Rodney Billups

Rodney Dee Billups (born January 14, 1983) is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of his alma mater, the University of Denver.[1] He was named head coach on March 14, 2016, three days after Joe Scott was fired. Billups is the younger brother of former NBA star, Chauncey Billups.[1] Billups had been an assistant at Colorado since 2012. He played at the University of Denver from 2002 to 2005. After college, he played professionally with BK Riga of the Latvian Basketball League and Kouvot of the Finnish Korisliiga before turning his attention to coaching.[1][2] The Colorado 14ers selected Billups in the ninth round of the 2006 NBA Development League Draft.[3]

Rodney Billups
Denver Pioneers
PositionHead coach
LeagueSummit League
Personal information
Born (1983-01-14) January 14, 1983
Denver, Colorado
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school
  • George Washington
  • (Denver, Colorado)
College
NBA draft2005 / Undrafted
Playing career2005–2006
PositionGuard
Coaching career2012–present
Career history
As player:
2005–2006BK Riga
2006Kouvot
As coach:
2012–2016Colorado (assistant)
2016–presentDenver

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Denver Pioneers (The Summit League) (2016–present)
2016–17 Denver 16–148–8T–4th
2017–18 Denver 15–158–63rd
2018–19 Denver 8–223–139th
2019–20 Denver 7–243–138th
Denver: 46–75 (.380)22–40 (.355)
Total:46–75 (.380)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References
  1. "Rodney Billups named Denver Pioneers men's basketball coach". www.denverpost.com. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
  2. "Rodney Billups" (PDF). NBA Development League. 2006. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  3. "D-League Draft Board". NBA. Archived from the original on November 17, 2006. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
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