This week's episode of The C.L. Brown Show features Courier Journal reporter Brooks Holton, who covers Louisville men's basketball.

Holton discusses his recent sit down with new U of L head coach Pat Kelsey and reveals why the role of strength and conditioning coach Eli Foy is currently so critical. He also explains how much Kelsey leans on analytics and who he thinks could be the most important player on the roster next season.

This week's episode of The C.L. Brown Show features a conversation with Kentucky athletics director Mitch Barnhart.

In discussing the changing of the guard for UK men's basketball from John Calipari to Mark Pope, Barnhart says "sometimes fresh starts are good for everybody." He also explains why name, image and likeness (NIL) collectives are here to stay — even after the NCAA settlement leads to universities paying athletes directly — and is adamant about protecting opportunities for those who compete at Kentucky.

This week's episode of The C.L. Brown Show features an interview with new Kentucky men's basketball coach Mark Pope, who was the captain on the Wildcats' 1996 national championship team. Pope was the surprise replacement for John Calipari who left UK after 15 seasons to become the head coach at Arkansas.

Pope explains why he plans on delegating more to his assistant coaches than he has in the past. He also speaks on the challenges and advantages of building a roster from scratch, and why he's so intrigued by the potential of San Diego State transfer Lamont Butler in his system. (This discussion took place before Jaxson Robinson became the newest Wildcat after withdrawing his name from the NBA draft and following his former BYU coach to Lexington.)