Jon Wilner

College sports reporter

Jon Wilner

Jon Wilner聽has been covering college sports for decades聽and is an AP top-25 football and basketball voter as well as a Heisman Trophy voter. He was named Beat Writer of the Year in 2013 by the Football Writers Association of America for his coverage of the聽Pac-12, won first place for feature writing in 2016 in the Associated Press Sports Editors writing contest and is a five-time APSE honoree.

A man watches a baseball game in the sports book at the South Point hotel-casino, Monday, May 14, 2018, in Las Vegas. The Supreme Court on Monday gave its go-ahead for states to allow gambling on sports across the nation, striking down a federal law that barred betting on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states. (AP Photo/John Locher)

NCAA Tournament: Best bets for the first round, plus title favorites and trends on over/under and ATS

March 16, 2022 at 1:02 p.m.

The top two betting favorites reside in the Western third of the country for the first time in ages. But will Gonzaga and Arizona prove to be value bets?

Pac-12 spring preview: New coaches and QB and the need for star power

March 16, 2022 at 12:44 p.m.

The conference underwent massive change over the winter with its head coaches, defensive coordinators and quarterbacks.

Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd talks to Kerr Kriisa during the second half of the team’s NCAA college basketball game against Northern Arizona, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Tucson, Ariz. Arizona won 81-52. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Arizona’s path to the NCAA title: Five issues that can derail the Cats

March 15, 2022 at 11:06 a.m.

The No. 1 seed in the South has few weaknesses as it attempts to end the Pac-12's quarter century NCAA championship drought.

Baylor players and coaches celebrate after the championship game against Gonzaga in the men’s Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 5, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Baylor won 86-70. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Our 2022 NCAA Tournament picks: The winners of all 67 games (you can thank us later)

March 14, 2022 at 3:49 p.m.

Only one No. 1 seed will reach the Final Four, and it isn't the No. 1 overall seed.

March Madness begins: Selection Sunday winners and losers

March 14, 2022 at 10:38 a.m.

The Pac-12 received just three NCAA bids, the same number as the West Coast Conference and one less than the Mountain West.

The 2014 NCAA tournament field is set and precious few days remain before final brackets are due.

Mailbag: On the Pac-12 bid total, the ESPN bias and NCAA selections

March 14, 2022 at 12:08 p.m.

Colorado coach Tad Boyle was "disappointed" in how the Pac-12 is viewed and accused ESPN of bias. Is he right?

Kliavkoff: Pac-12 may sell stats to gambling companies

March 11, 2022 at 7:51 a.m.

Selling stats to gambling companies could be a revenue stream for the Pac-12.

STANFORD, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 1: Stanford head coach Jerod Haase coaches against the California Golden Bears in the first half at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif., on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

It抖阴ap official: Stanford basketball coach Jerod Haase to return next season

March 11, 2022 at 7:43 a.m.

Haase has yet to reach the NCAAs in six seasons and is under .500 in conference play.

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Pac-12 tournament: Bill Walton’s TV partners on eccentric hoops analyst

March 12, 2022 at 11:55 a.m.

One of the greatest players in college basketball history is one of the sport抖阴ap most polarizing broadcasters. We asked his partners about working with the always-surprising Walton.

Drag performer Jim McCoy as Auntie Norma Llyaman and Chippendales cast members Ricky Rodgers and Ryan Worley participate in a fashion show in front of the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign on the Las Vegas Strip to kick off the pro-mask wearing campaign “Mask Up for Nevada” put on by Experience Strategy Associates amid the spread of the coronavirus on June 25, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. On Wednesday, Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak signed a directive requiring people to wear face coverings in public places throughout the state beginning on June 26 in response to a four-week upward trend of new daily COVID-19 cases. The governor also cited an increase in confirmed and suspected COVID-19 hospitalizations since the state entered Phase Two of the state’s reopening plan on May 29 as a reason for the mandate. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Pac-12 hoops tourney: Picks and analysis for all 11 games

March 10, 2022 at 8:21 a.m.

Will the Pac-12 tournament produce another upset winner? If not, the conference could send just three teams to the NCAA Tournament.

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