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Josh Shipp is UCLA's new designated defender

 
Coach Ben Howland is giving Bruins' senior swingman the assignment of guarding the opponent's top offensive threat, at least for now. > The last few seasons, UCLA assigned the likes of Russell Westbrook , Arron Afflalo and Cedric Bozeman to guard the other team's top scorer. (link)

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