Contact CU Independent sports staff writer Olivia Butrymovich at olbu3713@colorado.edu.
If you walk around the University of Colorado Boulder’s campus and ask someone who Chauncey Billups is, chances are they’ll recognize the name. They may not know if he played football or if he did something innovative in the science community, but they are proud to claim Chauncey as a Buff, even if they are unaware of his fame.
The famed Colorado basketball player received one of the highest honors you can receive in professional sports. Last week, Chauncey’s No. 1 Detroit Pistons jersey was retired to the rafters of “The Palace” in Michigan.