Chauncey Billups
American basketball player and coach (born 1976) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chauncey Ray Billups (born September 25, 1976) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After playing college basketball with the Colorado Buffaloes, he was selected third overall in the 1997 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics. Billups spent the majority of his 17-year basketball career playing for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he won the NBA Finals MVP in 2004 after helping the Pistons beat the Los Angeles Lakers in the Finals.[1] He was given the nickname "Mr. Big Shot" for making late-game shots with Detroit.[2] A five-time NBA All-Star, a three-time All-NBA selection and two-time NBA All-Defensive selection, Billups also played for the Celtics, Toronto Raptors, Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, New York Knicks, and Los Angeles Clippers during his NBA career.
Portland Trail Blazers | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Head coach | ||||||||||||||||||||
League | NBA | ||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1976-09-25) September 25, 1976 (age 47) Denver, Colorado, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||
High school | George Washington (Denver, Colorado) | ||||||||||||||||||||
College | Colorado (1995–1997) | ||||||||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1997: 1st round, 3rd overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||||
Selected by the Boston Celtics | |||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1997–2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 4, 3, 1, 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coaching career | 2020–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
As player: | |||||||||||||||||||||
1997–1998 | Boston Celtics | ||||||||||||||||||||
1998 | Toronto Raptors | ||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2000 | Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2002 | Minnesota Timberwolves | ||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2008 | Detroit Pistons | ||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2011 | Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | New York Knicks | ||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Los Angeles Clippers | ||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Detroit Pistons | ||||||||||||||||||||
As coach: | |||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Los Angeles Clippers (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2021–present | Portland Trail Blazers | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||
Points | 15,802 (15.2 ppg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rebounds | 2,992 (2.9 rpg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Assists | 5,636 (5.4 apg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Billups worked as a studio analyst after his retiring from playing in 2014. The Pistons retired his No. 1 jersey in 2016.[3] He started coaching as an assistant for the Los Angeles Clippers during the 2020–21 season. Billups was appointed as head coach of the Trail Blazers in 2021. In 2024, it was announced that Billups would be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.[4]