Tyler Ulis is one of hte best players in Kentucky Basketball history and being named a consensus first-team All-American has just put the icing on the cake.
Here is information and a list of awards for Tyler Ulis from a UK release:
It’s official: Kentucky men’s basketball point guard Tyler Ulis is a consensus first-team All-American.
Ulis earned the honors Tuesday after making the Associated Press All-America First Team alongside Oklahoma’s Buddy Hield, Virginia’s Malcolm Brogdon, North Carolina’s Brice Johnson and Michigan State’s Denzel Valentine. Ulis is the only non-senior on the team.
According to the AP, the 5-foot-9 Ulis is the shortest AP All-American since 5-9 Johnny O’Brien of Seattle in 1953. Ulis received 43 of a possible 65 first-place votes, third among all players. UK now has 17 AP first-team All-Americans with 19 total AP first-team honors.
The sophomore point guard was also tabbed to the CBS Sports All-America First Team earlier on Tuesday.
Freshman guard Jamal Murray was selected to both the AP All-America Third Team and the CBS Sports All-America Third Team. With Ulis and Murray, UK has now had nine AP All-Americans under head coach John Calipari.
Kentucky was the only school with two players named to the AP’s three All-America teams.
NCAA Consensus All-America First Team
Associated Press All-America First Team
Sporting News All-America First Team
USBWA All-America Second Team
NABC All-America Second Team
Wooden Award All-America Team
Sports Illustrated All-America First Team
CBS Sports All-America First Team
SEC Player of the Year (Coaches/AP)
SEC Tournament MVP
SEC Defensive Player of the Year (Coaches)
All-SEC First Team (Coaches/AP)
SEC All-Defensive Team (Coaches)
USA Today All-America First Team
CBS Sports SEC Player of the Year
USBWA District IV Player of the Year
USBWA All-District IV Team
NABC District 21 First Team
Naismith Trophy finalist
John R. Wooden Award finalist
USBWA Oscar Robertson finalist
Bob Cousy finalist
