
Tyler Ulis – photo by Chet White | UKAthletics.com
Freshman guard Tyler Ulis carries himself like he has something to prove.
He walks with intent, plays with purpose and speaks as to convince that he is a good basketball player.
Never mind that Ulis was rated as a Top 40 recruit and was the most impressive player in the Bahamas this summer; he still carries around a chip on his shoulder that stands at least 5 feet, 9 inches tall.
“I’ve been going against that all my life, that I was too small,” Ulis said. “That just means I have to play my game that much more effectively.”
The chip may come from where he was born and raised. The Chicago area has produced NBA All-star point guards such as Isiah Thomas, Derrick Rose, Tim Hardaway and Doc Rivers. To be a point guard from Chicago means to extend the history and legacy of those All-star caliber players.
Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter’s Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.
