"It was terrible, to be completely honest, the youngest son of Scottie Pippen said. You have no rhythm offensively. You kind of go into a hole where you're wondering, Am I really able to play at this level? Do they trust me? What is it?' While Michigan moved forward with a team that has compiled a 25-1 record so far this season and is ranked No. 1, Pippen found a home in Berkeley, helping Cal generate its best season in a decade."
"He believed in me, Pippen said, referring to their reunion last spring. He told me I would be able to play through mistakes and get the experience I needed. I trusted him on that and they trusted me. They put the ball in my hands, they told me I was going to be the point guard. And it's worked out ever since."
Justin Pippen played sparingly as a freshman point guard at Michigan, averaging under seven minutes and 1.6 points per game and not appearing in NCAA tournament games. He felt a lack of offensive rhythm and questioned whether he was trusted to play at that level. Pippen transferred to Cal and reunited with coach Mark Madsen, who recruited him and promised playing opportunities and room to learn from mistakes. At Cal, Pippen averages 14.4 points and 4.4 assists, has helped the program reach its first winning season since 2017, and contributed to recent victories including an 18-point, six-assist performance against Stanford.
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