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- 1 2 3 "Rodney Billups named Denver Pioneers men's basketball coach". www.denverpost.com. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
- ↑ "Rodney Billups" (PDF). NBA Development League. 2006. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- ↑ "D-League Draft Board". NBA. Archived from the original on November 17, 2006. Retrieved November 17, 2016.