The Kentucky Wildcats begin NCAA Tournament play today, as the Wildcats take on Santa Clara in St. Louis in the first game of the day.
The 7-seed Wildcats will take on the 10-seed Broncos at 12:15 E.T. today on CBS.
Santa Clara is coached by Herb Sendek, who once served as an assistant coach under Rick Pitino at Kentucky from 1989-1993. Sendek is in his 10th season at the helm of the Broncos program, with this season being the first since 1996 that Santa Clara earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament. The
last time Santa Clara was in the tournament, Steve Nash was playing point guard.
Santa Clara is no slouch in this first-round matchup for Kentucky. The Broncos have legitimate size and rebound the ball well. They’re also a volume shooting team, averaging 29 three-point attempts per game while shooting 34.6 percent from deep. If they get hot from outside, Kentucky could be in trouble.
However, if Kentucky comes out and plays the way they are capable of, Santa Clara could struggle to defend the Wildcats, particularly the duo of Otega Oweh and Denzel Aberdeen. Kentucky needs both of them to play well today, along with Collin Chandler.
We’ve got an early tip-off today, so get up and get ready to watch the Cats in the tournament and let’s get a win today!
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