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Courtside Connect

Courtside Connect - Kentucky Basketball's quickest game review podcast. We cover game summaries, player analysis, recruiting, big news and updates, and more. Your hosts, Matt Sak and Scott Clarke, will be joined regularly with many different guests to help connect their own Kentucky basketball experiences with the rest of the Big Blue Nation.
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Episodes

Episode 69: Nice!

Everyone on Kentucky plays amazing, everyone on Auburn pooped the bed, Cats are getting hot at the right time.

Feb 26, 202336 min

Episode 67: Kentucky Fried Gator

Cason Wallace is good at basketball, Sahvir Wheeler is a great teammate, Chris Livingston is a dog, Oscar Tshiebwe struggles but Daimion Collins picks him up, and 3J Fredrick is officially back!

Feb 05, 202337 min

Episode 66: Gig 'Em!

Basketball Benny lineup shines in win over the Aggies despite struggling to make wide open threes again. Reeves and Toppin lead the offense while Oscar once again dominates the boards. Where can Kentucky still improve after picking up their third straight game?

Jan 22, 202337 min

Episode 61: Lineups, Stat Predictions, & Recruiting

Matt Sak and Scott Clarke debut the YouTube Channel by breaking down their favorite lineups, predict who will lead our team in every statistical category, and give updates on the latest of Kentucky recruiting.

Aug 31, 202248 min

Episode 60: Bahama Drama

Matt Sak and Scott Clarke breakdown the best performances from the Bahamas, trade hot takes, apologize to Jacob Toppin, and call out the football staff and AD.

Aug 15, 20221 hr 8 min

Episode 59: Cats By 60!

Matt Sak is joined by Tres Terrell of Cats Coverage to breakdown another dominant win in the Bahamas for the Cats.

Aug 14, 202240 min

Episode 58: Kentucky Hoops Is Back!

Matt Sak fights through technical difficulties to give the first game review of the year vs The Dominican Republic Select Team in The Bahamas.

Aug 11, 202226 min

Episode 57: Open Practice & Gonzaga Scheduled

Matt Sak and Scott Clarke are joined by Dowell Harmon of the Beers and Buckets Podcast to talk the biggest standouts of the open practice and the huge breaking news of a home and home with Gonzaga being added to our schedule.

Aug 04, 202236 min

Episode 56: Ugonna Wanna Listen

Ugonna Kingsley is a Cat! Matt Sak and Scott Clarke break down what the commitment means for Kentucky, reasonable expectations for the recruit, scheduling rumors, and a brief overview of the Bahamas.

Aug 01, 202235 min

Episode 52: DILLY DILLY

Matt Sak and Scott Clarke are BACK! Dillingham is a Cat KT Turner is our third assistant New recruiting approach What is going on with DJ Wagner 2023 class predictions

Jul 06, 20221 hr 7 min

Episode 51: Player Comparisons For 2022-23 Roster

Matt Sak and Scott Clarke are joined by Bradley of Bradley's Basketball Banter to discuss their player comparisons for all of Kentucky's scholarship players on roster for the 2022-23 season.

Jun 14, 202257 min

Episode 50: Preseason Predictions

Matt Sak is joined by Conner Caldwell and Dowell Harmon of the Beers & Buckets podcast to discuss preseason top 10's, Kentucky's strengths and weaknesses, and the hottest of hot takes.

Jun 10, 20221 hr 26 min

Episode 48: Thiero In, Lucas & Harris Out

Matt Sak and Scott Clarke are back to break down the coaching staff changes including Rob Harris and Jai Lucas, as well as the addition of Adou Thiero and the current roster as a whole.

May 11, 202258 min

Episode 43: Transfer Portal And Roster Updates

Matt Sak and Scott Clarke discuss the recipe (or lack thereof) to a final four, Kentucky's latest return/draft/transfer decisions, and the players who are the best fits for Kentucky in the transfer portal.

Apr 12, 20221 hr

Episode 42: Football Spring Game And Practices

Matt Sak is joined by Jordan Mathus of Cats Coverage to discuss insider notes from Kentucky Football spring practices, as well as our key takeaways from the Spring Game scrimmage.

Apr 10, 202231 min

Episode 41: Revisiting Our Pre-Season Fantasy Draft

Matt Sak, Conner Caldwell, Michael Beard, and Bradley Smith all rejoin the podcast to talk about our best (and worst) picks from our 2021-22 college basketball draft, the biggest snubs, and all add one more player to complete their teams.

Mar 29, 20221 hr 3 min

Episode 40: 2022 Off-Season Plan, Player Decisions

Matt Sak and Scott Clarke talk about Daimion Collins and Dontaie Allen's announcements, our predictions for the rest of our roster's decisions, and each of our plans to building a roster to take us back to the final four.

Mar 24, 202250 min
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