Chauncey Ray Billups (born September 25, 1976, in Denver, Colorado) is an American professional basketball player. Billups is the starting point guard and team captain for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball at the University of Colorado, where he was honored in 2004 as the fifth player to have his jersey (#4) retired. His nicknames are “Mr. Big Shot” and “Smooth”. He was the 2004 NBA Finals Most Valuable Player.