Jerry Shipp

He played for the U.S. national team at the 1963 FIBA World Championship, 1963 Pan American Games and 1964 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal at the latter two competitions.[1][2] Back then, only amateurs were allowed to compete in international competition while representing their country, such as the Pan American, FIBA World Championship and Summer Olympic Games.[2] Shipp finished his career as the highest scoring non-center in Phillips 66ers history (Bob Kurland, a center, was the team's all-time leading scorer).[6] At the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan, Shipp played alongside future Hall of Famers Bill Bradley and Larry Brown, as well as veritable basketball stars Walt Hazzard, Jeff Mullins and Joe Caldwell.[3] In the championship game against the 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.
Shreveport, LouisianaDenison, TexasBlue, OklahomaSE Oklahoma StateNBA draftNew York KnicksSmall forwardAAU All-AmericanBasketball ReferencebasketballUnited StatesOlympic Games1964 TokyoPan American Games1963 São PauloU.S. national team1963 FIBA World Championship1963 Pan American Games1964 Summer OlympicsAmateur Athletic Union All-AmericanPhillips 66ersBartlesville, OklahomaSoutheastern Oklahoma State UniversitySavage Stormfree throws1959 NBA draftAmateur Athletic UnionPan AmericanFIBA World ChampionshipSummer Olympic GamescenterBob KurlandSão PauloBrazilHall of FamersBill BradleyLarry BrownWalt HazzardJeff MullinsJoe CaldwellYugoslaviaSoviet UnionJames E. Sullivan AwardamateurConocoPhillipsHelms Athletic FoundationNational Association of Intercollegiate AthleticsUnited States men's basketball squad1963 Pan American Games – Gold medalBraddsGibsonJacksonPetersonSmallwoodTorrencePinholsterUnited States basketball squad1964 Summer Olympics – Gold medalBarnesBradleyCaldwellCountsDaviesHazzardMcCaffreyMullinsWilson1962 Amateur Athletic Union Men's Basketball All-AmericansJoe BelmontRoger BrownPete McCaffreyBill McGillDenny PriceBill ReigelGary Thompson1963 Amateur Athletic Union Men's Basketball All-AmericansBill GreenJim HaganDon Kojis1964 Amateur Athletic Union Men's Basketball All-AmericansJim LyonWillie PorterLloyd Sharrar