| Position | Shooting guard |
|---|---|
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| League | Turkish Basketball League Euroleague |
| Team | Galatasaray Medical Park |
| Number | 4 |
| Born | February 14, 1986 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| College | UCLA (2004–2009) |
| Pro career | 2009–present |
| Career history | Bornova Belediye (2009–2010) Galatasaray Medical Park (2010–present) |
Joshua Ian Shipp[1] (born February 14, 1986, in Los Angeles, California, United States) is an American basketball player for Galatasaray in the Turkish Basketball League. He previously played for Bornova Belediye. Shipp played college basketball at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
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Under coach Harvey Kitani, Shipp led the Fairfax Lions to the California Division I state title. As a junior, he helped lead his team to the City finals and received All-State underclassman and All-City second-team honors.[2]
As a freshman in UCLA, he started 23 games and named Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 Freshman. He averaged 9.3 points and 5.2 rebounds,[2] which made him the best returning rebounder on the team for 2005-2006.
Shipp underwent surgery on his right hip on September 28, 2005 and missed the first 11 games. After playing four games, he missed the rest of the season with continual pain in his right hip.[2]
In his third season, he started and played in 35 of the 36 games. In the Final Four loss to Florida, Ship led the Bruins scoring (18 points), assists (5), and steals(4).[2]
In his senior year with the UCLA Bruins, Shipp was the only player to start in all 39 games, playing in 1,269 minutes (32.5 mpg, 3rd all-time on UCLA's single-season list). Shipp was named the Bruins' co-Most Valuable Player (MVP) along with Darren Collison.[3] He ended his career at UCLA No. 32 on the career list with 1,254 points.[2]
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2004-05 | UCLA | 29 | 23 | 27.9 | .461 | .281 | .614 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 9.3 |
| 2005-06 | UCLA | 4 | 29.8 | .410 | .462 | .875 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 11.3 | |
| 2006-07 | UCLA | 35 | 35 | 30.1 | .469 | .316 | .782 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 13.3 |
| 2007-08 | UCLA | 39 | 39 | 32.5 | .434 | .324 | .770 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 12.2 |
| 2008-09 | UCLA | 33 | 29.2 | .504 | .433 | .802 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 14.5 | |
| Career | 139' | ' | 29.9 | .465 | .345 | .753 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 12.1 |
Shipp was not selected in the 2009 NBA Draft, and was picked to play on the Chicago Bulls summer league team. He later signed with Bornova Belediye, a Turkish professional basketball team.[4] In July 2010, he transferred to Galatasaray.[5][1]
Shipp has one older brother, Joe, who also played at Fairfax and went on to play for the California Golden Bears at the University of California, Berkeley. Joe led the Pac-10 in scoring in 2003, averaging 20.4 points.[2] Shipp also has one younger brother, Jerren, who played at Arizona State.[2]
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