Kentucky point guard Tyler Ulis has been named National Freshman of the Week by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA).
Ulis scored a team-high 14 points in Kentucky’s 58-50 win over No. 4 Louisville on Saturday.
Here is an excerpt from the release:
ST. LOUIS (USBWA) – Kentucky’s Tyler Ulis is the Wayman Tisdale National Freshman of the Week for games ending the week of Dec. 28. Ulis was selected by CBSSports.com’s Matt Norlander, in partnership with the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.
Norlander’s popular weekly freshman watch column will continue to feature nation’s the top freshmen each week in addition to the national player of the week. Later in the season, the USBWA will release a midseason watch list before naming finalists for the award. This season marks the first time a weekly national freshman of the week will be selected and, each Tuesday through Feb. 24, a standout first-year player will be chosen for the honor.
Ulis, a 5-9 guard from Lima, Ohio, came off the bench to score a team-high 14 points in 26 minutes in top-ranked Kentucky’s 58-50 win over rival and 4th-ranked Louisville on Saturday. On the season, Ulis is averaging 5.8 points, 3.7 assists and 2.2 rebounds.
The Integris Wayman Tisdale Award is to be presented to the national freshman of the year at the Devon Energy College Basketball Awards on April 14, 2015, at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. The Oscar Robertson Trophy and the Henry Iba Coach of the Year Award will also be presented at the gala to be held annually following the NCAA Men’s Final Four.
