Pippen attended Allen Academy in Detroit, Michigan and played alongside Rocket Watts.

[2] Pippen averaged 12.8 points and 12.5 rebounds per game as a senior, earning First Team Class C honors.

Pippen averaged 14.3 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, earning Honorable Mention All-MAC accolades.

[6] As a senior, Pippen averaged 19.3 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, and led the MAC in double-doubles with nine.

[15] Pippen began the 2023–24 season in Lebanon with Champville[13] before moving to Taiwan in November 2023 to play for the Taipei Mars of the T1 League.