Rodney Billups
Rodney Dee Billups (born January 14, 1983) is an American professional basketball coach. 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.
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| Denver Nuggets |
|---|
| Assistant coach |
| NBA |
| (1983-01-14) January 14, 1983Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| 165 lb (75 kg) |
| George Washington (Denver, Colorado) |
| Los Angeles Valley (2001–2002) |
| Denver (2002–2005) |
| 2005: undrafted |
| 2005–2006 |
| Guard |
| 4, 1 |
| 2012–present |
| BK Riga |
| Kouvot |
| Colorado (assistant) |
| Denver |
| Portland Trail Blazers (assistant) |
| Denver Nuggets (assistant) |
Rodney Dee Billups (born January 14, 1983) is an American professional basketball coach. 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.
Billups 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. The Colorado 14ers selected Billups in the ninth round of the 2006 NBA Development League draft.
Billups had been an assistant at Colorado from 2012 to 2016. Billups was the head coach of his alma mater, the University of Denver. He was named head coach on March 14, 2016, three days after Joe Scott was fired.
On July 1, 2025, the Denver Nuggets hired Billups to serve as an assistant coach under head coach David Adelman.
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Pioneers (The Summit League) (2016–2021) | |||||
| 2016–17 | Denver | 16–14 | 8–8 | T–4th | |
| 2017–18 | Denver | 15–15 | 8–6 | 3rd | |
| 2018–19 | Denver | 8–22 | 3–13 | 9th | |
| 2019–20 | Denver | 7–24 | 3–13 | 8th | |
| 2020–21 | Denver | 2–19 | 1–13 | 9th | |
| Denver: | 48–94 (.338) | 23–53 (.303) | |||
| Total: | 48–94 (.338) | ||||
| 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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