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Billups during his tenure in Denver
No. 1 – Los Angeles Clippers
Guard
Personal information
Born	(1976-09-25) September 25, 1976 (age 35) Denver, Colorado
Nationality	American
High school	George Washington HS (Denver, Colorado)
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College	Colorado (1995–1997)
NBA Draft	1997 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Pro career	1997–present
Career history
1997–1998	Boston Celtics
1998–1999	Toronto Raptors
1999–2000	Denver Nuggets
2000–2002	Minnesota Timberwolves
2002–2008	Detroit Pistons
2008–2011	Denver Nuggets
2011	New York Knicks
2011–present	Los Angeles Clippers
Career highlights and awards
NBA Champion (2004) NBA Finals MVP (2004) 5× NBA All-Star (2006–2010) All-NBA Second Team (2006) 2× All-NBA Third Team (2007, 2009) 2× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2005–2006) J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (2008) NBA Sportsmanship Award (2009) Consensus NCAA All-American Second Team (1997)

Chauncey Ray Billups (born September 25, 1976, in Denver, Colorado) is an American professional basketball guard for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). 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 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 he was honored by the University of Colorado as the fifth player to have his jersey (number 4) retired.