Billups then led the Buffaloes to their first NCAA tournament appearance in 28 years. That same season, Colorado finished second in the Big 12 conference with an overall record of 22–10. In the 1996–97 season, he was named to the All- Big 12 Conference First Team, the Basketball Times All-American First Team, and Consensus 2nd team All-American. He averaged 18.5 points, 5.1 assists, and 5.6 rebounds per game over his two seasons with the Buffaloes. He was selected to the 1995 McDonald's All-American Team but did not play due to a shoulder injury.įor college, Billups chose the University of Colorado Boulder over Kansas, Georgia Tech, University of California-Berkeley, and Oklahoma State. Basketball three times, and Colorado Player of the Year as a sophomore and as a junior. At George Washington, he was a four-time All-State first team pick, Colorado Mr. Billups was appointed as head coach of the Trail Blazers in 2021.īorn in Denver, Colorado, Billups graduated from George Washington High School of Denver in 1995. He started coaching as an assistant for the Los Angeles Clippers during the 2020–21 season. īillups worked as a studio analyst after his retiring from playing in 2014. Big Shot" for making late-game shots with Detroit. He won the NBA Finals MVP in 2004 after helping the Pistons beat the Los Angeles Lakers in the Finals, and was given the nickname " Mr. A five-time NBA All-Star, a three-time All-NBA selection and two-time NBA All-Defensive selection, Billups played for the Celtics, Toronto Raptors, Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks, and Los Angeles Clippers during his NBA career.
After playing college basketball with the Colorado Buffaloes, he was selected third overall in the 1997 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics.
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Consensus second-team All-American ( 1997)Ĭhauncey 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).2× NBA All-Defensive Second Team ( 2005, 2006).
Billups coaching the Portland Trail Blazers, 2021
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