| Denver Nuggets | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1983-01-14)January 14, 1983 (age 43) Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | George Washington (Denver, Colorado) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2005:undrafted |
| Playing career | 2005–2006 |
| Position | Guard |
| Number | 4, 1 |
| Coaching career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 2005–2006 | BK Riga |
| 2006 | Kouvot |
Coaching | |
| 2012–2016 | Colorado (assistant) |
| 2016–2021 | Denver |
| 2022–2024 | Portland Trail Blazers (assistant) |
| 2025–present | Denver Nuggets (assistant) |
Rodney Dee Billups (born January 14, 1983) is an American professionalbasketball coach.[1] He was named head coach at the University of Denver on March 14, 2016, three days afterJoe Scott was fired. Billups is the younger brother of former NBA starChauncey Billups.[2]
Billups played at the University of Denver from 2002 to 2005. After college, he played professionally withBK Riga of theLatvian Basketball League andKouvot of the FinnishKorisliiga before turning his attention to coaching.[2][3] TheColorado 14ers selected Billups in the ninth round of the2006 NBA Development League draft.[4]
Billups had been an assistant atColorado from 2012 to 2016. Billups was the head coach of his alma mater, theUniversity of Denver.[2] He was named head coach on March 14, 2016, three days afterJoe Scott was fired.
On July 1, 2025, theDenver Nuggets hired Billups to serve as an assistant coach under head coachDavid Adelman.[5]
| 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 | |||||||||