Chauncey Billups Biography

Fast Facts

• Played basketball at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he won the Colorado Mr․ Basketball title three times
• Was drafted by the Boston Celtics as the third overall pick of the 1997 NBA Draft
• Quote: "I wanted to be one of the best players of my era at my position․ And I did that and I earned that․ No one gave that to me․ I earned every single thing․"
• Quote: "That's what made it so sweet to me to win a championship [in 2005] after what I went through․ I had to scrap and fight to get through it and to reach the pinnacle made it even sweeter․"
• Best known as a former professional basketball player who played point guard and shooting guard for the Detroit Pistons and the Denver Nuggets
• Though he spent the majority of his career with the Detroit Pistons and the Denver Nuggets, he also played for the Boston Celtics, the Toronto Raptors, the Minnesota Timberwolves, the New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Clippers
• Co-owner of several Wendy's franchises in the St․ Louis area with former NBA player Junior Bridgeman
• Earned the nickname "Mr․ Big Shot" for his shooting abilities during the 2004 NBA championship, when he helped lead the Detroit Pistons to the finals