U.Atletica sign a second USA player, ex Goldfields G.

Danny Pippen

Union Atletica Montevideo (LUB) has signed 28-year-old American 206cm forward Danny Pippen (college: Kent State) for the upcoming season. Pippen, who most recently played for Goldfields Giants in Australian NBL One, joins fellow American player Brett Reed on the team. In his last 7 games, Pippen averaged an impressive 22.0ppg, 6.9rpg, and 2.9apg during the last season.
He is a very experienced player, and thanks to pro basketball, he has experienced life in seven different countries playing on four different continents. He is familiar with European, Asian, Australian, and of course North American leagues. Pippen has played professionally in Finland (Kobrat), Greece (Lavrio), Lebanon (Maristes), New Zealand (Jets), Taiwan (Mars), and NBA G League (Maine Celtics and Greensboro Swarm).
His team finished as the regular season runner-up in the MAC East Division in 2018. He was voted to the Australiabasket.com New Zealand NBL All-Imports Team in 2023.
Pippen graduated from Kent State in 2021 and is entering his sixth season in pro basketball.