Demetrius Calip

{{short description|American basketball player (1969–2023)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| image =

| name = Demetrius Calip

| position = Point guard

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lbs = 165

| birth_date = {{birth date|1969|11|18}}

| birth_place = Flint, Michigan, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|02|05|1969|11|18}}

| death_place =

| high_school = Flint Northern
(Flint, Michigan)

| college = Michigan (1987–1991)

| draft_year = 1991

| career_start =

| career_end =

| years1 = {{nbay|1991|start}}

| team1 = Los Angeles Lakers

| years2 = 1991

| team2 = Rapid City Thrillers

| years3 = 1991–1992

| team3 = Yakima Sun Kings

| years4 = 1993–1994

| team4 = Columbus Horizon

| years5 = 1994–1995

| team5 = Mexico Aztecas

| highlights =

}}

Demetrius Calip (November 18, 1969 – February 5, 2023)[https://247sports.com/college/michigan/Article/Demetrius-Calip-national-champion-with-Michigan-basketball-dies-at-53-204321660/ Demetrius Calip, national champion with Michigan basketball, dies at 53] 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).[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0130031/ Demetrius Calip]

Calip died on February 5, 2023, at age 53.{{cite web|first=Andrew|last=Kahn|title= Ex-Wolverine on 1989 title team, Demetrius Calip, dies at 53 |url= https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/2023/02/ex-wolverine-on-1989-title-team-demetrius-calip-dies-at-53.html |date=February 7, 2023|work=MLive.com|access-date=February 18, 2023}}