"Is [insert name of college underclassman here] ready for the NBA?"
This time of year, that is the question that I get most often about underclassmen in college basketball. Years ago, I used to answer it, and it seemed as if a young prospect's decision to stay or go depended in large measure upon whether he was ready. And I was really interested in the dynamics of the decision.
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Jay Bilas
College Basketball analyst- College basketball analyst for ESPN and ESPN Insider
- Played and coached at Duke
- Practicing attorney
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Jay Bilas
Jay Bilas provides expert color commentary from courtside on college basketball games and serves as a studio analyst and as the co-host of ESPN's popular studio shows "College GameDay" and "College Gamenight." He also writes for ESPN.com and contributes numerous reports for "SportsCenter." Since 2003, Bilas has provided in-depth player scouting and analysis for ESPN's coverage of the NBA draft.
