Makayla Pippin

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Position:
Guard/Forward
Height:
5-11
Class:
Senior
High School:
National Christian
Hometown:
Indianapolis, Ind.
Prev School:
Kansas State
Major:
Communications w/Media Concentration

2022-23 SEASON
• Started in 29 in 30 of her appearances and finished the year averaging 10.3 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.0 assists per contest
• Scored a career-best 25 points against UNCW (Feb. 10)
• Has scored in double figures in 16 games this season (longest streak: four games)
• Has five double-doubles on the season (vs. Illinois, vs. Delaware State, at Lehigh, vs. Monmouth, vs. UNCW)
• Led the way for the Blue Hens with 18 points and 18 rebounds (career-best) in the B1G 83-80 win over Illinois on Nov. 26
• Concluded her career totaling 401 points, 367 rebounds, 45 assists, 46 steals, 31 blocks and six double-doubles

2021-22 SEASON
• Member of the 2021-22 CAA Championship Team
• Appeared in 29 games, including making five starts
• Made her debut in the Blue & Gold in the season opener against Chestnut Hill (Nov. 9)
• Scored a career-high 11 points at Elon (Jan. 30) and pulled down a career-best 16 rebounds against Charlotte (Nov. 21)
• Averaged 3.1 points and 4.5 rebounds per game

At Kansas State: Played in six games with 19 minutes played (3.2 mpg)... Pulled in four rebounds (0.7 rpg)... Averaged 0.2 points per game... Made NCAA Division I debut against Southern (11/29) and pulled in two rebounds and handed out one assist... Scored only collegiate point at Iowa State (12/18) on a free throw... Opted out of remainder of 2020-21 season after Jan. 1 ... Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

At Centeral Arizona College: Rated as the 15th junior college player in the nation by Girls Basketball Report in the 2019-20 season... Capped her 2019-20 season as a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Women’s Basketball Third-Team All-American... Saw action in 58 games with 54 starts... Registered 16.8 points per game (977 points), 8.9 rebounds per game (515 rebounds), 2.9 assists per game (166 assists), 1.7 steals per game (100 steals) and 0.6 blocks per game (32 blocks)... 21 career games with 20 or more points including a high of 34 points against Tohono O’odham Community College on December 7, 2019... Threat from beyond the arc in her two seasons, as she knocked down 92 three-point field goals on a .337 percentage... In the 2019-20 season, tallied 71 connections from deep on a .335 three-point percentage... In the 2019-20 season, helped the Vaqueras to a 28-3 overall record and a bid into the 2019-20 NJCAA National Tournament... Averaged 18.7 points (580 points) on a .421 field goal percentage including a .335 three-point field goal percentage... Helped Central Arizona College to a 22-9 record and a bid into the 2018-19 NJCAA Division I Region I Final... Averaged 14.7 points per game (397 points), 9.9 rebounds per game (267 rebounds) and 3.2 assists per game (86 assists).

HIGH SCHOOL: As a member of the high school class of 2018, ranked as the number 19 forward in the nation by ESPNW Hoopgurlz and the No. 8 forward in the nation and 149th ranked overall prospect by ProspectsNation.com.

PERSONAL
Born September 6, 1999
Daughter of Johnetta and Michael Pippin
Has three siblings, Shamika, Sha and Tysha
Majoring in Communications with a concentration in Media, career aspirations to play basketball professionally