Coahoma Community College has announced that Quinton Pippen will join the CCC women's basketball coaching staff as assistant coach.

A native of Hamburg, Arkansas, Pippen played a role in skill and player development at the University of Central Arkansas' women's basketball program prior to his appointment at CCC. He comes from a great basketball lineage. His uncle is NBA superstar and Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen, with whom he has a great relationship. Additionally, Pippen has two cousins playing pro basketball: Scottie Pippen Jr., who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers, and Kavion Pippen, who is associated with the NBA G League.

First-year CCC head women's basketball coach Shanae Govan-Williams is excited to welcome Pippen to her staff. She believes that he will bring much-needed skills in recruiting player development.

"I understand that recruiting is a crucial part of this job. I knew I needed someone who not only could coach but also who had connections and displayed hard work," said Govan-Williams. "Quinton Pippen, nephew of the NBA legend Scottie Pippen, has made a mark in Central Arkansas as one of the top trainers in the state as he has trained boys and girls on the highest level and helped them get athletic scholarships."

Govan-Williams is energized to inherit an already tough Lady Tigers program. She is confident that Pippen's background will pay huge dividends as they take on their 2023-2024 campaign.

"He just served as the skills and development coach at the University of Central Arkansas under Sandra Rushing and has a wealth of knowledge as it relates to his connections with student-athletes and finding and evaluating the best players," Govan-Williams added. "He also trains D1 student-athletes and semi-professional players as well. So, I knew this would be a game-changer for us at CCC."

Pippen is ready to get to work and make meaningful contributions to the Lady Tigers program. He is already finding himself comfortable as a member of Tiger Nation.

"It feels good to join the Tiger family! I'm very excited to get started," said Pippen. "Everyone has been very helpful, from the people I've talked to on the phone and from the first day I was on campus. I'm Itching to get started."

He describes himself as a change-maker and a coach who is highly invested in student-athlete success. He hopes to bring his energy and positive approach to a successful Lady Tigers squad.

"I'm looking to bring a lot to CCC my energy, knowledge of the game, training, recruiting, and competitive nature. I have relationships with a lot of people all over. I'm Just looking to give CCC everything I have," Pippen added.

Pippen is glad to be part of Coach Govan-Williams' staff. He sees her as a passionate leader and practitioner of the sport.

"It's two things that I admire the most about Coach Williams — her knowledge of the game of basketball and how she studies the game in and out, from big details to small details," Pippen said. "She also has fire. She may be small, but she has a lot of fire which makes her very competitive."

As a player, Pippen racked up the following accolades:

2013-14 (Chicago State University): Started in 30-of-31 games for the Cougars—ranked fifth in the WAC in free throw percentage (.813), was third in the WAC in steals per game (1.8), ninth in the WAC in three point percentage (.370), also ranked ninth in the WAC in points per game (15.2), recorded 20 points, six rebounds, and two steals vs. Jacksonville State (November 12), scored 21 points, had eight assists, and two steals at Alabama State (November 18), had 23 points, drained seven 3-pointers, had two blocks, and two steals vs. UTPA (January 18), recorded 27 points on 6-of-10 shooting from three point range and had four steals at Grand Canyon (March 1), scored 19 points, eight rebounds, and three steals vs. New Mexico State (January 16), had 28 points with five three pointers, two steals, and drained the game winning shot at Kansas City (January 11), scored 20 points on five 3-pointers at Cincinnati (December 23), had 19 points while going 5-of-10 from the 3-point line vs. Grand Canyon (January 30), and scored in double digits in 24-of-31 games.

2012-13 (Chicago State University): Played in 33 games with 29 starts—ranked second in the GWC in steals per game (1.9), scored 19 points with three assists and two steals vs. Houston Baptist (January 19), recorded 18 points, six rebounds, and five assists at NJIT (January 12), added 18 points thanks to 6-of-15 shooting from 3-point range vs. NJIT (February 9), scored 17 points vs. Trinity Christian (November 29) and at Omaha (February 19), recorded a double-double of 15 points and 11 rebounds with four steals vs. Alabama State (December 8), added 14 points vs. DePaul (December 5) and vs. Loyola (January 20).

2010-11 (Missouri State University-West Plains): Named NJCAA All-American, averaged 13.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.5 assists…ranked ninth in the nation with 1.5 blocks per game, shot 43 percent from the field, helped Missouri State-West Plains to a 30-4 record and was in the first-ever berth in the NJCAA National Tournament.

2009-10 (Missouri State University-West Plains): Averaged 11.6 points per game while adding 161 rebounds and helped team to a 20-10 record.

Prep: Started every game at Hamburg—named all-state three times, earned all-region honors twice, helped squad to state finals in 2007-08 and 2008-09, and averaged 20 points and seven rebounds.

As previously shared, he is the nephew of NBA Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen and the son of Bobby Miller and Dorothy Pippen.