Full Name: John D. Flippen
Position: Center
Height/Weight: 7-2 / 290
Birthdate: January 11, 1980 (Austin, TX)
High School: Evant HS (Evant, TX)
College: Lubbock Christian

BACKGROUND

College Highlights: Finished collegiate career at Lubbock Christian University, a NAIA school located in Lubbock, Texas after spending first two seasons at Baylor. Sat out the 1998-99 season at Baylor as a redshirt. Started 44 of 57 career games at Lubbock Christian.

Senior (2002-03): Averaged 6.6 points and 6.5 rebounds. Started 21 of 31 games. Led team and ranked third in the Sooner Athletic Conference in blocked shots. Paced team with 14 points and seven rebounds in win over Northwestern Oklahoma. Grabbed season-high 12 rebounds against Huston-Tillotson. Snared 11 rebounds at Oklahoma Christian and at Wayland Baptist.

Junior (2001-02): Averaged 4.6 points and 4.5 rebounds. Started 23 of 26 games. Led team in blocked shots. Helped Lubbock Christian to a 14-12 overall record.

Sophomore (2000-01): At Baylor, appeared in only five games mainly due to a stress fracture in his ankle. Averaged 4.0 points and 2.5 rebounds in limited minutes.

Freshman (1999-00): Averaged 2.3 points and 2.7 rebounds in 12.0 minutes a contest. Season total of 35 blocked shots ranked as the tenth best single-season mark in school history. Posted season-high 11 points on a perfect 5-for-5 shooting from the field at Jacksonville. Set a Big 12 Tournament single-game record with eight blocks against Nebraska.

Personal: Aunt and uncle played basketball at Ranger Junior College in Ranger, Texas. Also played football and golf in high school.