ESPN play-by-play announcer Dan Shulman is in town to call Thursday’s matchup between the Kentucky Wildcats and St. John’s with Dick Vitale and Shannon Spake. The game is at 7:30 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN2 and ESPN3.  Shulman arrived on Wednesday after covering No. 2 Ohio State’s 85-63 win over No. 3 Duke and spent a few minutes talking to Cat Scratches. In the video below, Shulman talks about Rupp Arena, the game against St. John’s, his impressions of John Calipari’s Wildcats and where UK fits in among the nation’s elite.

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Check back later this afternoon for video interviews with Calipari and selected players as well as a preview of the matchup with the Red Storm.