Shipp played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, earning second-team all-conference honors in the Pac-12 as a senior in 2009.

Under coach Harvey Kitani, Shipp led the Fairfax Lions to the California Division I state title.

As a junior, he helped lead his team to the City finals and received All-State underclassman and All-City second-team honors.

[1] In his senior year with the Bruins, Shipp was the only player to start in all 39 games, playing in 1,269 minutes (32.5 mpg, 3rd all-time on UCLA's single-season list).

[1] Shipp and fellow senior teammates Collison and Alfred Aboya finished their careers as the winningest class in UCLA history with 123 wins.

[4] Shipp was not selected in the 2009 NBA draft, and was picked to play on the Chicago Bulls summer league team.