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Relentless Zion Pipkin seeks to make an impact in a crowded Wichita State guard room

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Zion Pipkin, a freshman, jumps to shoot a basket in the second half. Pipkin scored nine points during his 15 minutes of play time on Oct. 27.

One of the key cogs added to the Wichita State men’s basketball team this year is freshman guard Zion Pipkin from Houston, Texas. Pipkin will have to fight for a rotation spot among eight other Shocker guards.

Head coach Paul Mills said Pipkin “valued the basketball” and that recruiting him was key to cutting turnovers and increasing assists.

“I was disappointed in our assist-to-turnover ratio, our inability to really handle pressure, and we needed to be able to address that,” Mills said.