Rodney Dee Billups (born January 14, 1983) is an American professional

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coach who is an assistant coach for the

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of the

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(NBA). He was named head coach at the University of Denver on March 14, 2016, three days after Joe Scott was fired. Billups is the younger brother of former NBA star

Chauncey Billups Chauncey Ray Billups (born September 25, 1976) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played 17 seasons in the NBA. Afte ...

. Billups had been an assistant at

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since 2012. He played at the University of Denver from 2002 to 2005. After college, he played professionally with BK Riga of the

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and

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of the Finnish

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before turning his attention to coaching. The

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selected Billups in the ninth round of the 2006 NBA Development League Draft. Billups was the head coach of his alma mater, the

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. He was named head coach on March 14, 2016, three days after Joe Scott was fired.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Denver Pioneers coach bio
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