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State: Colorado
Capital: Denver
Admission to Union: August 1, 1876
Nickname: The Centennial State

State Background:
Colorado is a state in the western United States. Denver is the capital and largest city. As of 2000, the state's population was 4,301,261. The state is in the Mountain, Southwestern and Central regions of the country.

The state was named after the Spanish word "Colorado," which means "reddish colored" that presumably refers to the red sandstone formations in the area or reddish brown color of the Colorado River. The territory that ultimately became Colorado was added to the United States by the 1803 Louisiana Purchase and the 1848 Mexican Cession. The Colorado Gold Rush of 1859 (see also Fifty-Niner) brought many settlers to the Denver area, though the population collapsed following an initial mining boom. The Colorado Territory was organized as a United States territory on February 28, 1861, and Colorado attained statehood August 1, 1876, (earning it the moniker the "Centennial State"). Colorado women were granted the right to vote starting on November 7, 1893.Three different ships have been named USS Colorado in honor of this state.
Sources: Wikipedia.com, May 2006

(9) Draft Picks

Round	Pick	Overall	Year	Name	Pos.	Drafted By	Birth City
2	4	26	1977	Glen Gondrezick	SF	New York	Boulder
1	6	6	1985	Joe Kleine	C	Sacramento	Colorado Springs
1	3	3	1997	Chauncey Billups	PG	Boston	Denver
1	9	9	1952	Chuck Darling	F	Rochester	Denver
2	21	50	2000	Kaniel Dickens	SF	Utah	Denver
2	10	27	1971	Rick Fisher	F	Portland	Denver
2	3	34	1999	Michael Ruffin	PF	Chicago	Denver
1	4	4	1956	Ronnie Shavlik	F	New York	Denver
1	2	2	1961	Tom Stith	F	New York	Greenville