Chauncey Billups
Point guard, Award Winner
1976 –
Who is Chauncey Billups?
Chauncey Ray Billups is an American professional basketball guard who currently plays for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association. A star at the University of Colorado, he was chosen third overall in the 1997 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics.
A 5-time NBA All-Star and a 3-time All-NBA selection, Billups has played for the Celtics, the Toronto Raptors, the Denver Nuggets, the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Detroit Pistons, the New York Knicks, the Los Angeles Clippers, and Team USA. He won the NBA Finals MVP in 2004, helping the Pistons beat the Los Angeles Lakers in the Finals, and was given the nickname "Mr. Big Shot" for making late-game shots with Detroit.
In 2004, Billups was honored by the University of Colorado by being the fifth player to have his jersey retired.
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- Born
- Sep 25, 1976
Denver - Also known as
- Chauncey Ray Billups
- Mr. Big Shot
- CBill
- Smooth
- Chaunce
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Children
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Colorado Boulder
- George Washington High School
- Lived in
- Denver
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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