Kentucky basketball: 3 keys vs Vandy, TV/ radio, prediction

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LEXINGTON, KY – JANUARY 09: John Calipari the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats gives instructions to his team against the Texas A /

The Kentucky basketball team heads south to Nashville to do battle with the Vanderbilt Commodores. Vandy is 1-3 in SEC play so far this season.

John Calipari takes his Kentucky basketball team into Nashville where they will go head-to-head with Vanderbilt. The Commodores are under the tutelage of NCCA Tournament legend, Bryce Drew.

Drew hit the winning three-pointer at the buzzer for Valparaiso in the first-round 1998 NCAA basketball tournament. Drew shocked the world when his 13th seeded Crusaders knocked off the Ole Miss Rebels 70-69. Bryce Drew was the head coach at Valparaiso for five seasons before becoming the head man in Nashville last spring.

With a sub-.500 record on the season, do the Commodores pose a threat to the Wildcats? No one can fault their out-of-conference schedule this season. It’s one of the toughest in the nation. Will Vanderbilt push past their early troubles this season and give Kentucky a game? Can the Wildcats secure another road victory? Here are the three keys to the game:

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