Detroit Pistons Point Guard and 2004 NBA Finals MVP

Chauncey Ray Billups (born September 25, 1976 in Denver, Colorado) is co-captain of the National Basketball Association’s Detroit Pistons. He played college basketball at the University of Colorado, where he was recently honored as one of only five players in school history to have his jersey lifted to the rafters.

Picked third overall in the 1997 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics, Chauncey was traded to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Kenny Anderson midway through his first season. In addition to the Raptors, he also played for the Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves before finding a home in Detroit as the team's starting point guard.

Billups helped lead the Pistons to the 2004 NBA championship, where he averaged 21 points and 5.2 assists per game and was named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the series. In 2005, the Pistons just missed earning a second straight NBA championship—their bid was ended in a heartbreaking seven-game series with the San Antonio Spurs. Billups would likely have been named Finals MVP again had Detroit prevailed.

Besides leading his team to the NBA Finals for the second straight year, 2005 also saw Chauncey earn a spot on the 2005 NBA Second All-Defensive Team, along with teammate Tayshaun Prince. Teammate and fellow co-captain Ben Wallace took home the Defensive Player of the Year Award.

Billups is an outstanding free-throw and 3-point shooter, earning himself the nickname "Mr. Big Shot." His favorite nickname is "Smooth," which he says "just sounds like Chauncey." He is a good defender, a solid playmaker, and a feared "clutch player" who often takes and makes the last shot for his team. He is also versatile enough to play shooting guard if the need arises.

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Chauncey’s Career Highlights
• 2005 All-Defensive Second Team
• 2004 NBA Finals MVP
• 2004 NBA World Champions (Detroit Pistons)
• Player of the Week (1/27-2/2) in 2002-03
• Ranked 2nd in the NBA in free-throw percentage (.913) in 1999
• Ranked 9th in the NBA in three-point field goals made (85) in 1999
• Tied his career high with 13 assists 11/17/00 vs. San Antonio
• Registered a career-high 32 points (10-18 FG, 4-9 3FG, 8-8 FT), 5 assists and 3 rebounds in a 113-110 win over the Seattle Supersonics on 4/1/99
• Led all NBA rookies in 1997-98 in three-pointers made (107) and attempted (325), ranked 3rd in three-point percentage (.327), 4th in steals (1.34 spg), 5th in assists (3.9 apg) and 8th in scoring (11.2 ppg)
• Registered 9 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds in the Schick Rookie Game during the 1998 NBA All-Star Weekend in New York
• Posted 15 points and 4 assists for the Celtics in his NBA debut against the Chicago Bulls on 10/31/97
• Named Second Team All-America by the Associated Press and First Team All-Big 12 by the league coaches and AP as a sophomore at Colorado