University of Alaska Anchorage Athletics

2001-02: Started 26 of 27 games in his only year with the Seawolf program...the Div. I transfer was the team’s fifth-leading scorer (7.6 ppg) and ranked second in assists (94, 3.5 apg) and third in steals (32, 1.19 spg)...versatile guard registered double-digit scoring 10 times, grabbed at least five rebounds on five occasions and dished four or more assists 13 times...during UAA’s 4-game homestand Feb. 14-23, he posted assist totals of 6, 7, 6 and 6...in OT win over Western Oregon on Feb. 16, scored eight of his 10 points in the extra session, including the game-clinching three-pointer with 18 seconds left...named to the All-Tournament Team at the AT&T Alascom Jamboree.

BEFORE UAA: Spent the 2000-01 season at Division I Brigham Young, where he appeared in 11 games, scoring seven points for the Mountain West Conference champs…played at Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho, from 1998-00…as a sophomore, earned Region 18 honorable mention honors for the Vikings, averaging 7.1 points per game on 38.7 percent three-point shooting and 96 percent free throw shooting…as a freshman, averaged 8.5 points, 5.3 assists and 2.5 rebounds per game, while shooting 43.3 percent on threes; ranked third in assists and seventh in three-point accuracy in the Scenic West Athletic Conference…a two-year captain, he started every game of his Ricks career.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned first team all-state honors his senior season at Rigby High, leading his team to a 25-1 record and a second-place finish at the state tournament…was named High Country Conference Player of the Year, averaging 18 points per game…earned three letters apiece in basketball, football and baseball…was an all-area selection as a shortstop and quarterback.

PERSONAL: Born Ty Ben Shippen on Nov. 9, 1976 in Rexburg, Idaho…comes from athletic family – brother Trent played basketball at Ricks and Colorado State and is currently the coach of the BYU women’s team; brother Troy was Big Sky decathlon champion and starting defensive back at Idaho State; oldest brother Shane played basketball at Ricks; sister Amy has been a cheerleader for the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Clippers…served a two-year LDS mission to North Carolina…son of Emmett and Sue Shippen…earned bachelor’s degree in physical education from BYU and is working on Masters of Education at UAA.

CAREER HIGHS
Points
17 vs BYU-Hawaii (11-29-01)
Rebounds
7, twice
Assists
9 vs Northwest Nazarene (1-26-02)
Blocks
1, four times
Steals
6 vs Missouri-Rolla (12-2-02)