed he wanted to be better than his father. In response, Scottie declared, “I want him to be better than me too #TeamPippen.”
Just like dad, Scotty is making history in his own right. The 6-foot-1 point guard was the first recruit that Jerry Stackhouse signed to Vanderbilt after he accepted the head coach position. “Scotty is a dynamic point guard who has the ability and poise to make an immediate impact on our roster,” Stackhouse said in a university press release (via ESPN). On his Vanderbilt Commodores player profile page, Scotty shared his “advice for young people”: “Work hard if you want to be great at something.”
While they look like twins, only time will tell if Scotty ends up with an NBA legacy of his own.
Written by: Nicki
