Scottie Pippen and his ex-wife Larsa’s son Justin commit to play for Michigan as he attempts to follow in his father’s footsteps and reach the NBA.

Scottie Pippen’s son with ex-wife Larsa, Justin Pippen, has taken the next step toward an NBA career by committing to play college basketball for the University of Michigan.

Justin plays guard at Sierra Canyon School in California and is teammates with LeBron James’ younger son, Bryce.

Justin announced his commitment to the Wolverines on social media on Friday. He also spoke to On3’s Joe Tipton about his decision. According to Tipton, Michigan emerged thanks to offers from California, Stanford, Florida and Texas A&M.

“I chose Michigan because my long-term goal is to make the NBA,” Pippen said. “Michigan is great for my development and playing on such a big stage in this conference is great for me.”

Pippen joins the inaugural recruiting class with new Wolverines head coach Dusty May at the helm.

Scottie and his ex-wife Larsa divorced in 2021 and faced a lot of controversy after

Larsa Pippen dated Marcus Jordan, son of Scottie’s former Bulls teammate Michael Jordan

Michigan is trying to get back to winning ways next season after an 8-24 campaign in 2023-24 ended with the firing of coach Juwan Howard. The record displays the team’s worst winning percentage since their 6-18 season in 1961.

Her engagement comes after her parents made headlines following their divorce in 2021.

Much of the controversy arose after Larsa began dating Marcus Jordan, son of Scottie’s former Chicago Bulls running mate, Michael Jordan in 2022. Larsa and Marcus’ relationship also came as friendship of Scottie and Michael became bitter when the former criticized Jordan’s “The Last Dance” docuseries. .

While Scottie has remained silent despite most of the noise, news of Larsa and Marcus’ split became public on February 12.

According to the On3 Industry 2024 rankings, Justin is ranked 93rd among high school players in the United States.

His brother, Scottie Pippen Jr., made two All-SEC teams at Vanderbilt and is in his second year with the Memphis Grizzlies.