Education
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.
As a freshman with the University of California, Los Angeles Bruins, he started 23 games and named Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 Freshman. He averaged 9.3 points and 5.2 rebounds.
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.
In his third season, he started and played in 35 of the 36 games.
In the Final Four loss to Florida, Shipp led the Bruins scoring (18 points), assists (5), and steals(4).
In his senior year with the Bruins, Shipp was the only player to start in all 39 games, playing in 1,269 minutes (325 mpg, 3rd all-time on University of California, Los Angeles"s single-season list). Shipp was named the Bruins" co-Most Valuable Player (Most Valuable Player) along with Darren Collison.
He ended his career at University of California, Los Angeles Number. 32 on the career list with 1,254 points.
Shipp and fellow senior teammates Collison and Alfred Aboya finished their careers as the winningest class in University of California, Los Angeles history with 123 wins.
The distinction was relative, as John Wooden"s legendary teams played shorter seasons and freshmen were ineligible.
