Colorado Sports Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups will be formally enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Sunday in Springfield, Mass. The nationally televised ceremony on NBA TV will be from 4-7 p.m. (MT).

As a standout player at Denver George Washington High School, the University of Colorado, and the Denver Nuggets, Billups has been eligible for the Hall since 2018. He was named on April 3, 2024, during the NCAA “Final Four” in Glendale, Ariz. READ MORE.

Billups, who retired in 2014 after a 17-year NBA career, played with seven NBA teams during his career after being the third player picked in the 1997 draft. He played in 1,043 NBA games and averaged 15.2 points and 5.4 assists per game.

Here is a list of individuals with Colorado ties who have been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball of Fame in Springfield, Mass.

State of Colorado Hall of Fame Players

• Jessie Banks (CSU Pueblo coach), a member of the All-American Red Heads, was inducted in 2012.
• Chauncey Billups (George Washington High, Colorado, Nuggets), five-time all-star and 2004 most valuable player in the NBA finals.
• Robert F. “Bob” Gruenig, the original Nuggets and Denver AAU was inducted in 1962.
• Becky Hammon (Colorado State), 17 seasons in the WNBA, averaged 13.0 points and 3.8 assists in 450 games; a three-time all-star was inducted in 2023.
• Burdie Halderson (Colorado), a member of the 1960 men’s Olympic team considered by many
  to be the best amateur-level basketball team of all time, and was inducted in 2010.
• Spencer Haywood (Trinidad State), 14 seasons in NBA, averaged 20.3 points, 10.3 rebounds
  in 844 games, a six-time All-NBA first team, five-time all-star was nducted in 2015.
• Jack McCracken, the original Nuggets and Denver AAU was inducted in 1962.

Denver Nuggets Players

• Alex English, 11 Seasons in DEN – Averaged 25.9 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.4 assists in 837
  games, 8x All-Star, Inducted in 1997.
• Tim Hardaway, 1 Season in DEN – Averaged 9.6 points, 5.5 assists, 1.2 steals in 14 games,
  Inducted in 2022.
• Dan Issel, 9 Seasons in DEN – Averaged 20.4 points, 7.9 rebounds in 718 games, All-Star,
  Inducted in 1993.
• Allen Iverson, 3 Seasons in DEN – Averaged 25.6 points, 7.1 assists, 1.9 steals in 135 games,
  NBA’s Top 75, 2x All-Star, Inducted in 2016.
• Bobby Jones, 2 Seasons in DEN – Averaged 14.8 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.8 blocks, 2.1 steals in
  157 games, 2x All-NBA Defensive 1st, 2x All-Star, Inducted in 2019.
• Sarunas Marciulionis, 1 Season in DEN – Averaged 6.8 points in 17 games, Inducted in 2014.
• George McGinnis, 2 Seasons in DEN – Averaged 20.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.6
  steals in 121 games, All-Star, Inducted in 2017.
• Dikembe Mutombo, 5 Seasons in DEN – Averaged 12.9 points, 12.3 rebounds, 3.8 blocks in 391
  games, DPOY, 3x All-Star, Inducted in 2015.
• Charlie Scott, 2 Seasons in DEN – Averaged 10.7 points, 4.6 assists in 148 games, Inducted in
  2018.
• David Thompson, 6 Seasons in DEN – Averaged 23.7 points in 415 games, 2x All-NBA 1st, 3x
  All-Star, Inducted in 1996.

Denver Nuggets Coaches

• Larry Brown, Head Coach (1974-75 to 1978-79), Inducted in 2002.
• Alex Hannum, Head Coach (1971-72 to 1973-74), General Manager (1971-72 to 1973-74),
  Inducted in 1998.
• George Karl, Head Coach (2004-13), Inducted in 2002.
• John McLendon, Head Coach (1968-69), Inducted in 2016.

Women’s Hall of Fame Inductees with Colorado Ties.

• Ceal Barry (Colorado) was inducted in 2018.
• Carol Callan was inducted in 2021.
• Becky Hammon (Colorado State) was inducted in 2022
• 2011 Trailblazer of the Game Recipient – All American Red Heads (Jessie Banks)