The John Clay Podcast: Can Kentucky win the SEC Tournament?

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Having wrapped up a 9-15 regular season with a 92-64 win over South Carolina on Saturday, March 6, 2021, Kentucky heads to the SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament, which runs March 10-14 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. As the No. 8 seed, the Wildcats play No. 9 seed Mississippi State on Thursday. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnists John Clay and Mark Story discuss UK’s chances of winning four games in four days to take the title and earn a berth in the NCAA Tournament. They also talk about Morehead State winning the OVC Tournament title, as well as Northern Kentucky, Louisville and the top freshmen at state colleges. Also included is John Calipari’s postgame press conference after the win over South Carolina.

This story was originally published March 7, 2021 at 4:53 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

Mark Story

Lexington Herald-Leader

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Mark Story has worked in the Lexington Herald-Leader sports department since Aug. 27, 1990, and has been a Herald-Leader sports columnist since 2001. I have covered every Kentucky-Louisville football game since 1994, every UK-U of L basketball game but three since 1996-97 and every Kentucky Derby since 1994. Support my work with a digital subscription