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# Watch the 'Countdown to Tipoff' show before every Kentucky basketball game
- URL: https://www.insidekentuckybasketball.com/watch-the-countdown-to-tipoff-show-before-every-kentucky-basketball-game/
- Published: 2026-11-03T10:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-03T09:59:59.000Z
- Description: Inside Kentucky Basketball's Ben Roberts will be joining the official UK pregame show in the role of a reporter for the 2026-27 season.
- Author: Ben Roberts
- Tags: News

Ahead of Kentucky’s regular season opener tonight, I wanted to let everyone know that I’ll be joining the *Countdown to Tipoff* pregame radio show on a full-time basis after working the exhibition games last month.

Tonight’s show is set for 5:30 p.m. — 90 minutes before the Wildcats’ 7 p.m. game against Manhattan in Rupp Arena — and you can listen on NewsRadio 630 WLAP in the Lexington area. (Here’s the full list of [UK Sports Network radio affiliates](https://ukathletics.com/uk-sports-network/?ref=insidekentuckybasketball.com).)

*Countdown to Tipoff* will also now be a TV show, and you can stream it through the ESPN app. Tonight’s game will be streamed on SEC Network+, and if you have access to that channel, you’ll be able to watch the pregame show, too.

The new *Countdown to Tipoff* lineup will consist of co-hosts Michelle Knezovic and Andrew Kappes, with former UK players Jack “Goose” Givens and Cameron Mills providing analysis, and I’ll be joining the group in a reporting role.

Tune in at 5:30 p.m., and here’s [more information on what to expect](https://ukathletics.com/news/2026/10/30/uk-sports-network-unveils-new-location-format-and-talent-lineup-for-countdown-to-tipoff-driven-by-jack-burford-chevrolet/?ref=insidekentuckybasketball.com) from the new setup.