A shifter assembly for selecting one of a plurality of gears of a transmission of a vehicle, said shifter assembly comprising: a housing defining an interior and having at least one first engagement surface and at least one second engagement surface transverse to each other; a ball disposed within said interior and defining a spherical center with said ball rotatable about said spherical center; a lever at least partially disposed within said interior and coupled to said ball with said lever rotatable with said ball as a unit about said spherical center; at least one bushing disposed within said interior and engaging said ball; and at least one biasing member disposed within said interior between said engagement surfaces (26, 28) and said bushing with said biasing member and said bushing supporting said ball within said interior; wherein said at least one bushing having an abutment surface and a bias surface with said abutment surface engaging said ball and said bias surface facing said first and second engagement surfaces (26, 28) and defining a plane generally aligned with said bias surface and intersecting said first and second engagement surfaces (26, 28) at an angle, said biasing member engaging each of said first and second engagement surfaces (26, 28) and said bias surface with said general alignment of said bias surface at said angle causing said biasing member to concurrently bias said bushing away from said first and second engagement surfaces (26, 28) to support said ball within said interior characterized in that said bushing has an alignment surface extending substantially parallel to said second engagement surface of said housing with said alignment surface selectively abutting said second engagement surface as said bushing pivots toward and away from said first engagement surface to orient said bushing relative to said housing, wherein said bushing has a first wall and a second wall transverse to each other with said abutment surface disposed upon said first wall and said alignment surface disposed upon said second wall; and wherein said bushing defines a groove between said first and second walls (74, 76) and includes a plurality of ribs disposed within said groove extending between and mounted to each of said first and second walls (74, 76) for supporting said first and second walls (74, 76) relative to each other. a housing defining an interior and having at least one first engagement surface and at least one second engagement surface transverse to each other; a ball disposed within said interior and defining a spherical center with said ball rotatable about said spherical center; a lever at least partially disposed within said interior and coupled to said ball with said lever rotatable with said ball as a unit about said spherical center; at least one bushing disposed within said interior and engaging said ball; and at least one biasing member disposed within said interior between said engagement surfaces (26, 28) and said bushing with said biasing member and said bushing supporting said ball within said interior; wherein said at least one bushing having an abutment surface and a bias surface with said abutment surface engaging said ball and said bias surface facing said first and second engagement surfaces (26, 28) and defining a plane generally aligned with said bias surface and intersecting said first and second engagement surfaces (26, 28) at an angle, said biasing member engaging each of said first and second engagement surfaces (26, 28) and said bias surface with said general alignment of said bias surface at said angle causing said biasing member to concurrently bias said bushing away from said first and second engagement surfaces (26, 28) to support said ball within said interior wherein said bushing has a first wall and a second wall transverse to each other with said abutment surface disposed upon said first wall and said alignment surface disposed upon said second wall; and wherein said bushing defines a groove between said first and second walls (74, 76) and includes a plurality of ribs disposed within said groove extending between and mounted to each of said first and second walls (74, 76) for supporting said first and second walls (74, 76) relative to each other.