Wichita State Athletics

2024-25 (Freshman):
Appeared in nine games, all off the bench as a true freshman... Averaged 1.4 points and dished out 14 assists on the season... Played nearly 14 minutes at Charlotte (Feb. 4) and dished out a season-high tying three assists to go with a season-best two steals... Tied a season high with three assists at UTSA (Jan. 11)... Scored eight points and dished out two assists in just 9:43 vs. No. 18 Florida (Nov. 29) in the ESPN Events Invitational Championship game... Made his collegiate debut on Nov. 9 vs. Montana State, recording an assist.

High School:
A 6-foot-1 combo guard from Houston, Texas, Pipkin was rated a 3-star recruit by 247Sports and the 10th-rated player in the state of Texas (No. 148 overall)... Pipkin closed his prep career playing for former Shocker P.J. Couisnard at the Legacy School of Sport Sciences in the Houston area... He committed to the Shockers over programs Colorado, Houston, TCU and others... Pipkin is a tough-minded lead guard and is an elite disruptor on defense... He has a strong build to guard with physicality and take contact initiated through penetration to the chest... Offensively, he is a threat as a three-level scorer, great at negotiating ball screens to make the right basketball play... With his length, budding skill, and instincts as a decision maker, Pipkin’s game oozes with two-way upside.

Personal:
He is the son of Myra, and has eight brothers and sisters: Kayla, Kenya, Kuppid, Justin, Christian, Jaylon, Derrick and Michael.

Paul Mills on Pipkin:
“Zion was a player we targeted early in this process due to his competitiveness, playmaking and scoring. He is a complete package at the guard position. He can defend the entire court and he has the playmaking ability to score on any matchup he is faced with during the course of the game. Shocker fans will love all that Zion brings to the court and his teammates will love the value he provides on both sides of the ball. Please join me in welcoming Zion to Wichita State.”