Tyler Ulis

Tyler Ulis

Ulis with the Phoenix Suns in 2016
Kentucky Wildcats
Position	Assistant coach
League	Southeastern Conference
Personal information
Born	(1996-01-05) January 5, 1996 (age 28) Southfield, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight	160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school	Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights, Illinois)
College	Kentucky (2014–2016)
NBA draft	2016: 2nd round, 34th overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Playing career	2016–2020
Position	Point guard
Number	8, 0
Career history
As player:
2016–2018	Phoenix Suns
2016	→Northern Arizona Suns
2018	Chicago Bulls
2018	→Windy City Bulls
2019–2020	Stockton Kings
As coach:
2022–present	Kentucky (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Consensus first-team All-American (2016) Bob Cousy Award (2016) SEC Player of the Year (2016) SEC Defensive Player of the Year (2016) First-team All-SEC (2016) SEC All-Freshman Team (2015) SEC tournament MVP (2016) McDonald's All-American (2014)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Tyler Ulis (born January 5, 1996) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Kentucky Wildcats of the SEC. He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats. At Kentucky in 2015, he led his team in assists, he made the 2015 SEC All-Freshman Team and led the 2014–15 Kentucky team that won its first 38 games before losing to Wisconsin in the final four of the 2015 NCAA tournament. As a sophomore, Ulis was a Consensus first-team All-American and earned the Southeastern Conference Player of the Year and SEC Defensive Player of the Year recognition.^[1]

He played for Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights, Illinois.^[2] He was selected to play in both the 2014 McDonald's All-American Game and the 2014 Jordan Brand Classic. As a high school junior, he was a first team All-state selection, but he was overlooked by most top scouts until after his junior year of high school due to his height.