Mr. Jay Bilas, Esq. We may differ on an issue here or there, but I can’t begin to tell you how much I respect Dick and Digger.I played against Digger’s teams when he was at Notre Dame, and Digger is a really smart and savvy basketball man, despite that silly highlighter he waves around. Do coaches ever get upset with you?
Do you think that’s going to pass legal muster? Is recruiting blue chippers today different than you when you were being recruited?
The guys I played with are still my best friends in the world.Of course, being a player is a lot more exciting and fun than being a lawyer. Is that what fans want to see? I had played for Coach K, and while I was playing professional basketball in Europe, he offered me a job on his staff. Digger is one of my good friends, and I really admire him.Dick was an outstanding coach and is an astute basketball mind. The best part is that I still get movies sent to me to vote on for the SAG awards. Now, the players play in national tournaments every summer, and they all travel extensively and know each other very well by the time they get to college.
And, they’re right.That was a total accident. My aim is to get it right every time, and when I give an opinion, I have thought about it and believe in it. While serving as an assistant coach, Bilas attended Bilas has been a color commentator and studio analyst for ESPN since 1995.Writing a letter to the editor in Duke Magazine, Bilas sharply criticized the Duke administration for its lack of support for the falsely indicted players during the 2006 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball 1990–91 NCAA championsDuke Blue Devils men's basketball 1991–92 NCAA champions In seems that what fans love about your basketball analysis is your honesty. After retiring as a player, he became assistant to coach Mike Krzyzewski. So what’s your law/basketball balance like these days? I think that the longer a player is in college, generally, the better it is for the player and the NBA. The game and the players keep getting better and better.I was an assistant coach at Duke for three years under Mike Krzyzewski from 1990 through 1992.
When I was in high school, you didn’t really know all of the best high school players outside of your region. This guy is a lucky dog.What is a typical day in the life of a college basketball analyst?
It featured Duke basketball player Zion Williamson soaring above the net in Duke’s Cameron Indoor Stadium and was accompanied by Duke Law Professor Paul Haagen’s …
Plus, the kids now are much more focused on becoming pros. Do you want to win one? He thought it would be a really good education and a versatile degree. You’ve had a couple of acting gigs over the years.
I have never regretted it.I practiced full time with M&VA for about nine years, and worked with ESPN on the side. My job in basketball may be interesting to some, but it is certainly not enough when a client needs quality legal representation.
And not a homer. Is it as fun as it seems? Where did you go to Law School? He’s not going to make it in the pros. The guy is cool, but the interviewer probabley missed the most important question. Several years ago, it became too difficult to do 50 games and studio work each year while carring a full-time law practice.I am now “Of Counsel” with Moore & Van Allen, and during basketball season, I am on the road five or six days a week. Look out Clark Kellog.What college did you go to , because the way you have breaking down Duke and praising UNC I could swear you played for UNCBeck—Maybe that’s because Duke’s not very good this year and UNC just waltzed through the tournament? Our guys actually don’t argue that much. Attorney, ESPN analyst, and former NCAA basketball player Jay Bilas weighs in on the debate over paying collegiate athletes. Opinionated but not arrogant. He also worked as a game analyst for CBS for t… And more importantly, is that a good thing for both the pro and college games? The cover story of the summer 2019 edition of Judicature was, literally and figuratively, a slam dunk. You’ve also been nominated for an Emmy. Mr. Bilas’ excellence is only matched by his genuine humility. How did that come about? Jay was one of the top recruits at Rolling Hills High School after which he went on to join the Duke University and helped them reach to the Final Four and National Championship game in 1986. I just really liked and trusted him, and I am really proud that I committed to him when it wasn’t the easy thing to do.Recruiting is really different now. What college was runner-up in the Bilas sweepstakes? We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. He belongs to the ethnicity white and nationality American. Do you have any interest in coaching? I think my wife just didn’t want to live in Normal, Illinois where I still teach basketball. Now that the Tar Heels won last night, there was again a lot of wild partying going on, in Carolina. I knew the witness was lying, and I was able to lead the witness down a certain path with his lying, and trap him with his own documents.As a player, my best moments were with my teammates in games and practices. I don’t do this for a compliment or to be a broadcaster, but because I really love basketball.I still think of myself as a basketball guy rather than as a broadcaster. I wish there were more such as he in the ranks of sports brodcasting and sports in general.Anon-I’m not talking about this year i’m talking about the last 7 years.All I heard the last 7 years is that Duke got all the calls to go there way, but if you look at the statisticks you would see UNC takes more free throws than anybody in the country,please don’t get me wrong Hansbrough is pretty good but when he broke Laettners record early in the season that was wrong ,he is nowhere as good as LaettnerThe world needs more people like Jay Bilas. Did you actively try to become a broadcaster, or did ESPN come to you? I don’t worry too much about how I am thought of, really. In other words, if Duke offered you the job when Coach K retires, would you accept?
Duke Law School, JD, 1992.
They watch ball games.Not really.