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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 11-23-2015, 02:45 PM:

Kentucky point guard Tyler Ulis was named co-SEC Player of the Week on Monday after averaging 19.5 points, 5.5 assists and two steals against Duke and Wright State. He shares the honor with Georgia's Kenny Gaines, who scored 35 points against Murray State.

Ulis, a 5-foot-9 sophomore, dazzled in both the Wildcats' games last week, including 18 points, six assists and no turnovers in 40 minutes against the fifth-ranked Blue Devils. He followed that with a career-high 21 points and five dimes against the Raiders to help keep Kentucky (4-0) undefeated.

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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 11-23-2015, 02:46 PM:

Ulis is a special player and we all are so fortunate to be able to see him stay and play another season for the Cats.

Posted by Bama Cat (Member # 153) on 11-24-2015, 11:41 AM:

And to think we missed out on the best PG that year and had to settle for one that Cal found late. [Wink]

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 11-24-2015, 01:56 PM:

Bama, here is a old article on the recruitment of Ulis and you are right he was a after thought. Sometimes it works out to be lucky rather than good. [Smile]

John Calipari recruits the nation's best players, but he's also not afraid to go against the traditional rankings if he sees a player he likes (Willie Cauley-Stein, Derek Willis, Dominique Hawkins) and he has done that again by offering 5-9 Chicago point guard Tyler Ulis a scholarship. Ulis visited Kentucky Friday and his AAU team Twitter account announced he left with a scholarship offer to go with ones he already has from Michigan State, Florida and Vanderbilt.

He is ranked as the 38th best overall player in the 2014 recruiting class by ESPN.com and the eighth best point guard.

Does this mean Calipari still does not want Emmanuel Mudiay or Tyus Jones, the two highest ranked point guards in the class? Absolutely not. In fact, many still believe UK leads for Mudiay, who will play in the Marshall County Hoop Fest and McCracken County Hoop Fest this season.

But Ulis is really, really quick and can create for teammates. He could be a perfect backup to Mudiay for a year and then take over the point guard spot.

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