Jay Bilas

Jay Bilas

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Jay Bilas provides expert color commentary from courtside on college basketball games, and serves as a studio analyst and as the co-host of ESPN's popular studio shows College Gameday and College Gamenight. He also writes for ESPN.com, and contributes numerous reports for SportsCenter. Since 2003, Bilas has provided in-depth player scouting and analysis for ESPN's coverage of the NBA Draft.

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Reaction to Monday's games and hot topics

Jay Bilas

Some thoughts and analysis on Monday's games and the latest hot topics in college hoops … Simply amazing: Milestones are great prompts to celeb...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2009

Ten burning questions for 2009-10

Jay Bilas, ESPN.com

How good is Kansas? Does the ACC's size matter? Will the Big Ten perform? It's time for 10 burning questions.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 10, 2009

New NCAA rules: The Good, the Bad, the Goofy

Jay Bilas

Several new NCAA rules have been passed or proposed recently. Here are my thoughts on a few of them: Phone Call Sensibleness: The NCAA is on the way ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 07, 2009

This group shows the value of versatility

Fran Fraschilla

...our experts will offer up a list previewing some aspect of college basketball. Previous entries include: Jay Bilas on the best conferences; Fran Fraschilla on the best defenders; Doug Gottlieb on the best transfers...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 2009

CBB Summer Buzz: Maryland

Matt Meyers, ESPN The Magazine

The Summer Buzz series heads to College Park to check in with Gary Williams and his battle-tested Terps. Find out how a newcomer has already brought down the house and get analysis from Jay Bilas, Doug Gottlieb and Joe Lunardi on the 2009-10 outlook.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | August 06, 2009

CBB Summer Buzz: Syracuse

Mike Hume, ESPN Insider

The CBB Summer Buzz series stops in Syracuse to check on the progress of the Orange. With three key players gone, it will be a challenge to match last season's success, but a talented transfer and other youngsters offer some hope.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | July 31, 2009

Plenty impress at LeBron James Skills Academy

Fran Fraschilla

...closing the gap on the best young players in the U.S.. My colleague at ESPN, Jay Bilas, was absolutely correct when he mentioned that most high school stars don't understand the amount...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | July 15, 2009

Despite NCAA, camp experience a good one

Jay Bilas

...it. Breaking Down The Talent For an assessment of the top college and high school players Jay Bilas coached at the LeBron James Skills Academy, click here. When you shine a light on Nike...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | July 14, 2009

Plenty of reasons to like this draft class

Jay Bilas

The conventional wisdom has been that this is a weak NBA draft, and I do not necessarily disagree with that line of thinking. This draft does not hav...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | June 23, 2009

Wait a minute -- that congressman said what?

Jay Bilas

The basketball games on the court are over, but the draft is right around the corner and the college basketball offseason never seems to be "off." The...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | June 16, 2009

Decision day for underclassmen

ESPN Insider

...at Georgia Tech, reports ESPN.com's Katz. Lawal made a smart decision, ESPN's own Jay Bilas told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "Gani will be a better player when he gets into the...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | June 15, 2009

Can't everyone just take a deep breath?

Jay Bilas, ESPN.com

Up in arms about the alleged NCAA violations that took place at Memphis under John Calipari? Fine. But before penalties are issued and reputations are ruined, shouldn't we take a closer look at what exactly we're so fired up about?

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | June 03, 2009

Evaluating the draft process and other musings

Jay Bilas

The NCAA's decision to limit the time a college player can test the waters in the NBA draft process is a good one, but it does not go far enough. N...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | May 07, 2009

A few answers for Sonny Vaccaro

Jay Bilas, ESPN.com

It's not a matter of whether Jeremy Tyler has the right to drop out of high school. It's a matter of whether it's the right thing to do. By taking on many of the assertions made by advisor Sonny Vaccaro, Jay Bilas draws his own conclusion.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | May 06, 2009

Making sense of draft process

Jay Bilas

I have never been a big fan of the "test the waters" rule that the NCAA set forth several years ago in which college underclassmen can declare for the...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | April 23, 2009