Sept. 9, 2023 ~ Jay Bilas week grew up in San Pedro, California and earned a B.A. in Political Science from Duke University, later earning a law degree from Duke Law School. He was a four-year starter for Coach K and Duke Basketball, later drafted by the Dallas Mavericks. Bilas played professionally in Italy and Spain from 1986 to 1989, and later became a color commentator and studio analyst for ESPN in 1995.