NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Sophomore Scotty Pippen Jr. was named the state of Tennessee’s Men’s College Basketball Player of the Year by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association on Thursday.
Pippen was an NABC First-Team All-District pick and an All-SEC selection by The Associated Press. He set a school record for a sophomore with 20.8 points per game in 2020-21 which also ranked as the seventh-highest scoring season in program history and highest since 1999-2000. His 457 points are the seventh-most by a sophomore in a season in Vandy history.
Pippen scored at least 20 points 12 times and 30 points three times, including a career-high 36 at Cincinnati on March 4.
A native of Los Angeles, Pippen also posted the ninth-most assists per game in Vandy history and ranked second in the SEC with 4.9 per contest. He shared the ball at a record-rate as the first Commodore in five years with 5+ assists in four straight games and is the first Commodore since 2000 with eight or more assists in back-to-back games.
Pippen ranked third in the SEC and ninth nationally with 142 made free throws and second in the SEC with 1.77 steals per game. He shot 42.8 percent from the field overall, 35.8 percent from 3-point range and 85.0 percent from the free throw line (second in SEC) and led the team in scoring 13 times. He set an SEC Tournament record for most made free throws without a miss in a single tournament (25 for 25 in two games).
