Josh Shipp

Joshua Ian Shipp (born February 14, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. Shipp played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, earning second-team all-conference honors in the Pac-12 as a senior in 2009. He played professionally in Turkey and Germany.

High school 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.

College As a freshman at the University of California, Los Angeles, Shipp started 23 games for the Bruins and was named Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 Freshman. He averaged 9.3 points and 5.2 rebounds. He ended his career at UCLA No. 32 on the career list with 1,254 points. The distinction was relative, as John Wooden's legendary teams played shorter seasons and freshmen were ineligible.

In July 2010, Shipp transferred to Galatasaray Medical Park of the Turkish Basketball League.

On October 31, 2012, Shipp signed a contract with Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketball League.

In October 2014, Shipp signed a try-out contract for three weeks with Brose Baskets in Germany. According to his team he won't play any league games, but will be tested in training only. On November 10, 2014, after he passed the three-week tryout with the German powerhouse, he signed a contract for the rest of the 2014–15 season. He replaced an injured Carlon Brown. On January 11, 2015, he was released by Brose Baskets after playing 10 games in Basketball Bundesliga and seven in Eurocup.

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Personal 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.