Chauncey Billups

**Chauncey Ray Billups** (born September 25, 1976) is retired American professional basketball player.  He played 17 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A star at the University of Colorado Boulder, he was selected third overall in the 1997 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics. A five-time NBA All-Star and a three-time All-NBA selection, Billups played for the Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors, Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks, and Los Angeles Clippers during his NBA career. 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. Big Shot**" for making late-game shots with Detroit. The Pistons retired his #1 jersey in 2016.

In 2004, Billups was honored by the University of Colorado by being the fifth player to have his jersey (number 4) retired.

On October 23, 2025, Billups was arrested as part of an ongoing federal gambling investigation by the FBI. According to reports, his arrest was connected to an illegal poker operation with alleged ties to organized crime.

## Infobox (basketball biography)

- **image**: Billups coach (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Billups coaching the Portland Trail Blazers in 2021
- **name**: Chauncey Billups
- **height ft**: 6
- **height in**: 3
- **weight lb**: 202
- **nationality**: American
- **birth place**: Denver, Colorado, United States, U.S.
- **college**: Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball, Colorado (1995–1997)
- **draft year**: 1997
- **draft round**: 1
- **draft pick**: 3
- **draft team**: Boston Celtics
- **career position**: Point guard / Shooting guard
- **career number**: 4, 3, 1, 7
- **career start**: 1997
- **career end**: 2014
- **team1**: Boston Celtics
- **years2**: –
- **team2**: Toronto Raptors
- **years3**: –
- **team3**: Denver Nuggets
- **years4**: –
- **team4**: Minnesota Timberwolves
- **years5**: –
- **team5**: Detroit Pistons
- **years6**: –
- **team6**: Denver Nuggets
- **team7**: New York Knicks
- **years8**: –
- **team8**: Los Angeles Clippers
- **team9**: Detroit Pistons
- **highlights**: * NBA champion (2004 NBA Finals, 2004)
* Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award, NBA Finals MVP (2004 NBA Finals, 2004)
* 5× NBA All-Star (2006 NBA All-Star Game, 2006–2010 NBA All-Star Game, 2010)
* All-NBA Second Team ()
* 2× All-NBA Third Team (, )
* 2× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (, )
* J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award ()
* NBA Sportsmanship Award ()
* Twyman–Stokes Teammate of the Year Award, NBA Teammate of the Year ()
* No. 1 Detroit Pistons#Retired numbers, retired by Detroit Pistons
* Consensus second-team NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans, All-American (1997 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans, 1997)
* No. 4 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball#Retired jerseys, retired by University of Colorado
* 3× Mr. Colorado Basketball (1993–1995)
- **stat1label**: Point (basketball), Points
- **stat1value**: 15,802 (15.2 ppg)
- **stat2label**: Rebound (basketball), Rebounds
- **stat2value**: 2,992 (2.9 rpg)
- **stat3label**: Assist (basketball), Assists
- **stat3value**: 5,636 (5.4 apg)
- **bbr**: billuch01
- **nba profile**: chauncey_billups