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
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I was surprised. It's not that (Air Force) was not good. They didn't have any top-50 wins to stand upon, and they lost in the first round of their conference tournament, to a team with a losing record.
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If Indiana made the job offer to Steve Alford, I'm sure it would have extraordinary meaning to him. In my opinion, he's the one guy who could bring everyone together.
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(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.
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There's been a sea of change in college basketball. And it's just starting to catch up to everybody.
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It was put in as the great equalizer. And now it's taken over the game.
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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.
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If you see something like that happening, I think it's safe to say this is a basketball school.
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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.
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The pressure's all on Winthrop. They're the ones who are supposed to win. There's only gravy for Coastal Carolina.
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Pitt has a chance to be a top-three seed, depending on how they end up.
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Squeaky, he can take the ball from anybody. They play all-out all the time. They create havoc.
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I don't think anybody is harboring facts that the Big South Champion is going to the Final Four. But there isn't a kid on either of those teams that doesn't dream of hitting game-winning shot or going to the NCAA Tournament.
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Maryland has some good wins on their schedule, but doesn't have any great ones. But if Florida State is in and Texas A&M is in, then I think Maryland has to be in the discussion. I think people are going overboard saying Florida State and Texas A&M are automatically in because they both have the pelt of a big shot in the last week.
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It doesn't seem different to me; they're two national teams. Xavier should be ranked and Cincinnati has been ranked. If the selection committee met today, both would be NCAA tournament teams.