Demetrius Calip

American basketball player (1969–2023)

Demetrius Calip
Personal information
Born	(1969-11-18)November 18, 1969 Flint, Michigan, U.S.
Died	February 5, 2023(2023-02-05) (aged 53)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school	Flint Northern (Flint, Michigan)
College	Michigan (1987–1991)
NBA draft	1991: undrafted
Position	Point guard
Career history
1991	Los Angeles Lakers
1991	Rapid City Thrillers
1991–1992	Yakima Sun Kings
1993–1994	Columbus Horizon
1994–1995	Mexico Aztecas

Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Demetrius Calip (November 18, 1969 – February 5, 2023)^[1] was an American professional basketball player. Born in Flint, Michigan, he helped the University of Michigan Wolverines to the 1989 Men's Division I Basketball Championship. As a member of the 1988–1989 National Champions, his teammates included Glen Rice, Terry Mills, Loy Vaught, Rumeal Robinson, Sean Higgins, and Rob Pelinka. As a member of the 1990–91 team he led the team in scoring, assists and minutes. Other Michigan teammates included Eric Riley and Gary Grant.

Calip appeared in the basketball-themed films Blue Chips (1994) and Eddie (1996).^[2]

Calip died on February 5, 2023, at age 53.^[1]^[3]

Notes

^ ^a ^b Demetrius Calip, national champion with Michigan basketball, dies at 53
^ Demetrius Calip
^ Kahn, Andrew (February 7, 2023). "Ex-Wolverine on 1989 title team, Demetrius Calip, dies at 53". MLive.com. Retrieved February 18, 2023.

External links

Demetrius Calip Statistics at BasketballReference.com
Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
College stats at sportsstats.com
University of Michigan Basketball Statistical Archive

Michigan Wolverines men's basketball 1988–89 NCAA champions

13 Demetrius Calip
21 Rumeal Robinson
24 Sean Higgins
25 Rob Pelinka
35 Loy Vaught
41 Glen Rice (MOP)
52 Terry Mills
55 Mark Hughes

Head coach: Steve Fisher

Assistant coaches: Mike Boyd; Brian Dutcher

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