Charley Shipp

Charles William Shipp (December 3, 1913 – March 21, 1988) was an American professional basketball player and coach.

A 6'1" guard-forward, Shipp attended Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, where he led the Irish to the National Catholic Championship in 1933.^[1] Shipp played thirteen seasons (1937–1950) in the NBL and NBA as a member of the Akron Wingfoots, Oshkosh All-Stars, Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, Anderson Packers, and Waterloo Hawks. During the 1949-50 NBA season he served as a player-coach for the Waterloo Hawks, posting an 8-27 record.^[2]^[3] He made 5 All-NBL 1st teams (1937–38, 1939–43) and 2 All-NBL 2nd teams (1938–39, and 1943–44).

Notes

↑ Charles W. Shipp at Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.
↑ BBALLsports Statistical Database.
↑ Charley Shipp. basketball-reference.

Waterloo Hawks head coaches

Charley Shipp (1948–1950) Jack Smiley (1950–1951)

Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 1937–38 NBL Champions

Talmadge Bennett Charles Bloedorn Robert Cope William Fitts John McAdams Dean Mealy Russ Ochsenhirt Malcolm Rush Charley Shipp Chelso Tamagno Head Coach Cliff Byers

Oshkosh All-Stars 1940–41 NBL Champions

Louis Barle Connie Mack Berry Bob Carpenter Leroy Edwards Leroy Mueller Tommy Nisbet Erwin Prasse Wilton Putnam Charley Shipp Herman Witasek Head Coach George Hotchkiss

Oshkosh All-Stars 1941–42 NBL Champions

Louis Barle Connie Mack Berry Leroy Edwards Warner Engdahl Gene Englund William Komenich Tommy Nisbet Erwin Prasse Eddie Riska Charley Shipp Head Coach Lon Darling

Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 1944–45 NBL Champions

Paul Birch Jerry Bush Jim Glass Buddy Jeannette Bobby McDermott Jake Pelkington Chick Reiser Ed Sadowski Charley Shipp Bob Synnott Head coach Bobby McDermott

National Basketball League (United States) All-Time Team

Jerry Bush Bob Carpenter Al Cervi Chuck Chuckovits Ed Dancker Bob Davies Leroy Edwards Gene Englund William "Pop" Gates George Glamack Buddy Jeannette Bobby McDermott† George Mikan Mike Novak Don Otten Mel Riebe Arnie Risen Charley Shipp Ben Stephens Mike Todorovich

† Special voting by the media selected Bobby McDermott as the NBL's all-time greatest player

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