Jay Bilas
Jay Bilas
Jay Scot Bilasis an American college basketball analyst for ESPN, a former NCAA Tournament Announcer with CBS Sports, as well as former college basketball player. He is also a practicing lawyer...
ProfessionSportscaster
Date of Birth24 December 1963
CityLos Angeles, CA
fun
It's inexplicable. But it's been really fun to watch.
amazing harder looks offense
It's amazing how much better the offense looks when you make shots. But they still have to make harder cuts. If they do, the offense will look even better.
catch change college sea starting
There's been a sea of change in college basketball. And it's just starting to catch up to everybody.
dangerous final four given ohio seed state team ten tournament
(They) are going to be really dangerous in the tournament out of the Big East. And I think Ohio State (a No. 2 seed with a 25-5 record) is the team out of the Big Ten that hasn't been given enough credit, that's Final Four worthy.
coached course good resume side
Are they a good team? Yes, of course they are. But there are a lot of good teams. They are a good team, they are well coached and they are capable. But if you put their resume side by side with Michigan, there is no comparison.
good ncaa polished
As good as I thought they were going to be, and I thought they would be in the NCAA tournament, I didn't think they were going to be this good. I didn't think they were going to be this mature, this polished and this resilient.
alabama florida oklahoma ready realm second south surprised
Now don't be surprised -- it would not be out of the realm of possibility for UW-Milwaukee and South Alabama to play in the second round. Oklahoma and Florida better be ready for fights.
carolina choosing coach decision north presence school
North Carolina State's got no presence out there. The one thing that's detrimental for a school is uncertainty. A coach is the most important decision in choosing a school.
lifetime win
This has been a once-in-a- lifetime story. If they win it all, it will be a story for the ages.
chance depending pitt
Pitt has a chance to be a top-three seed, depending on how they end up.
ball create
Squeaky, he can take the ball from anybody. They play all-out all the time. They create havoc.
historical math might ncaa remaining reminding sit start taking teams tournament
I have to keep reminding myself there are a lot of teams out there that might not feel like NCAA Tournament teams because you're taking a historical perspective. When you sit down and do the math and start to look at the remaining teams, there really aren't that many teams vying for spots.
good league move powers teams year
If you're going to make a move in the league, this is the year because the league is down. Some of the traditional powers are not as good as they've been and some of those teams are vulnerable.
thinking skills tough
Toughness is a skill. I don't think we're all born tough. You learn about toughness through your experience.