# Jerry Shipp

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**Jerome Franklin Shipp** (September 27, 1935 – October 5, 2021) was an American [basketball](/source/Basketball) player. He played for the [U.S. national team](/source/United_States_men's_national_basketball_team) at the [1963 FIBA World Championship](/source/1963_FIBA_World_Championship), [1963 Pan American Games](/source/Basketball_at_the_1963_Pan_American_Games) and [1964 Summer Olympics](/source/Basketball_at_the_1964_Summer_Olympics), winning a gold medal at the latter two competitions.[1] Shipp was also a three-time [Amateur Athletic Union All-American](/source/AAU_Men's_Basketball_All-Americans) for the [Phillips 66ers](/source/Phillips_66ers) in [Bartlesville, Oklahoma](/source/Bartlesville,_Oklahoma) during the 1960s.[2]

## Early life

Shipp was born in [Shreveport, Louisiana](/source/Shreveport,_Louisiana) on September 27, 1935.[3] However, he was raised in [Blue, Oklahoma](/source/Blue,_Oklahoma), and attended Blue High School.[4]

## Basketball career

### College

Shipp enrolled at Southeastern State College (now called [Southeastern Oklahoma State University](/source/Southeastern_Oklahoma_State_University)) in the fall of 1955.[1] He played for the [Savage Storm](/source/Southeastern_Oklahoma_State_Savages) 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]".[1] 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](/source/Free_throw) made without a miss (19).[1] 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.[1][4]

### Amateur Athletic Union

After graduation, Shipp was selected in the [1959 NBA draft](/source/1959_NBA_draft) by the [New York Knicks](/source/New_York_Knicks).[5] He was taken in the 9th round as the 64th overall pick.[5] Shipp, however, opted to play in the [Amateur Athletic Union](/source/Amateur_Athletic_Union) (AAU) instead in order to retain his "amateur" status.[1][2] Back then, only amateurs were allowed to compete in international competition while representing their country, such as the [Pan American](/source/Basketball_at_the_Pan_American_Games), [FIBA World Championship](/source/FIBA_World_Championship) and [Summer Olympic Games](/source/Basketball_at_the_Summer_Olympics).

During the next five years, Shipp played for the AAU powerhouse [Phillips 66ers](/source/Phillips_66ers).[2] He played in three consecutive national championships with them between 1962 and 1964, winning the title the first two times.[2] During these three seasons he was also named an AAU All-American.[2] Shipp finished his career as the highest scoring non-[center](/source/Center_(basketball)) in Phillips 66ers history ([Bob Kurland](/source/Bob_Kurland), a center, was the team's all-time leading scorer).[1]

### Team USA

Representing the United States, Shipp won two gold medals in less than two years while playing for the basketball team. At the [1963 Pan American Games](/source/Basketball_at_the_1963_Pan_American_Games) in [São Paulo](/source/S%C3%A3o_Paulo), [Brazil](/source/Brazil), the U.S. swept the competition en route to a perfect 6–0 record.[6] He averaged 15.0 points per game, the highest on the team, while making 42 field goals and six free throws.[6]

On the [1963 FIBA World Championship](/source/1963_FIBA_World_Championship) team, the U.S. cruised out of the preliminary round with a 3–0 record.[7] They stumbled in the final round, however, going 3–3 (6–3 overall) and did not win a medal, finishing in fourth place.[7] Shipp led the team in scoring at 15.7 points per game in nine games played.[6]

At the [1964 Summer Olympics](/source/Basketball_at_the_1964_Summer_Olympics) held in [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo), [Japan](/source/Japan), Shipp played alongside future [Hall of Famers](/source/Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame) [Bill Bradley](/source/Bill_Bradley) and [Larry Brown](/source/Larry_Brown_(basketball)), as well as veritable basketball stars [Walt Hazzard](/source/Walt_Hazzard), [Jeff Mullins](/source/Jeff_Mullins_(basketball)) and [Joe Caldwell](/source/Joe_Caldwell).[8] It was Shipp, however, that led the team in scoring.[9] He guided Team USA to an unblemished 9–0 record while averaging 12.4 points per game—2.3 more per game than Bradley, who was second on the team in scoring.[8] In a 69–61 win over [Yugoslavia](/source/Yugoslavia) during the Group Stage, Shipp scored a personal tournament-high 22 points and accounted for nearly one-third of the team's total offense.[3] In the championship game against the [Soviet Union](/source/Soviet_Union), who also entered the contest with an 8–0 record like the United States, he scored 10 points in the 73–59 win to earn the gold medal.[3]

## Later life

Toward the end of 1964, fresh off two AAU national championships, three AAU All-American honors, and two gold medals with Team USA, Shipp was nominated as a finalist for the [James E. Sullivan Award](/source/James_E._Sullivan_Award).[1] It is an award given annually by the AAU to "the outstanding [amateur](/source/Amateur_sports) athlete in the United States".[10] He spent the rest of his life in business, much of it with [ConocoPhillips](/source/ConocoPhillips). Shipp was inducted into the [Helms Athletic Foundation](/source/Helms_Athletic_Foundation) and [National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics](/source/National_Association_of_Intercollegiate_Athletics) (NAIA) Halls of Fame.[4] Shipp died on October 5, 2021, at the age of 86.[11]

## References

1. ["Jerry Shipp (Basketball – 1955–59)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110721054850/http://gosoutheastern.com/article.asp?articleID=263). *GoSoutheastern.com*. Southeastern Oklahoma State University. January 1, 2007. Archived from [the original](http://gosoutheastern.com/article.asp?articleID=263) on July 21, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2011.

1. Bradley, Robert (2011). ["Amateur Athletic Union Basketball"](http://www.apbr.org/aau.html). *APBR.org*. The Association for Professional Basketball Research. Retrieved April 28, 2011.

1. ["Jerry Shipp"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120303115543/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/jerry-shipp-1.html). *sports-reference.com*. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from [the original](https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/jerry-shipp-1.html) on March 3, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2011.

1. ["Shipp to be Inducted into Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110722001316/http://www.kxii.com/sports/headlines/9118991.html). KXII. August 12, 2007. Archived from [the original](http://www.kxii.com/sports/headlines/9118991.html) on July 22, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2011.

1. ["New York Knickerbockers Draft Picks"](https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/draft.html). *basketball-reference.com*. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 28, 2011.

1. ["Fourth Pan American Games – 1963"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110608113809/http://www.usabasketball.com/mens/panamerican/mpag_1963.html). *USAbasketball.com*. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Archived from [the original](http://www.usabasketball.com/mens/panamerican/mpag_1963.html) on June 8, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2011.

1. ["Fourth World Championship – 1963"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110821124415/http://www.usabasketball.com/mens/national/mwc_1963.html). *USAbasketball.com*. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Archived from [the original](http://www.usabasketball.com/mens/national/mwc_1963.html) on August 21, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2011.

1. ["Games of the XVIIIth Olympiad – 1964"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110806135535/http://www.usabasketball.com/mens/national/moly_1964.html). *USAbasketball.com*. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Archived from [the original](http://www.usabasketball.com/mens/national/moly_1964.html) on August 6, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2011.

1. Tramel, Berry. ["Top 100 Oklahoma Athletes"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110809233101/http://centennial.newsok.com/topathletes). NewsOK.com. Archived from [the original](http://centennial.newsok.com/topathletes) on August 9, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2011.

1. ["The Sullivan Award – Overview"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070205224024/http://www.aausullivan.org/overview.html). Amateur Athletic Union. Archived from [the original](http://www.aausullivan.org/overview.html) on February 5, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2011.

1. ["Longtime Texoma basketball great Jerry Shipp passes"](https://www.kxii.com/2021/10/08/longtime-texoma-basketball-great-jerry-shipp-passes/). *[KXII](/source/KXII)*. Retrieved October 8, 2021.

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