By Tom Weber siusalukis.com
For the second time this season, Southern Illinois center Kavion Pippen has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week, the league announced on Monday.
A 6-foot-10, 240-pound junior college transfer, Pippen led the Salukis to double-digit wins over SIUE and San Jose State last week. He had 13 points and 13 rebounds against the Redhawks, and followed that performance with a career-high 22 points versus the Spartans. For the week, he was 15-of-28 (.535) from the field, including 9-of-10 in the game against San Jose State. He also blocked five shots and had four steals on the week. Pippen was also named the league’s Newcomer of the Week for his performance in the season-opening win over Winthrop on Nov. 10.
The nephew of NBA legend Scottie Pippen, Kavion leads the team in scoring (13.8), field goal attempts (64), field goal percentage (.563) and blocked shots (14). He has scored in double figures in all six games. The last Saluki player to win Valley Newcomer of the Week twice in the same season was Desmar Jackson in 2012-13.
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