Five takeaways from Kentucky’s media availability on the eve of a home game against Vanderbilt:
1. Ashton Hagans has had a total of 19 steals in the last four games. His disruptive defense keys Kentucky’s defense. Now he will be playing against a Vandy team that lost its point guard, Darius Garland, in November and must improvise an offensive flow. Mismatch?
2. Youth figures to be served when Kentucky plays Vanderbilt. Ken Pomeroy rates both teams outside the top 300 in terms of experience. After UK beat Texas A&M on Tuesday, John Calipari lamented his team’s, uh, youthful indiscretions.