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He graduated in 1987 from
Centralia High School with 1196 career
points as a three year starter in
basketball. In the Lion's Club All Star Game
at Rend Lake College he scored 24 points and
had 21 rebounds. Shipley also played
in the Illinois-Wisconsin All Star
Game. The 1987 team was 20-7 on the
year and won the Centralia Holiday
Tournament (1986) for the first time since
1964. He was named first team All-Tournament.
Shipley received the Salem Tournament MVP
award as Centralia captured the title, and
he was also named South Seven Conference
MVP. He was named to the Southern Illinois
Coaches’ Association Class AA All-Star
Team. He played in the IBCA all-star game
after his senior season, and was named UPI
second team All-State. Shipley was inducted into the
Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of
Fame in 2003.
In a four year basketball career at SIU-C,
he amassed 1,356 points and 983 rebounds
(5th all-time). He had 122 starts in 127
appearances (tying a record for
appearances). His teams won 12, 20, 26, and
18 games with three consecutive NIT
appearances.
He was inducted into the SIU Hall of Fame in
2006.
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