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College basketball on TV tonight:

Two program notes:

• UK coach John Calipari and selected players will be available to the media this afternoon. Please check the blog for video, notes, etc.
• I’m subbing for Larry Glover again tonight from 6-8 on WVLK-590. We’ll be sure to talk UK-U of L, etc.  The numbers to call are (859) 253-5959, toll free 1-877-777-0590, or *590 from your AT&T wireless phone. Or you can post a question here on the blog, or send me a comment or question via twitter at @johnclayiv.

I’m cranking up my best Colin Cowherd voice and subbing for the vacationing Larry Glover tonight from 6-8 p.m. on WVLK-590 in Lexington.

At 6:10, we’ll have my colleague Mike Fields on to preview tonight’s Lexington Catholic-Trinity final of the Republic Bank Holiday Classic at Lexington Catholic.

At 6:35, we’ll have the Cats’ Pause Jeff Drummond to talk recruiting and Kentucky-Louisville from the UK perspective.

Then at 7:05 we’ll have my former colleague Chip Cosby to talk about his new TV show and Kentucky-Louisville from the U of L perspective.

The numbers to call are (859) 253-5959, toll free 1-877-777-0590, or *590 from your AT&T wireless phone.

Or you can post a question here on the blog, or send me a comment or question via twitter at @johnclayiv.

In preparation of  the Saturday showdown with Lousiville, Kentucky will hold a media opportunity this morning at 11:30. Players are first. Head coach John Calipari will start his sparring with the media at 11:45. Matthew Mitchell closes down the house at noon.

If all goes well, I’ll have notes, video, etc. after that.

You can also follow me on twitter.

Also, I’m subbing for the vacationing Larry Glover tonight from 6-8 on WVLK-590. We’ll have Jeff Drummond to talk UK and recruting, and Chip Cosby to talk Louisville and his new television gig. Your calls are not only welcome but encouraged.

Update: We will also have Mike Fields early in the show to talk about tonight’s Lexington Catholic-Trinity final of the Republic Bank Holiday Classic.

Some decent pre-New Year’s college basketball fare on the tube tonight. Billy Donovan and Florida plays Rutgers at 7 p.m. on ESPN2.  But the best game could be Vanderbilt at Marquette on ESPN2 at 9 p.m. The Commodores are trying to rebound from a stumbling start that has taken Kevin Stallings’ club completely out of the top 25. After missing the last two game with a re-aggravation of his previous knee injury, Festus Ezeli hopes to be back in the Vanderbilt lineup tonight.

Not exactly a voluminous slate of college basketball games tonight, but they are all interesting. Trying to rebound from its loss to Wagner, Pittsburgh travels to Notre Dame. Tubby Smith and Minnesota open Big 10 play at Illinois. And Wisconsin travels to Lincoln to welcome Nebraska to Big 10 basketball.

Considering how close we are to Christmas, there is a decent amount of college basketball games on the tube tonight. For local interest, top selection is the 7 p.m. game between Western Kentucky and Louisville at the Yum Center on ESPN2. WKU is struggling under embattled coach Ken McDonald. The Hilltoppers are a mere 4-8 with wins over Tennessee State, SE Louisiana, Bowling Green State and Southern Illinois. Fourth-ranked Louisville is 10-0.

• Louisville insists its not looking past Toppers
• Rick Pitino talks Western Kentucky
• Western not scary but Cards still wary
• Hilltoppers aiming for upset at U of L

Program note: I plan to be at U of L-WKU, so look for updates on twitter.

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