Saturday, July 10, 2010

Bruins living large in Turkey: Josh Shipp and Michael Roll

Josh I. Shipp Joins Galatasaray Café Crown
02.07.2010 23:48
Galatasaray.org-Basketball

Joshua Ian Shipp has been transferred to Galatasaray Café Crown from Bornova Belediye.

Born in 1986 in Los Angeles, Shipp (6ft 5 in) started his basketball career at high school to be continued at UCLA Bruins during college years. After not being selected in the NBA Draft he joined Chicago Bulls for the summer league and was transferred to Bornova Belediye in the season 2009-10 where he averaged 19.1 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists throughout the season.

Eurobasket.com-Turkey's report on Josh going to Galatasaray Café Crown:

Galatasaray signs Joshua Shipp - Jul 3, 2010 (by Baha Kurtulus)

Galatasaray Cafecrown Istanbul announced the signing of guard Joshua Shipp (196-G/F-86, college: UCLA) via their official website.

Joshua Shipp has been transferred to Galatasaray Cafecrown Istanbul from Bornova Belediye.

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

He has recently signed with Bornova Belediyesi in season 2009-2010.

2009-2010: Bornova Bld (Turkey-TBL, starting five): 33 games: Score-2 (18.8ppg), 5.2rpg, 2.4apg, 1.9spg.

He was selected to the league's All-Import team and player of the year. He also played in Turkish All-Star Game 2010
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Michael Roll joins Josh Shipp's previous team Bornova Belediyesi in the Turkey TBL league.

Michael Roll joins Bornova - Jul 3, 2010 (by Eurobasket News)

Michael Roll (196-G-87) signed his first pro contract. The 22-year-old guard penned the deal with Turkish Bornova. Michael Roll has just graduated from UCLA. He tallied 14.1 points, 3.6 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 1.0 steal per game in his senior season. Michael Roll made it to the All-Pac-10 1st Team in 2010.

For the summer, though, Roll is rolling with the Toronto Raptors.

from Ridiculous Upside on SB Nation regarding Roll:

Michael Roll, SG, UCLA - Roll is probably one of the most unheralded First-Team All-Conference selections this year, but I assume he's okay with that.

I'll defer to my pals over at Bruins Nation to give you a brief rundown of his game:

"If ever a guy spent his entire career just trying hard and trying to do what the coaches asked of him, it's Roll. That he will forever be known as an all conference first teamer is a fitting tribute to his tenacity and to the value of doing the little things well.

One of the great "what ifs" of the Howland era is "What if Mike Roll had played with Kevin Love?" Remember, Roll got hurt during Love's only season in Westwood and he and Love never really played together. It's unfortunate, because Mike was/is very good on the entry pass and the constant double-teaming of Love in the post would have created many open shots for Michael."

The 6-foot-5 shooter averaged 14.1 points while shooting 43% from beyond the arc this season for the Bruins.

3 comments:

mk said...

wadda ya mean, roll didn't play with love. he played 35 games

mk said...

roll player 35 games with kevin love !!!!!

atrojanedbruin said...

Roll had a foot injury that limited him to 6 games during the 07-08 season (Love's one and only season at UCLA). Roll was granted a medical redshirt that year.