Justin Pippen to enter transfer portal while his team is in Sweet 16

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Michigan Wolverines freshman guard Justin Pippen will reportedly enter the transfer portal, which is particularly surprising due to the timing.

That is because Michigan is one of the teams that advanced to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, which means his team is still alive and will have a chance to cut down the nets at the end of March Madness.

While it is not all that uncommon for a player to enter the transfer portal despite their team making the tournament, it is far more rare to see someone make that decision before their team is actually eliminated.

Pippen, a freshman and former four-star recruit from Sierra Canyon in Southern California, averaged just 6.7 minutes per game during the season.

He is the son of Basketball Hall of Fame forward Scottie Pippen and younger brother of Memphis Grizzlies guard Scotty Pippen Jr.

The freshman played high school basketball alongside Bryce James (son of LeBron James and brother of Los Angeles Lakers guard Bronny James), Kamron Martin (son of former NBA player Kenyon Martin and younger brother of Utah Jazz forward KJ Martin), and Ashton Hardaway (son of former NBA player and Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway).

Pippen also received collegiate offers from Georgia Tech, Stanford, and Texas A&M before enrolling at Michigan.

He was ruled out of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament after reportedly suffering concussion symptoms and did not travel with the team for the Big Ten Tournament or March Madness.

Today is the first day that Pippen could officially enter the portal as the window officially opened.

However, it does not make a ton of sense for why the window would open while the tournament is still happening.

As the current rules go, it creates for some potentially awkward situations like the one involving Pippen.

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Publish date : 2025-03-24 17:03:00

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