A beloved former Kentucky basketball star is coming home.
Former Wildcats guard Tyler Ulis, a key cog on Kentucky’s legendary 38-1 team from 2014-15, who went on to become an All-American his sophomore year, will join coach John Calipari’s staff, according to a Wednesday report from Jack Pilgrim of Kentucky Sports Radio.
Ulis will join the Wildcats’ staff as a student assistant at the start of the new semester. Kentucky is currently 8-3 and ranked No. 19 in the country; it opens SEC play Wednesday night at Missouri.
From 2014-16, Ulis played 72 games for the Wildcats, averaging 11.