Demetrius Calip

{{short description|American basketball player (1969–2023)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox basketball biography | image = | name = Demetrius Calip | position = Point guard | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lbs = 165 | birth_date = {{birth date|1969|11|18}} | birth_place = Flint, Michigan, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2023|02|05|1969|11|18}} | death_place = | high_school = Flint Northern<br/>(Flint, Michigan) | college = Michigan (1987–1991) | draft_year = 1991 | career_start = | career_end = | years1 = {{nbay|1991|start}} | team1 = Los Angeles Lakers | years2 = 1991 | team2 = Rapid City Thrillers | years3 = 1991–1992 | team3 = Yakima Sun Kings | years4 = 1993–1994 | team4 = Columbus Horizon | years5 = 1994–1995 | team5 = Mexico Aztecas | highlights = }}

'''Demetrius Calip''' (November 18, 1969 – February 5, 2023)<ref name=247obit>[https://247sports.com/college/michigan/Article/Demetrius-Calip-national-champion-with-Michigan-basketball-dies-at-53-204321660/ Demetrius Calip, national champion with Michigan basketball, dies at 53]</ref> was an American professional basketball player. Born in Flint, Michigan, he helped the University of Michigan Wolverines to the 1989 Men's Division I Basketball Championship. As a member of the 1988–1989 National Champions, his teammates included Glen Rice, Terry Mills, Loy Vaught, Rumeal Robinson, Sean Higgins, and Rob Pelinka. As a member of the 1990–91 team he led the team in scoring, assists and minutes. Other Michigan teammates included Eric Riley and Gary Grant.

Calip appeared in the basketball-themed films ''Blue Chips'' (1994) and ''Eddie'' (1996).<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0130031/ Demetrius Calip]</ref>

Calip died on February 5, 2023, at age 53.<ref name=247obit/><ref>{{cite web|first=Andrew|last=Kahn|title= Ex-Wolverine on 1989 title team, Demetrius Calip, dies at 53 |url= https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/2023/02/ex-wolverine-on-1989-title-team-demetrius-calip-dies-at-53.html |date=February 7, 2023|work=MLive.com|access-date=February 18, 2023}}</ref>

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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20061218024213/http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CALIPDE01 Demetrius Calip Statistics] at BasketballReference.com *{{basketballstats|bbr=c/calipde01|name=Demetrius Calip}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20071107014245/http://www.sportsstats.com/jazzyj/greats/cba91/calip.htm College stats] at sportsstats.com *[https://web.archive.org/web/20100418044313/http://stats.ath.umich.edu/basketball/basketstart.php University of Michigan Basketball Statistical Archive]

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