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Kavion Pippen named MVC Newcomer of the Week
11/13/2017 | 3:00:00 | Men's Basketball
Southern Illinois junior center Kavion Pippen was named the Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week, the league announced on Monday.
In his first career game at SIU, Pippen recorded a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds in the 81-66 win at Winthrop last Friday. He was 5-of-12 from the field and 5-of-6 from the free throw line, and added three blocked shots and two steals.
A nephew of NBA legend Scottie Pippen, Kavion is a 6-foot-10, 240-pound center who came to Southern after spending two seasons at Three Rivers Community College.
In his first career game at SIU, Pippen recorded a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds in the 81-66 win at Winthrop last Friday. He was 5-of-12 from the field and 5-of-6 from the free throw line, and added three blocked shots and two steals.
A nephew of NBA legend Scottie Pippen, Kavion is a 6-foot-10, 240-pound center who came to Southern after spending two seasons at Three Rivers Community College.
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