UK-U of L draws big — but not biggest — interest

Kentucky expects a large number of media and NBA scouts at Saturday’s game against Louisville.
But as far as NBA scouts go, it won’t be a record number.
As of Tuesday, UK had set aside nine seats for NBA scouts at the game. That’s well short of the 19 seats reserved for scouts at the Cats’ game against North Carolina. It’s only equal to the nine reserved for UK’s opening game against Morehead State.
UK spokesman DeWayne Peevy noted the game coming 24 hours after New Year’s Day as a possible factor. As of Tuesday, Kentucky had more requests from NBA scouts for the upcoming Southeastern Conference opener against Georgia on Jan. 9, Peevy said.
That’s not to say the UK-U of L game will not draw plenty of interest.
Media outlets sending reporters to the so-called Dream Game include the New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune and Internet sites such as Yahoo! Sports, ESPN.com (two seats), FoxSports.com and CBSSportsline.com