John Clay Podcast: Looking ahead to the future of Kentucky basketball recruiting

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Lexington Herald-Leader and Kentucky.com recruiting writer Ben Roberts talks to sports columnist John Clay about a variety of Kentucky basketball recruiting topics, including 2022 commit Skyy Clark, and which current UK players might be staying and which might be leaving off the 2020-21 roster. They also talk about who else John Calipari is recruiting for next season and the possibility of UK attracting an impact transfer. Ben also discusses a new league that says it will pay elite prospects $100,000 to bypass high school and college basketball. Ben and John also discuss North Laurel High School phenom Reed Sheppard and the latest on Ben’s Next Cats recruiting site.

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Links referenced in podcast:

What’s next for Skyy Clark

No. 1 vs. No. 2 in a made-for-TV event

Sports Illustrated feature on Reed Sheppard

Next Cats player page: Reed Sheppard

Podcast: Ben Roberts on Kentucky basketball

This story was originally published March 4, 2021 at 4:29 PM.

John Clay

Lexington Herald-Leader

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John Clay is a sports columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader. A native of Central Kentucky, he covered UK football from 1987 until being named sports columnist in 2000. He has covered 20 Final Fours and 42 consecutive Kentucky Derbys. Support my work with a digital subscription

Ben Roberts

Lexington Herald-Leader

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Ben Roberts is the University of Kentucky men’s basketball beat writer for the Lexington Herald-Leader. He has previously specialized in UK basketball recruiting coverage and created and maintained the Next Cats blog. He is a Franklin County native and first joined the Herald-Leader in 2006. Support my work with a digital subscription