1. Jay Scot Bilas was born on December 24,1963 and is an American college basketball analyst who currently works for ESPN.
21 Facts About Jay Bilas
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In February 2024, Jay Bilas signed an exclusive partnership agreement with Washington Speakers Bureau.
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Jay Bilas was a consensus Top 50 recruit at Rolling Hills High School, in Rolling Hills Estates, California, where he averaged 23.5 points and 13.5 rebounds per game in 1982.
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That season, Jay Bilas was named First Team All-CIF, First Team All-South Bay, MVP of the Bay League, and Best in the West by the Long Beach Press-Telegram.
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Jay Bilas was a four-year starter for Mike Krzyzewski at Duke University, on the men's basketball team, from 1982 to 1986, and helped lead Duke to the Final Four and National Championship game in 1986.
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In 1985, Jay Bilas represented USA Basketball, on the US National Select Team, in the Jones Cup in Taipei, Taiwan.
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Jay Bilas graduated in 1986, with a degree in political science, and was selected in the fifth round of the 1986 NBA draft, by the Dallas Mavericks.
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Jay Bilas played professionally overseas in Italy's 2nd Division and in Spain's 1st Division.
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Jay Bilas served as an assistant coach under Mike Krzyzewski at Duke for three seasons from 1990 to 1992.
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In 2005 and 2006, Jay Bilas was one of 12 coaches taking part in Operation Hardwood I and II that coached United States Service teams in tournament competition in the Middle East.
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Jay Bilas has been a color commentator and studio analyst for ESPN since 1995.
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Jay Bilas began his broadcast career delivering color commentary alongside play-by-play man Bob Harris for the Duke Radio Network in 1993.
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Jay Bilas joined ESPN in 1995 as a college basketball analyst on games and in the studio.
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Jay Bilas has served as co-host of ESPN's studio broadcasts since 2000, including College GameNight and College GameDay with Rece Davis, Hubert Davis, Digger Phelps, and Bob Knight.
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Jay Bilas makes frequent appearances on SportsCenter, ESPNEWS and ESPN Radio, and is a featured basketball writer on ESPN.
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Jay Bilas is featured as "The Bilastrator" during halftime segments of some ESPN college basketball games.
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In both 2007 and 2008, Jay Bilas was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Performance by a Studio Analyst.
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Jay Bilas has gained notoriety in the studio for his ability to draw up unique inbound plays after time outs during close games, as well as his stance regarding student athlete payment and his thoughts on the NCAA as a whole.
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Jay Bilas received his JD degree from Duke University School of Law in 1992.
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Jay Bilas failed to effectively counter factually inaccurate and inappropriate statements about Duke and its students, failed to forcefully speak out against procedural irregularities, and failed to take appropriate action in response to repeated attacks upon the due process rights of Duke's students.
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Jay Bilas appeared in national television commercials and the feature-length movie I Come in Peace.