Getting to know…

Here is this week’s 10 questions with UCLA fifth-year senior wing Josh Shipp.


1. Super Bowl pick?
Who’s playing? (Pittburgh and Arizona). I’m going with Pittsburgh. I like their uniforms.

2. Do you hang out with Lakers guard Jordan Farmar much?
All the time. We go bowling, go to the movies, play video games.

3. Which player on the team is best with the electric clippers?
I think I’m the best at everything, but Alfred (Aboya) is the one that cuts his own hair. We’ll give it to Alfred.

4. Are you a mamma’s boy or a bad boy?
A little bit of both. I have my days. Mostly a mamma’s boy.

5. Favorite UCLA dunk?
Probably the one against Maryland last year. I had a nice one.

6. Best non-Shipp to come out of Fairfax High?
All-time, Chris Mills. I know him.

7. Some games you wear a headband, some you don’t. Why?
It depends on how I’m feeling that day. There’s nothing serious about it. Some days I feel like throwing on the head band.

8. Since you’ve grown your hair out you’ve been shooting better. Are you superstitious?
Not at all. I might cut it soon.

9. Could coach Ben Howland put a letter on you in a game h-o-r-s-e?
Probably not. He’s not as good a shooter as me.

10. Do you wax your eyebrows or is it genetics that they are perfect?
I’m genetically blessed.