Chauncey Ray Billups born in Denver Colorado on September 25, 1976. He and his wife, Piper, have three daughters: Cydney, Ciara and Cenaya…Nicknamed “Smooth".
Billups attended Denver's George Washington High School, where he was a four-time All-State first team pick, Colorado Mr. Basketball three times, and Colorado Player of the Year as a sophomore and as a junior. He was selected to the 1995 McDonald's All-American Team but did not play due to a shoulder injury.
Billups attended the University of Colorado, where he averaged 18.5 points per game over his two seasons. In the 1996-97 season he was named to the Big 12 Conference First Team and the Basketball Times All-American First Team.
In June 2002, Billups signed with the Detroit Pistons as a free agent to be the team's new starting point guard.
He helped Detroit win the 2004 NBA Finals over the Los Angeles Lakers, four games to one. He averaged 21 points and 5.2 assists per game during the series to earn the NBA Finals MVP Award.
Currently Billups has returned to the Denver Nuggets as the starting point guard as a result of a November 3, 2008 trade that sent Allen Iverson to Detriot.
Billups chose the number 7 jersey to honor Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway, since two of his other favorite numbers, 1 and 4, were already worn by J. R. Smith and Kenyon Martin, respectively. He played his first game of the Nuggets' 2008-09 season on November 7, 2008. He recorded 15 points, four rebounds and three assists in 30 minutes of play in a 108-105 Nuggets' home win.