Sidelines with John Clay

Live updates: Kentucky men’s basketball exhibition vs. Kentucky Wesleyan

Mark Pope makes his debut as Kentucky men’s basketball coach on Wednesday night. Sort of. Pope’s Wildcats take on the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers in an exhibition game at Rupp Arena. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Ben Roberts, Cameron Drummond, Mark Story and yours truly will be on hand at Rupp to provide updates and analysis. You can follow us on X/Twitter at @BenRobertsHL, @camdrummond97, @markcstory, @johnclayiv.

You can also follow a dedicated X/Twitter feed on Kentucky men’s basketball by clicking here.

Kentucky’s Andrew Carr looks to pass out of a Kentucky Wesleyan double team during Wednesday night’s exhibition basketball opener in Rupp Arena.
Kentucky’s Andrew Carr looks to pass out of a Kentucky Wesleyan double team during Wednesday night’s exhibition basketball opener in Rupp Arena. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
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This story was originally published October 23, 2024 at 6:00 PM.

John Clay
Lexington Herald-Leader
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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