UCLA BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK: SHIPP POISED TO RETURN.Byline: Rich Hammond Rich Hammond Los Angeles Daily News sports writer. Instrumental in bringing the Los Angeles Kings hockey organization closer to the fans. He is the atypical "what a guy" to Kings fans everywhere. Rich Hammond on himself. Staff Writer Josh Shipp Josh Shipp (born 23 January in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is an American motivational speaker and author focusing on youth and college-aged audiences. He is noted as being one of the youngest speakers ever accepted into the National Speakers Association. is expected to make his season debut tonight in UCLA's Pac-10 Conference basketball opener against Stanford. It's a return Shipp has been preparing hard for, even when he wasn't supposed to be. After Shipp had arthroscopic surgery Arthroscopic Surgery Definition Arthroscopic surgery is a procedure to visualize, diagnose, and treat joint problems. The name is derived from the Greek words arthron, which means joint, and skopein, which means to look at. in September to repair cartilage in his right hip, doctors instructed the sophomore forward to stay on crutches and avoid basketball activity for at least four weeks. Shipp obeyed. For a couple weeks, anyway. After Tuesday night's practice, both Shipp and coach Ben Howland Ben Howland (born May 28, 1957 in Lebanon, Oregon) is an American college head coach of men's basketball. He has been the head coach of the University of California, Los Angeles since 2003, and recently signed a contract extension through 2013. said Shipp's status for tonight would be a game-time decision, but the consensus seemed to be that Shipp will give it a shot. The Bruins, 10-1 and ranked No. 11, haven't seemed to miss Shipp much, but Shipp proved his value last season when, as a freshman, he started 23 games and averaged 9.3 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. Shipp injured his hip in a summer-league game and still feels the effects - he wore an ice pack as he hobbled around after practice Tuesday - and said he wouldn't play tonight unless he felt he could contribute. Shipp participated in full two-hour practices with the team this week for the first time since the surgery. Howland said he would consult with Shipp, his parents and doctors before deciding about tonight. --Injury report: Michael Fey reinjured his ankle in Monday's practice when he stepped on the foot of teammate Jordan Farmar Jordan Robert Farmar (born November 30, 1986) is an American professional basketball player at starting point guard for the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers. He was previously the starting point guard for the UCLA men's basketball team. , but Howland said Fey could see limited minutes tonight. Ryan Hollins, who hurt his groin in pregame warmups Friday, might miss two weeks, Howland said. Rich Hammond, (818) 713-3611 rich.hammond(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): box Box: UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX vs. STANFORD |
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