MANILA, Philippines — NBA player Scotty Pippen Jr. visited the Philippines for the first time and recalled being teammates with former University of the Philippines (UP) gunner Quentin Millora-Brown.
The son of six-time NBA champion Scottie Pippen of the Chicago Bulls visited the NBA Store in Mandaluyong City on Thursday, and shared that he was a teammate of Millora-Brown during his years at Vanderbilt University.
“Yeah, Quentin. He and I played two years together. In my third year, he was a redshirt, but he was really a good dude. That’s my guy. Always a hard worker, a smart player, so he’s still my guy,” Pippen told the media.
They played together from 2020-2022 with Millora-Brown serving as a vital front-court presence while Pippen led the scoring for the Vanderbilt Commodores.
Pippen and Millora-Brown reached the quarterfinals in the 2022 National Invitational Tournament (NIT).
Millora-Brown then took his talents to the Philippines and won a UAAP Season 87 title in 2024 with the Fighting Maroons.
The 6-foot-2 Pippen, meanwhile, was undrafted in 2022 but carved his way through the G-League and finally signed a two-way contract with the Memphis Grizzlies in January 2024.
He averaged 12.9 points and 4.7 assists in 21 games.
