Full Name: Joseph Delano Shipp III
Position: Guard / Forward
Height/Weight: 6-5 / 220
Birthdate: February 25, 1981 (Los Angeles, CA)
High School: Fairfax HS (Los Angeles, CA)
College: California

BACKGROUND

Played for Verviers-Pepinster in Belgium in 2003-04, appearing in 16 games and averaging 12.6 points and 5.4 rebounds.

College Highlights: Named Honorable Mention All-American by AP as a senior. Finished collegiate career as the third all-time leading scorer in California history, with 1,666 points, trailing only NBA players Sean Lampley (1,776) and Lamond Murray (1,688). Helped Cal to three NCAA Tournament appearances.

Senior (2002-03): Averaged a league-high 20.4 points and 6.1 rebounds. Started all 31 games. Set career highs in field goal percentage and three-point field goal percentage. Scored in double figures in every game. Posted 30 or more points four times, with a career-high 35 points against Oregon State. Registered a double-double of 23 points and ten rebounds against UCLA. Posted 22 points and eight rebounds against Oregon. Paced team with 21 points at Arizona. Tallied 24 points, eight rebounds, and five assists against NC State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Earned All-Pac-10 honors.

Junior (2001-02): Averaged a team-high 14.8 points and 4.7 rebounds. Started 31 of 32 games. Reached double figures in 26 of 32 games. Set a school record with nine three-pointers made in scoring season-high 31 points against Fresno State. Posted 24 points against St. Louis and at Oregon. Tallied 20 points and a season-high nine rebounds at USC. Earned All-Tournament Team honors at the BCA Classic after helping Cal to the championship. Led team with 25 points against Arizona in the Pac-10 Tournament.

Sophomore (2000-01): Averaged 8.4 points and 2.8 rebounds. Started 13 of 31 games, including seven of the first eight games of the season. Registered season-high 21 points on 7-for-9 shooting against Oregon State. Tallied 15 points at Arizona State. Notched 15 points and three assists at UCLA.

Freshman (1999-00): Averaged 9.1 points and 2.9 rebounds. Started 12 of 33 games. Scored in double figures in 17 games. Recorded season-high 22 points at Colorado and against Washington State. Posted 20 points on 8-for-12 shooting in collegiate debut against TCU.

Personal: Majored in social welfare.