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Rajon Rondo to become assistant coach for Kentucky?
When discussing the best point guards in Kentucky basketball history — in the 21st century, at minimum — it’s impossible to find a list that doesn’t include Tyler Ulis and Rajon Rondo. Two of the most gifted floor generals to ever take the floor inside Rupp Arena, dynamic two-way threats with second-to-none playmaking abilities.
The former is already on staff, joining as a student assistant this past semester, a move John Calipari has had in the works since the offseason. With his playing career put on pause due to injuries suffered in a serious car accident, Ulis decided to return to school and take classes while also beginning his coaching career. He’s now an active member of the staff, working with the team in practice and sitting on the Kentucky bench during games. Calipari likes how things have worked out, both sides benefitting tremendously from the move. It’s led him, KSR has learned, to begin working toward adding yet another student assistant to the mix in Rondo.
Tyler Ulis, who has seen his NBA career derailed by injuries, is back on campus taking courses while rehabbing after a head-on collision left him with a broken left ankle and a sizable gash on his leg. His father, James Ulis, said last spring Ulis was traveling south from Detroit to Toledo when someone traveling north in the southbound lane collided with him traveling 60-70 miles per hour. "She smacked Tyler head on," James Ulis told the Herald-Leader.
Lee K. Howard: Tyler Ulis (@tulis3) returned to Lexington this week to host a skills camp. The former @KentuckyMBB All-American hasn't walked in 5 months as he recovers from a serious car accident.
Tyler Ulis (@tulis3) returned to Lexington this week to host a skills camp.
— Lee K. Howard ☀️ (@HowardWKYT) July 2, 2022
The former @KentuckyMBB All-American hasn't walked in 5 months as he recovers from a serious car accident. pic.twitter.com/nRGCVSQ93X
Tyler Ulis suffers scary car accident
Former Univ. of Kentucky men's basketball star Tyler Ulis was injured in a scary head-on crash this weekend ... but his dad says, thankfully, he is expected to make a full recovery. James Ulis told the Lexington Herald-Leader on Monday that Tyler was driving from Detroit to Toledo on Saturday morning ... when a woman ran into Tyler while the two drivers were going roughly 70 MPH.
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James said his son suffered a broken ankle in the crash as well as a cut on his leg and a scratch on his face ... but somehow avoided complete catastrophe. "It was a tough one," James said, "but thank God he is alive." James added that Tyler is expected to undergo surgery to repair his ankle on Wednesday .. but otherwise is "actually good considering what he went through."
A trio of former student-athletes is teaming up to help ease the current ones through the NIL transition. Two former Kentucky Wildcats, Tony Delk and Tyler Ulis, along with Kentucky native and one-time Tennessee Volunteer, Chris Lofton, have joined forces to create a new company called The Virtus Brand, which is designed to help manage college athletes as they all navigate the new rules regarding name, image, and likeness laws that officially went into place at midnight on July 1.
James Ham: The Kings have officially waived Hollis Thompson and Tyler Ulis. Roster is now down to 15 players.
James Ham: Both Hollis Thompson and Tyler Ulis are expected to play for the Stockton Kings, barring someone claiming them off waivers.
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Jason Anderson: Injury report for Kings. vs. Pacers Kings: OUT--Harry Giles III (left knee soreness), Tyler Ulis (right groin strain). Pacers: OUT--Victor Oladipo (right knee rehab), Goga Bitadze (right ankle sprain). QUESTIONABLE--TJ Leaf (right quad strain), CJ Wilcox (right quad strain).
James Ham: According to a source, Ulis' contract is a one-year, $1.67 million deal that does not include Exhibit 10. Partially guaranteed. He is expected to spend time developing in Stockton after coming off hip surgery.
Kings add Tyler Ulis
The Sacramento Kings have signed guard Tyler Ulis, according to General Manager Vlade Divac.
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