Sidelines with John Clay

Sidelines with John Clay

The John Clay Podcast: Kentucky-UCLA basketball preview

By John Clay

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The Kentucky Wildcats take on the UCLA Bruins in college basketball’s CBS Sports Classic on Saturday, December 17, 2022 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Ohio State and North Carolina play the first game at 3 p.m., followed by UK-UCLA, both on CBS. To preview the game, Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talked with Ben Bolch of the Los Angeles Times about the Bruins and Ben Roberts of Kentucky.com about the Wildcats.

UCLA guard Jaime Jaquez Jr. (24) brings the ball up court during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Maryland, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)
UCLA guard Jaime Jaquez Jr. (24) brings the ball up court during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Maryland, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams) Terrance Williams AP
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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
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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
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