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But before landing in Detroit, Billups went from being a third pick in the 1997 NBA draft to a perceived bust in only three seasons. The former University of Colorado star was traded by the Boston Celtics, the Toronto Raptors and his hometown Denver Nuggets in his first three seasons. He never played for the Orlando Magic after being traded there during the 1999-2000 season due to a season-ending shoulder injury. Billups averaged 11.3 points, 3.8 assists and 2.3 rebounds during his first four seasons with no playoff appearances, far from what was predicted for him when he entered the NBA. “You come in as a third pick with your aspirations,” said Billups, now the coach of the Portland Trail Blazers. “If I ball out like I’m going to be an All-Star. I’m going to be next level. And then you fall all the way off like I did. I got to prove that I belong in this league … “And I needed another chance to prove that I actually belong in this league. And then, once I do that I’m going to get back to my regular scheduled program. I’m going to show them. And so, after that little time in Orlando, I was a free agent, and I ended up signing in Minnesota.”
Derrick White hit in head during altercation at football game
Derrick White was hit in the head by a spinning backfist on Saturday, new video obtained by TMZ Sports shows ... and it all appeared to be because the NBA champion was showing love for his alma mater. White, a Boston Celtics star and a Univ. of Colorado alum, attended the Buffaloes' big rivalry matchup with Colorado State over the weekend at Canvas Stadium in Fort Collins in some CU swag
Jamahl Mosley, a Knicks coaching candidate, is in his sixth season on Rick Carlisle’s Mavericks staff. The 41-year-old has emerged as one of the league’s top young assistants destined to take the next step. However, it was legendary coach George Karl — not Carlisle — who gave Mosley his first job in the NBA, hiring him to work out Nuggets players in 2006 for the paltry salary of $25,000. Mosley, a 6-foot-8 star power forward at the University of Colorado, was with Karl from 2006-10, going from player developmental coach to bench assistant coach in their last two seasons together. “I thought he had a great connection with today’s player,’’ the retired Karl told The Post from his home in Denver. “He was hungry. He was big in player development, then toward the end of his time, we gave him scouting reports, game-plan responsibilities. He was really good with basketball intellect and really good with players. That’s the combo you need in today’s world and changing attitudes of the young players.”
Professor Jack Zable is a professor emeritus of mechanical engineering and teaches senior design classes at CU. He’s been developing new ways to bring sports and modern technology closer together. “There are a lot of things you can do where technology can be used to help performance,” Zable said. One of the first projects came from Dr. Tim Flanagan, the Director of Sports Performance for the Bucks. Zable reached out to him for some projects for his students but they had to wait and soon their patience paid off.
McKinley Wright IV, who graduated from Champlin Park High School in 2017, announced Thursday that he's entering the draft process while keeping his eligibility. It means he can get a feel for where he might be selected if he stays in the draft, while giving him the option to back out and return to the University of Colorado.
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Made to heat to 106 degrees Fahrenheit -- the optimal heat to maintain muscle temperature, according to one study -- these sleek, matte black seats took three years, 12 University of Colorado students, a New Zealand research group and six prototypes to perfect. At the touch of a button, the seats can be raised to accommodate long-limbed Giannis Antetokounmpo or lowered for Eric Bledsoe's more compact frame. Don't bother asking how much they cost; even the swankiest home goods stores won't be selling these. "They're definitely great," Khris Middleton said of the Bucks' new secret weapons. "I put my seat all the way to the top. It's not too comfortable to be scrunched all the way up. "The heat is definitely needed. You see players with heat packs all over their bodies all the time, so to have a chair that heats replaces the heat packs."
Made to heat to 106 degrees Fahrenheit -- the optimal heat to maintain muscle temperature, according to one study -- these sleek, matte black seats took three years, 12 University of Colorado students, a New Zealand research group and six prototypes to perfect. At the touch of a button, the seats can be raised to accommodate long-limbed Giannis Antetokounmpo or lowered for Eric Bledsoe's more compact frame. Don't bother asking how much they cost; even the swankiest home goods stores won't be selling these.
For the 24-year old University of Colorado alum, part of bettering the human race is saying what you believe, and having the conviction to back it up. For instance, his take on Donald Trump cutting taxes for the rich. Dinwiddie is definitely not on board. “I’ve heard it’ll benefit me…maybe me getting another $100,000 would be nice, but there’s going to be 24 million people that are going to lose health care, so what’s the tradeoff here?” Dinwiddie asked. “Is my additional money, whatever it is, worth that? “I’m objectively weighing…okay…this amount of money in my pocket versus, 24 million people losing health care. As a human being you can’t sit here, look at that and say ‘oh yes, that’s right.’ Beyond the things he (Trump) said that were white, black, whether I agree with him or not…did I want a little bit more money to screw over millions of people? There’s no way you can look at your life and say ‘I’m this fortunate, and I need even more at the expense of people who make less than $40,000 a year.”
Former basketball star Chauncey Billups and Mike Pritchard, the most valuable player on Colorado's 1990 national championship football team, highlight a distinguished list of 11 members who will be inducted into CU's Athletic Hall of Fame. The 2015 class was announced Monday. The formal induction ceremony is Nov. 5 at the Coors Events Center in Boulder.
Colorado junior guard Spencer Dinwiddie said Thursday he still hasn’t made a decision regarding the NBA but hopes to “in a couple of weeks.” Dinwiddie, a first-team, all-Pac-12 Conference performance as a sophomore, suffered a season-ending knee injury on Jan. 12 and had to watch CU’s 77-48 loss to Pittsburgh from the bench.
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But then I think about David Harrison. He's one of the greatest basketball players in University of Colorado history, 13th all time in scoring, ninth in rebounding. He was ahead of the curve too, outspoken about NBA players smoking pot, which he did primarily for pain relief due to a shoulder injury (and also because, well, pot makes people feel awesome). But he's now a 7-foot pariah. After serving a five-game suspension for pot use, and actually being league-mandated to go to rehab for pot, his NBA career flamed out. "They don't see me as a commodity. They kind of see me as a crazy person, I guess," said the 31-year-old Harrison, who's holding onto his fleeting NBA dream. " 'The Hunger Games' is pretty much an anecdote of being an athlete. Gladiators. You show disdain for the government or the rules, they're going to make an example out of you the best they can, to teach the thousands of people watching on TV the lesson they're trying to teach you."
The Denver Nuggets have named Ben Tenzer as director of team operations, team president Josh Kroenke announced today. Tenzer, a University of Colorado graduate, will work closely with Kroenke and general manager/executive vice president of basketball operations Tim Connelly on day-to-day operations, with a focus on salary cap management and the NBA’s Collective Bargaining Agreement.
With the 2012 NBA Draft approaching, the Denver Nuggets evaluated six college prospects at Pepsi Center on Monday. Among the group was University of Colorado power forward Austin Dufault, a four-year starter who played in a school-record 136 games. It was Dufault’s first NBA workout. “It’s awesome (to be here in Denver),” Dufault said. “Over the last four years, I’ve turned into a Nuggets fan because they’ve been down the road (from Boulder). I’ve been to a couple of games and I’m familiar with their coaching staff. Just being able to come here and work out is a blessing and it’s an opportunity that I’m very thankful for.” Dufault was joined by Memphis guard Will Barton, Tennessee Tech guard Kevin Murphy, St. Bonaventure forward Andrew Nicholson, Kansas guard Tyshawn Taylor and Kentucky guard Marquis Teague.
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