Jay Bilas

Jay Bilas (b. December 24 1963 in San Pedro, California) is an American lawyer and basketball analyst for ESPN.

Contents

1 Playing career
2 Coaching Career
3 Broadcasting Career
4 External links

Playing career

Bilas was a four-year starter on the Duke University men's basketball team from 1983-1986, and helped lead Duke to the Final Four and National Title game in 1986. That year, Duke won an NCAA record 37 games in a single season. Duke's 1982 recruiting class of Bilas, Johnny Dawkins, Mark Alarie and David Henderson still ranks as the highest scoring single class in college basketball history. Bilas graduated in 1986 with a degree in political science, and was selected very late in the 1986 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks in the sixth round, but played professionally overseas for teams in Italy and Spain.

Coaching Career

While simultaneously attending Duke's law school, Bilas served as an assistant under Coach K. During his tenure as an assistant, Duke advanced to three Final Fours and won two National Championships. Following the 1992 season, he joined the law firm of Moore & Van Allen, PLLC, specializing in commercial litigation.

Broadcasting Career

Bilas started his broadcasting career when he was at Duke by hosting a show on Cable 13, Duke University's student run TV station. He joined ESPN in 1995 as a college basketball analyst on games and in the studio. He has served as co-host of College Hoops Tonight, and now serves as co-host of College Gamenight and College Gameday with Rece Davis and Digger Phelps. Bilas makes frequent appearances on SportsCenter, ESPNews and ESPN Radio, and is a featured basketball writer on ESPN.com. In 2003, Bilas joined CBS as a game analyst for the network's coverage of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. A member of the Screen Actors Guild, Bilas has appeared in national television commercials and the feature length movie "I Come In Peace".

External links

[Jay Bilas's Moore & Van Allen Directory Bio]

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