Behind Kentucky Basketball

Behind Kentucky Basketball returns to its weekly Thursday schedule, and the No. 21/20 Kentucky men’s basketball team returns to the road. After playing back-to-back road games to open the calendar year, the Wildcats return to the road this week with games at Vanderbilt and South Carolina. Hosts Metz Camfield and Brent Carney discuss those two games and their importance to the Wildcats in the improved Southeastern Conference. The guys also recap UK’s exciting one-point win over Texas A&M and talk about how the Wildcats avoided their first losing streak of the season. In addition to listening to the podcast on CoachCal.com, you can also download, listen, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play, SoundCloud and Stitcher Radio. What are we doing well? What still needs work? We'd love to hear from you with a review.

It’s a special edition of Behind Kentucky Basketball as hosts Metz Camfield and Brent Carney do the show on a Tuesday (normal weekly schedule will resume Thursday). The guys open the podcast by recapping the Wildcats’ past two games with some thoughts on what happened in Knoxville, Tennessee, versus what happened in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.Camfield and Carney then look ahead to Tuesday night’s home game against Texas A&M (11-4, 0-3 Southeastern Conference), break down the Aggies and discuss what needs to change for the Wildcats in order to come out with a victory.In addition to listening to the podcast on CoachCal.com, you can also download, listen, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play, SoundCloud and Stitcher Radio. What are we doing well? What still needs work? We'd love to hear from you with a review.

It was an exciting week for Kentucky basketball, with a convincing win over rival Louisville and a grind-it-out victory over Georgia in both teams’ Southeastern Conference opener. Now, the Wildcats (11-2, 1-0 SEC) hit the road for their first two road games of the 2017-18 season.Hosts Metz Camfield and Brent Carney recap the Cats’ past two victories, including what to make of the strong play of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Wenyen Gabriel, and the subpar performances of Kevin Knox and Nick Richards. The guys then preview UK’s next two SEC games at LSU and at Tennessee, two road venues the Cats have struggled at lately. What should Big Blue Nation expect?In addition to listening to the podcast on CoachCal.com, you can also download, listen, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play, SoundCloud and Stitcher Radio. What are we doing well? What still needs work? We'd love to hear from you with a review.

Hosts Metz Camfield and Brent Carney begin the latest episode of Behind Kentucky Basketball with a lesson on the importance of perspective, and the impact someone’s prior outlook on the Wildcats can have on their current outlook following UK’s loss to UCLA in the CBS Sports Classic.After recapping the loss to the Bruins, Camfield and Carney preview Friday’s big intrastate rivalry game against Louisville. What do the Cats need to do to leave Rupp Arena with their ninth victory over the Cards in the past 11 tries? What will be the key matchup in Friday’s game? And what key area is UofL different than all of UK’s previous opponents this season?Camfield and Carney also preview the Wildcats’ Southeastern Conference opener against Georgia on New Year’s Eve at Rupp Arena. The Bulldogs, led by senior forward Yante Maten, the preseason co-SEC Player of the Year, always present a difficult matchup and will be well-rested before taking on the Wildcats. What impact will that have on the game? Once again, perspective is k

In this week’s episode of Behind Kentucky Basketball, hosts Metz Camfield and Brent Carney discuss Saturday’s CBS Sports Classic game versus UCLA (8-3) in New Orleans, UK’s strong win over Virginia Tech, Camp Cal and the holidays.The guys also talk about the Only Way Fly Away promotion where UK fans will get to attend the men’s basketball team’s game against Louisville and the football team’s game against Northwestern in the Music City Bowl on Dec. 29.In addition to listening to the podcast on CoachCal.com, you can also download, listen, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play, SoundCloud and Stitcher Radio. What are we doing well? What still needs work? We'd love to hear from you with a review.

No 8/5 Kentucky (8-1) faces its toughest challenge since going up against Kansas in the Champions Classic when it hosts Virginia Tech (9-1) on Saturday. Hosts Metz Camfield and Brent Carney breakdown the upcoming matchup between the Hokies and Wildcats, discuss UK’s win over Monmouth, the takeaways from that game and Camp Cal looming. In addition to listening to the podcast on CoachCal.com, you can also download, listen, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play, SoundCloud and Stitcher Radio. What are we doing well? What still needs work? We'd love to hear from you with a review.

Hosts Metz Camfield and Brent Carney talk about how the No. 8/7 Kentucky men’s basketball team is playing, what’s working well and what still needs attention. After the win over Harvard, Coach Cal sounded frustrated and said he was “asking the impossible of this team.” What does that mean? The guys also preview the Citi Hoops Classic in New York between UK and Monmouth. In addition to listening to the podcast on CoachCal.com, you can also download, listen, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play, SoundCloud and Stitcher Radio. What are we doing well? What still needs work? We'd love to hear from you with a review.

After stuffing their faces at Thanksgiving, hosts Metz Camfield and Brent Carney return to talk about how the Kentucky men’s basketball team is looking after seven games, a few developing trends now that the regular season is nearly a quarter of the way through, and what to expect moving forward. The guys also preview Kentucky’s upcoming home game against Harvard of the Ivy League. In addition to listening to the podcast on CoachCal.com, you can also download, listen, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play, SoundCloud and Stitcher Radio. What are we doing well? What still needs work? We'd love to hear from you with a review.

After a week off, the Behind Kentucky Basketball podcast returns and dives into the holidays with a Thanksgiving Draft. Hosts Metz Camfield and Brent Carney are both given turkey on their plate, but who can draft the better Thanksgiving meal after that? You decide. Oh yeah, there’s plenty of basketball talk too. Camfield and Carney recap the Wildcats’ win over Troy and preview the upcoming game against Fort Wayne. The guys also talk about growing trends and what we can expect from this young team moving forward. In addition to listening to the podcast on CoachCal.com, you can also download, listen, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play, SoundCloud and Stitcher Radio. What are we doing well? What still needs work? We'd love to hear from you with a review.

The 2017-18 season is (finally) here! In this week’s episode of Behind Kentucky Basketball, hosts Metz Camfield and Brent Carney recap the Wildcats’ final exhibition game and preview the first three games of the season against Utah Valley, Vermont and No. 4/3 Kansas. UVU is led by former Kentucky national champion Mark Pope, Vermont is the unanimous preseason favorite in the America East Conference and Kansas is a top-five team looking to win its 14th consecutive Big 12 title. There are plenty of questions surrounding this young, inexperienced Kentucky team, but it’s clear we will all know much more about the Cats after these three games. In addition to listening to the podcast on CoachCal.com, you can also download, listen, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play, SoundCloud and Stitcher Radio. What are we doing well? What still needs work? We’d love to hear from you with a review.

The Behind Kentucky Basketball podcast returns for its second year and debuts with a 2017-18 season preview episode. Hosts Metz Camfield and Brent Carney discuss what they have seen from the Wildcats in their opening two exhibition games against Thomas More and Morehead State, including the battle at point guard, Kevin Knox, the team’s positionless nature and what the starting lineup might look like. Camfield and Carney also discuss UK in the preseason rankings and prognostications, and a revamped Southeastern Conference. Before all the basketball talk though, Camfield and Carney talk about their Halloween nights. How old is too old to trick-or-treat?

The final episode of our seven-part Meet the Wildcats series on Behind Kentucky Basketball features a conversation with Quade Green, a 6-foot point guard out of Philadelphia. Green is a hardnosed player with dreams of being the best point guard to ever play for Kentucky.Hosts Metz Camfield and Brent Carney talk to Green about those high ambitions, the comparisons he receives to former UK floor general Tyler Ulis, his leadership qualities, prolific high school career at Neumann-Goretti, playing with a swagger and being a cross between a pit bull and a great dane.

The 2017 Meet the Wildcats series on Behind Kentucky Basketball rolls on with a conversation with PJ Washington. Yet another athletic forward, Washington plays with a bit more of a bruising, physical style than Kevin Knox and Jarred Vanderbilt. With that said, he can still handle the ball and shoot it from all over the floor. In this week’s episode, hosts Metz Camfield and Brent Carney talk to Washington about that playing style, how he writes out his goals for the future, his family’s basketball background, growing up being a Kentucky fan and what this year’s Kentucky team will be able to do.

Up next in the Meet the Wildcats series is a conversation with Kentucky freshman wing Jarred Vanderbilt. A hybrid forward out of Houston, Vanderbilt’s love of competition comes through in this interview. While some players may want to go somewhere where they can be the guy, Vanderbilt wants to play around other similar players knowing that it will only strengthen his own game. Among other things, hosts Metz Camfield and Brent Carney talk to Vanderbilt about wanting to play with Kevin Knox and PJ Washington, his love of Houston (and Whataburger), being coached in high school by a former Louisville basketball player and the impact his upbringing had on his basketball career.

The latest episode in the Meet the Wildcats series on the Behind Kentucky Basketball podcast is a conversation with Kentucky freshman Kevin Knox. A native of Riverview, Florida, Knox is an athletic 6-foot-9 forward who UK head coach John Calipari has referred to as a guard due to Knox’s versatility and positonless nature on the court. Hosts Metz Camfield and Brent Carney talked to Knox about that versatility, his whirlwind recruitment that surprised just about everyone when he chose Kentucky, his admiration for his father, a former football player, and the upcoming 2017-18 season.

The 2017-18 season is fast approaching, and head coach John Calipari’s latest top-ranked recruiting class features seven fresh new faces. Over the next several weeks, CoachCal.com will profile each of Kentucky’s newcomers in its annual and exclusive “Meet the Wildcats” series. In addition to the story and a video, this year’s series will also feature a podcast episode for each player. The 2017-18 series continues with Nick Richards, an athletic 7-foot forward whose motivation and drive are fueled by doubters.

The 2017-18 season is fast approaching, and head coach John Calipari’s latest top-ranked recruiting class features seven fresh new faces. Over the next several weeks, CoachCal.com will profile each of Kentucky’s newcomers in its annual and exclusive “Meet the Wildcats” series. In addition to the story and a video, this year’s series will also feature a podcast episode for each player. The 2017-18 series continues with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, a Canadian guard who appreciates honesty and a straightforward approach to everything he does.

The 2017-18 season is fast approaching, and head coach John Calipari’s latest top-ranked recruiting class features seven fresh new faces. Over the next several weeks, CoachCal.com will profile each of Kentucky’s newcomers in its annual and exclusive “Meet the Wildcats” series. In addition to the story and a video, this year’s series will also feature a podcast episode for each player. The 2017-18 series begins with Jemarl Baker, a California native who values family, loyalty and hard work above all else.

The regular season is over and now it’s time for the SEC Tournament in Nashville. In episode 20 of Behind Kentucky Basketball, hosts Metz Camfield and Brent Carney preview the SEC Tournament as a whole, as well as top-seeded Kentucky’s path. Camfield and Carney also recap Kentucky’s win at Texas A&M in its regular-season finale and the many awards won by Malik Monk, De’Aaron Fox and Bam Adebayo.

As the 2017 postseason tournaments draw near, Behind Kentucky Basketball hosts Metz Camfield and Brent Carney preview the Wildcats’ final game of the regular season on Saturday at Texas A&M and recap UK’s thrilling comeback win on Senior Night against Vanderbilt. Camfield and Carney also talk about the upcoming SEC Tournament in Nashville and the latest bracketology estimations.