Jerry Shipp
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September 27, 1935 Shreveport, Louisiana |
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 196 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Blue (Blue, Oklahoma) | ||||||||||||||||||
| College | Southeastern Oklahoma State (1955–1959) | ||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1959 / Round: 9 / Pick: 64th overall | ||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the New York Knicks | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Jerome Franklin "Jerry" Shipp (born September 27, 1935) is a retired American basketball player. He played for the United States men's national basketball team at the 1963 FIBA World Championship, 1963 Pan American Games and 1964 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal at the latter two competitions. Shipp was also a three-time Amateur Athletic Union All-American for the Phillips 66ers in Bartlesville, Oklahoma during the 1960s.
Shipp was born in Shreveport, Louisiana on September 27, 1935. He was raised in Blue, Oklahoma, however, and attended Blue High School.
Shipp enrolled at Southeastern State College (now called Southeastern Oklahoma State University) in the fall of 1955. He played for the Savage Storm for four years, from 1955–56 through 1958–59, and he is recognized as "one of the greatest basketball players in the history of [Southeastern Oklahoma State University]". Shipp led the conference in scoring twice, was a three-time all-conference performer, and set two different conference records: points in a game (54) and most free throws made without a miss (19). In 1978 he was inducted into the school's hall of fame, and in 2007, Shipp was inducted into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame.
After graduation, Shipp was selected in the 1959 NBA Draft by the New York Knickerbockers. He was taken in the 9th round as the 64th overall pick. Shipp, however, opted to play in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) instead in order to retain his "amateur" status. Back then, only amateurs were allowed to compete in international competition while representing their country, such as the Pan American, FIBA and Olympic Games.
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